Creativity or Competition? by Therese Ayla Kravetz   Coming in first was everything as a kid.   On Easter, my little brother and I got a head start for the Easter…

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 work.  My book, Operation Cosmic Teapot, is a satirical look at how God is ultimately powerless in this world.  How do you respond to people like me?

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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 don’t think that I could have faith, per se, but rather I require something more firm.  Like a visit from the big guy.  Otherwise, to me, he is a cosmic teapot, which should be explained.  This is also a quick plug for my book, which takes its name from Russell’s allegory. 

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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 to people like me?

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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 out is to have a clean, error free manuscript. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but you have a neighbor who got an ‘A’ in high school English so you’re having them read your book. That’s super, and I encourage beta-readers, BUT the best investment you can make as an Indie author, or even an author reaching out to agents is to have your manuscript professionally edited before publication, or submission. I assure it will be money well spent.

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With Alicia Hooper

Aisha La Rosa is stained by history. Born to parents expelled from Libya after the 1969 Libyan coup d’état, her identification between conflicting national boundaries torments her in a Europe haunted by political violence. 

Alicia Hooper has some experience traveling, and living in, the Middle East.  Tell us a little bit about those places. 

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Written by Deanna Dee

I’d like to say I went indie for all the traditional reasons. I’ve read many author interviews of self-published authors, and one question that comes up a lot is “why indie?” Answers often have key elements in common—power over content, royalty rates, freedom with deadlines. I can’t say I’m too different. I like the royalty rates offered by self-publishing. The deadline freedom isn’t bad either, but I’d say that my biggest reason for going indie is having complete power over the content of my work.

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Written by Justin Bienvenue

Sometimes one of the many issues we run into as authors is to which genre does our book fall under? Yes in most cases it’s easy to distinguish a books place and where it should fall but sometimes that’s not so

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Written by Ben Wand 

When I was wrapping up my book, Rocker’s Road, I found an amazing quote that seemed to sum up the theme:

Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.

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