Children’s Book Series Spark a Lifelong Love of Reading

Original article published on www.apricothill.com. by Lacey Reeces Solving mysteries one letter of the alphabet at a time, Ruth Rose Hathaway, Dink Duncan and Josh Pinto never cease to entertain in all 26 titles of the A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy. Younger readers easily relate to the nine year old...

What It Means to Have Style

by Ellie Maas Davis “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” –Kurt Vonnegut When it comes to an author’s writing, style can only mean one of two things—one can be learned; the other, which is far more elusive, must be honed. And really, so we’re...

For the Love of Writing

by Sherrie Wilkolaski Where would romance be without the written word? Or is it the other way around? If you think about it, love is what drives so many authors to write. Whether it is the love for another person, or being passionate about a particular subject, love is most seemingly, on one level or...

Former TV News Reporter Turned Author, Talks About Being on the Other Side

by Jack Heath As a former TV news reporter and current radio talk show host, I have a whole new appreciation for how much work authors go through to get their books out to the masses. For years, I have been on the media side of things and the one holding the microphone asking an aspiring or famous author...

Word Definitions Are Not Always Clear, PORN

Recently, I received an e-mail from a respected publisher’s list that I’m on. I believe the original was titled something like “Book Porn.” My original reaction to the word porn was to just delete it. Then after 6 or 7 responses and additions came through from respected publishers, I...