With just one example I find unsatisfactory, there’s no mainstream fiction with blind characters written by blind authors. To that extent, I had no models.
Adrian Spratt – 15 February 2022 Continue reading
With just one example I find unsatisfactory, there’s no mainstream fiction with blind characters written by blind authors. To that extent, I had no models.
Adrian Spratt – 15 February 2022 Continue reading
I have always had epic stories that I think of while trying to go to sleep. I have done this since I was a kid. Many stories stay with me for a period, and I refine them night after night. This was one of those stories. Putting words to what I had thought of over a few weeks trying to sleep.
Mike Conley – 11 February 2022 Continue reading
This was an oral story that I told to my son first. So, I had a lot of material before I even sat in front of my computer. I just had to remember it!
Dave Maruszewski – 8 February 2022 Continue reading
My passion for the real history of World War I caused me to struggle, first to understand its intricacies, and second to convey details which might afford readers the opportunity to experience those realities.
J.B. Rivard – 7 February 2023 Continue reading
Last Chance California was a way for me to stop running from my past and to confront it head on. The book was a healing journey for me.
Brian Price – 30 January 2022 Continue reading
The story was formulated from wondering about my grandfather’s life as a religious leader in China. I always wondered what life was like in China for my parents and grandparents and how our family ended up in America.
Robin T.W. Yuan – 25 January 2022 Continue reading
I knew in the 6th grade that I wanted to be a dentist and have always enjoyed telling funny stories. So, writing this book has allowed me to combine those two loves.
Jim P. Sandras, DDS – 10 January 2022 Continue reading
The week before Barbara died in 2010, she changed her will and left me as her Probate Administrator. I believe that Barbara secretly wanted her story told and realized I was the most likely family member to do that.
Wendell Affield – 10 January 2022 Continue reading
While I just played out a discovery scene for the short story (which turned into chapter 1 of the book), for the book I liked the idea of an alien coming to a small farm town and being well received as well as representing a small town in a more realistic way than it is often portrayed.
Chris Ritchey – 31 December 2021 Continue reading
The relationship between Eli and his father came the most naturally to me. I’m not sure why. But I felt their deep connection, their respect for each other, their hopes and fears for each other.
Laurie Boris – 20 December 2021 Continue reading