Q: How would you describe yourself? AK: That’s a bit…personal, don’t you think? Q: It’s an interview. Inquiring minds and all. AK: Um, okay. I’m middle height, athletic build, with crazy curly hair that will not stay in a ballerina bun no matter how hard I try, and green eyes. Nothing special. Q: I hearContinueContinue reading “Character Interview with Alyssa Kaplan from Kendra C. Highley’s SWINGING AT LOVE”
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Guest Post by Merrie Destefano – author of LOST GIRLS
How Writing is Like Combing Your Hair, Sort Of There are many stages in the writing process. There’s the glittery, I’ve just fallen in love and all of this is SO wonderful stage. This is where words fly off your fingertips, ideas come when you’re trying to fall asleep, and most of your friends getContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Merrie Destefano – author of LOST GIRLS”
Guest Post by Kendra C. Highley, Young Adult Author
Writing for a YA Audience Many people ask YA author’s what it’s like to write for a YA audience, and what the challenges are. Personally, I love to write Young Adult, finding it a fertile ground to explore things like love, friendship, struggles, and triumphs. Teenagers face things for the first time, and that addsContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Kendra C. Highley, Young Adult Author”
Interview with Mary Shotwell, author of Weariland
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I wrote Weariland not only for myself but for my teenage nieces. I wanted the protagonist to be relatable to them, which steered me to write Young Adult. In addition, I’ve always enjoyed fantasy and sci-fi, and that is where my imagination leadsContinueContinue reading “Interview with Mary Shotwell, author of Weariland”
Guest Post by author Megan Tayte
Clearing the Cheerio-Strewn Decks: Ten Jobs I Have to Do Before I Can Write In an ideal world, I would write five to six books a year alongside bringing up my kids, doing my day job, keeping up with the housework and swimming three times a week. Theoretically, it’s possible: I wrote my five-bookContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by author Megan Tayte”
Review: TRUTH IN PATIENCE by Beth Fehlbaum
The Patience Trilogy by Beth Fehlbaum Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Steady On Books Date of Publication: March 29, 2016 Scroll down for Giveaway! Heartbreaking. Courageous. Necessary. Truth in Patience is the third installment in the PATIENCE series by young adult author, Beth Fehlbaum. It follows the struggles of teen Ashley Asher in theContinueContinue reading “Review: TRUTH IN PATIENCE by Beth Fehlbaum”
An Interview with Author Andy Peloquin
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? — What I love about fantasy is the freedom it offers. I love to think outside the box, and being able to create whole worlds, races, and cultures is a thrill. I love to take mundane things (religion, politics, society, war, etc.)ContinueContinue reading “An Interview with Author Andy Peloquin”
An Interview with Author Russell Sanders
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I spent thirty years teaching English with an emphasis on writing. I got to know teenagers and how they think and how they react. I feel I know their souls, sometimes. So it was automatic that when I started creating novels thatContinueContinue reading “An Interview with Author Russell Sanders”
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