Have you ever been through a time when life was coming at you with one crazy event after another and you thought, “this could be a book?” Making March by
A recent survey showed that only about one third of teenagers read regularly. So, writers who write for this demographic really need to bring their A game in order to
True crime has had a surge in popularity in recent years. But it has always captured intense public interest. It’s shocking to hear about a horrific crime. It’s even more
Below is my interview with Muhammad Shoaib Majeed who has written a self-help book titled A Perfect Guide to Self-Development. There is no manual in life, but there are books
Do you remember when serial killer stories were all the rage? You could throw a rock and hit a reader holding a paperback copy of the latest detective thriller. That
The advice “write what you know” can be pretty limiting for a writer. In author Michael J. Polelle’s case, however, he decided to learn everything he could about the cult
By: Brittany Benko When I was fourteen years of age, I wrote my first poem in school as an English assignment. It was about the world and how to better
When children look for picture books to read, their standards tend to focus on the illustrations and the characters rather than the moral messages that are embedded in the story.
The idea of writing a full-length novel can be intimidating with good reason. To take a small idea and blow it up into an entire world across hundreds of pages
The inspiration to write a story often comes an author asking, “what if?” In the case of Sally Tears, her inspiration came from a walk on the beach. And before
Below is my interview with Thomas Brigger author of the novel, Beyond the Higher Ground. Stories allow us to learn about worlds that span beyond our own, some more realistic
Picture books are known for bringing the mundane world to life. Kids grow up in a cartoon world, and giving objects a face and a voice attracts them to young
The home stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be a tough one. No matter what the situation, everyone is worn out from this germophobic, isolated, divided way of
Today marks the official two-year anniversary of Laura’s Books and Blogs! I started my blog thinking that I had the hang of blogging from other sites I’d blogged for and
By: Kevin Nelson Living rooms hold our homes together. They can set the mood for everything, including ourselves. It is vital to invest in an appealing and comfortable living room,