The following is the entire conversation that I had with Vernita Simmons. We hold very different religious beliefs. It was quite interesting! Vernita, this is a surprising interview, to say the least. We’re on opposite sides of the religious spectrum. Your book, Capturing the Spirit of God’s Word with Vernita, is a thoughtful exposition of embracing God’s…
March 15, Year Unknown The breeze rustled through Joan of Arc’s short dark hair as she looked up the long slope towards the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. She knew it as The Origin. The building had stood there long before the Greeks discovered it in the 7th century BCE. Fire and earthquakes threatened to…
Do you feel, forgiveness should be mandatory regardless of the how horrible the maltreatment imposed on you by others? Would the world be better off if we all sought vengeance? To answer your first, question, what would it take me to gain faith, I think the answer is simple enough: solid evidence. Or rather, I…
Vernita, this is a surprising interview, to say the least. We’re on opposite sides of the religious spectrum. Your book, Capturing the Spirit of God’s Word with Vernita, is a thoughtful exposition of embracing God’s work. My book, Operation Cosmic Teapot, is a satirical look at how God is ultimately powerless in this world. How do you respond…
March 15, 2018 CE Pain rippled through Caesar’s head like a hot ice pick through the eye. Light blinded him as he tried to remain standing, only to collapse on the ground. Nausea overwhelmed him. He rolled to his side then threw up. People passed by him, shaking their heads, thinking that he was some…
I’m going to post the entire manuscript to my new work, The Julian Calendar — one part at a time. It’s only a second draft, so mistakes will be made. But it’s going to be fun! The Ides of March March 15, 44 BCE Gaius Julius Caesar stood in front of the squabbling senators. They…
written by: Tia Mitsis This time last year, I was browsing the books at a book fair, looking for some great bargains. I wasn’t particularly thinking about writing – my first book was coming out in March 2015. I was not thinking of writing something new. As I browsed the travel section, I picked up…
I’ve been planning out my next project, The Julian Calendar. I have a pretty good idea of how the story looks, over all. I know where the characters have to go and what they need to do. I even thought that I knew how the main character would behave. He is Julius Caesar, after all. …
Written by: L.J. Andrews Hire an Editor. Please. In today’s writing world really anyone can publish a novel. Some people do it within hours. Fantastic. So for those who spent weeks, months, even years on their manuscripts how can you distinguish yourselves above…well above all the slush to be blunt? The easiest way to stand…
I’ve decided to conduct a little writing experiment. I’m going to write something in episodes. Think of it as a TV series in book format. I’ll admit, the point is of doing this is to support book sales of Operation Cosmic Teapot. The series can be used for a landing pad (an idea discussed in…