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,
By: Divya Hegde Starting your brand from scratch with no help is downright frightening in the beginning. As they say, it is always the first leap you take that will
I believe that one of the toughest parts of writing is injecting your personality into the text. It’s easy to get caught up in the mechanics and formality of the
When a specific genre peaks in popularity, it can be very difficult to find original stories within that genre. The mystery genre is always in season but even more so
There’s a reason why people pay to look at paintings that are thousands of years old. There’s a reason why we still read Shakespeare plays in school. It’s because great