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Interview with Rebecca Hazell
About the Author: Rebecca Hazell is a writer and artist whose nonfiction books for children garnered awards and critical praise and were optioned for a television series. Her historical trilogy – The Grip of God, Solomon’s Bride, and Consolamentum – is still in print after more than… Continue Reading “Interview with Rebecca Hazell”
An Accidental Author by Brock Meier
My journey as an author has been anything but conventional. Unlike the vast majority of published authors, the first time I picked up a pencil and paper at age five, I did NOT think “Gee, I’m going to be an author when… Continue Reading “An Accidental Author by Brock Meier”
“Tiny Christmas Angel: A Story of Hope” by Stephenie Poeschel
What is Tiny Christmas Angel about? Tiny Christmas Angel is a special story told from the mind of a little boy who is missing his baby brother at Christmastime. He asks his mother about Christmas in Heaven and about his brother. Is he happy?… Continue Reading ““Tiny Christmas Angel: A Story of Hope” by Stephenie Poeschel”
An Interview with Amanda Shaw
A letter to my niece, Ruthie, on her first birthday. Her arrival into the world transformed my life, and she appears in several of the poems in It Will Have Been So Beautiful. The book is dedicated to her and my grandmother Ruth (her… Continue Reading “An Interview with Amanda Shaw”
Interview with Christopher Hearn
1-When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I’ve enjoyed writing since at least high school. Whenever a teacher would assign an essay or report to write, I felt good because that was in my comfort zone. I was excited to… Continue Reading “Interview with Christopher Hearn”
Interview with ELIZABETH BRUCE
· What’s your favorite thing you have written? Oh gosh, I love all my characters in everything I’ve written. I really love all the plain-spoken, scrappy characters in my new collection, Universally Adored & Other One Dollar Stories, just published by Vine Leaves Press,… Continue Reading “Interview with ELIZABETH BRUCE”
Reflections on Literary Publishing from Heresy Press’s Perspective by Bernard Schweizer
Heresy Press was founded one year ago in response to a profoundly unsettling state of affairs in literary publishing. Many authors felt increasingly alienated, disrespected, and bewildered because the rules of the game had been changed without them being consulted. Whereas formerly acceptance into… Continue Reading “Reflections on Literary Publishing from Heresy Press’s Perspective by Bernard Schweizer”
Teenage sleepovers and the beginnings of my writing by Stephanie Cowell
I never fail to read the acknowledgements on the back pages of novels, seeing the lists of those who helped to bring the book together. I am always amazed at the number of them and wonder what each one contributed. Writing my own thanks,… Continue Reading “Teenage sleepovers and the beginnings of my writing by Stephanie Cowell”
Mentoring a Writer by Christine Skarbek
My parents really didn’t know what to do with me. Oh, it was fine when I, as a 14-year-old, stepped into the role of documenting our family camping trips with tongue-in-cheek travelogues à la Erma Bombeck. But it was an entirely different matter when I… Continue Reading “Mentoring a Writer by Christine Skarbek”
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