by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor One thing I’ve noticed about the writing world – it likes to separate itself into groups. I’m not talking about genres. Two of the main groups I’ve noticed are “Writing for Hire” and “Creative Writing”, and members of each can...
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Meet Author TC Michael
Author TC Michael describes himself as being "an epic daydreamer with a wild imagination", and nothing could better prove this description than his first full-length novel, Secret of the Last Born. The first in the Dark Rising series, Michael mixes common fables and...
Intention vs. Reality in Writing
“But Your Honor, I intended to help that little old lady across the street. Her purse handle just happened to loop over my arm, and I didn’t realize it was there until I was several blocks away and that cop tackled me!” Do you think any judge in the world would...
Meet Author Michelle Diana Lowe
"Fearless" is the best word to describe Michelle Diana Lowe's just-published book, The Glass Heart Girl. Lowe's incredible book breaks barriers rarely crossed in such detail with grace and honesty you won't readily find elsewhere. The Glass Heart Girl was just...
Author Chat: Donna Hatch
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing historical romance and fantasy author, Donna Hatch. You may know her from her Rogue Hearts series, including The Stranger She Married and The Guise of a Gentleman, the latter of which was recently released (check it out...
Sex Scenes in Young Adult Books?
Malorie Blackman and Melvin Burgess say teenagers should read books in high school which tackle realistic sexual relationships as well as realistic sex itself. Their argument is that teenagers are going to get their information on sex and what it's like (or should be...