Celebrating Independent Authors
They came by the hundreds—some waiting for over three hours in line. As I walked along the sidewalk to the locked gate, the signs of waiting were everywhere. Most had relinquished standing in line to sitting on the dirty sidewalks in downtown Miami. Fortunately, it was a beautiful day, so the heat wasn’t much of … Continue reading “Young Readers Give us Hope”
Last fall Stephen Hise interviewed me, along with several other book reviewers, for his What Reviewers Want series. In the comment section of part 2, Jacqueline Hopkins posed some questions about reviewers: “ . . . what is a reviewer, do they have to have certain credentials; i.e., a degree in English, or writing/reviewing, what … Continue reading “Big Al: What is a Reviewer?”
I’m a very literal person. Literally. I get straight to the point, with no hidden agenda or subtle hinting. So why does that change when I write? This past Sunday, our own Evil Mastermind Stephen Hise wrote about how writing is indeed communicating, and how to prevent a failure to communicate. You may read his … Continue reading “A Fresh Set of Eyes”
Cycle of Abuse By T.D.McKinnon Frizzy, ginger blonde hair cascading in an unruly halo around her cheeky, freckled face, highlighting her bright, corn blue eyes; she crouched, cowering in the corner of the interview room like a trapped animal. The prepubescent urchin, tattered and raggedy in a hotchpotch of styles, had been found on the … Continue reading “Story Time: Cycle of Abuse”
