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Illustrator Inger Brown has released 2 new Bobbling stories in her children's book series. The first book " The Bobbling and the Dragon " is a sweat adventure where he has to save his new friend Woo the Whippet from the terrible dragon. The second story is ready for Christmas where The Bobbling moves into a longer adventure of a chapter book. He needs to help Rudolf the reindeer find Santa who is lost in the enchanted forest. The Bobbling has had a huge over hall with a new permanent character introduced and lively, fun illustrations. While you are creating your stories, especially "Bobbling stories", what are your key messages which you want to pass along to children? I try not to be too preachy in my picture books no one wants to be preached at especially at bedtime. With my picture books I try to focus on a good, funny, light storyline that children can laugh at and enjoy. The one running theme though with The Bobbling is he is always ready to help o...

Brandon Stewart is a father, artist, lover of Star Wars, Star Trek, and Indiana Jones. A conscientious observer of the 80's. Brandon also likes to juggle creative projects. He currently paints in acrylic and oil, does pyrography (woodburning), writes stories, draws and writes for comics, and has been a professional tattooer since 2004. He won't sit still. Like millions of people, Brandon has anxiety. He describes anxiousness and panic like this: "In a small case, anxiety can feel like nervousness before a test. In a severe case, it feels like waiting to be executed. In both cases, art has been my salvation." We have conducted an interview with Brandon. In which special circumstances did you first figure out that your art book could be use as a weapon to battle anxiety? On some level, I think I’ve always dealt with anxiety through art, even when I was very young. Emotions are often complex and confusing, so making them into imagery seems to lift the veil,...

Buying academic papers is a moral gray area for many students, but it doesn’t have to be. While buying academic papers is not illegal, many schools and universities in the United States see it as a form of cheating or plagiarism. However, if you use the paper as a resource, guide, or general example, it is not plagiarism -- as long as you cite all of your sources. Below are some of the best reasons why a student might want to buy an academic paper. Also, examples of how to use paid-for papers, without plagiarizing, are also given. 1. Easy to Follow Template While it is cheating to simply buy a paper online and submit it as your own work, there is nothing wrong with using a paid-for paper as a template for your own paper. This is a great use of bought academic papers if you are confused about the formatting your paper should be in, how the topics should be organized, or even which headings to use. These are all things that don’t even need to be cited since it does not requir...

This assignment is one of the oldest in the academia. Reading books and presenting professors with the reflection regarding their plot and style is almost as old as an educational process itself. It is hard to find a person who has never written a book report in his or her life. However, its popularity doesn’t make it less complicated and challenging. More of it, as time passes, new requirements are applied. Each educational institution has some instructions regarding this task which may slightly differ from the general requirements. It means that before you jump into action using our rules and tips, you have to check if they comply with the instructions presented by your professor to this course. Rule #1. Don’t Forget about the Thesis Statement You may think that writing a thesis statement is a must only when it comes to some extended assignments such as research papers, dissertations, capstone projects, etc. Wrong! Writing a book report you have to include a coherent t...

Nadia Bruce-Rawlings uses grains of her often gritty life to infuse her stories with cathartic realism. Her stories “Fire” and “Scars” have both been finalists in Glimmer Train’s writing contests and are included in SCARS , her first anthology from Punk Hostage Press. Nadia grew up travelling the world and living in various countries before settling in Los Angeles. In LA she briefly worked at a vitamin factory and then began a long career in independent film distribution. A single mom for 11 years, she and her new husband have settled into the Nashville area, where she writes by the lake when she can escape their five kids and two dogs. We have conducted an interview with Nadia. How do you feel when your writing talent has been describe as "with dark humor and candor" or even "emotionally raw"? I feel that my writing is fairly candid and definitely emotionally raw. When I write, especially the memoir pieces, I go to a very deep place inside myself. I ...

After meeting the devil herself at a lonely crossroads not far outside of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Jim Jackson got an exclusive interview with the Princess of Darkness and a short-lived staff position as her PR writer. From that gig, he came away with a supernatural ability to tell a tale. Jim’s mission is to show that the stories we all grew up with – the heroes, the monsters, the adventures – are still solid, muscular realities that can shape our lives (for good or for ill). Jim is the author of Stones in My Passway: a Novel in Blues and How to Tell a Really Good Story about Absolutely Anything in 4 Easy Steps. He’s also a public speaking instructor, wine lover and amateur blues musician who can be found on the lonely, sepia-hued plains of Southern Alberta, or traveling the country, notebook, corkscrew and mouth harp in hand, looking for really good stories. Why do you think people are so taken in by a well-told story? Stories are who we are. When I say “I,” I mean ...

Brett Biaggio is a passionate reader and storyteller, he began writing The Pacific Prep Series in 2013 after his best friend passed away. As he struggled to cope with the death of his friend, this story emerged from the grief. We have conducted an interview with Brett. When and how did you become a writer? I started to write as an escape from the pain after my friend, Jessica, passed away unexpectedly on Easter 2013. She just didn't wake up. It broke my heart into a million pieces because it hit me like a ton of bricks how little I had seen her lately. So I began doing things she and I used to do together: listening to music we both enjoyed, going to parks we had hung out at, and geeking out over books. I started to escape into books that she had mentioned she enjoyed: Twilight, Fifty Shades, and The Vampire Diaries. My taste was more Tolkien, but when I began to read these books I could see her there smiling or crying, or whatever emotion was appropriate; my point ...

Today our guest is LazRael Lison, author of " Neighborhood of Dreams ". We have conducted an interview with him. So, LazRael Lison, you’re originally from Little Rock, Arkansas? I’ve never been there. Yep. Winchester and Little Rock . So what was life like growing up in the south? I’m sure it was much different than the life you’re accustom to living now. Totally. But I’m so appreciative of my southern roots because it’s made me the man I am today. We grew up in a two-bedroom mobile home with about nine people living in it. No lie. Wow! When I look back, that was the greatest thing ever happen to me, because I learned to be happy with very little. I never knew we were close to the poverty line. I think when your around people you love and that love you, it somehow overshadows the lack of everything else when you’re a child. However, that’s where the dreams started. Speaking of Dreams. Let us jump right into this book, “Neighborhood of Dreams...

‘The Colored Sketches Collection’ or ‘Le Recueil d’Esquisses Colorées’ in its original French title, is a Collection of Colored Drawings about the reality of an authentic inner life. It also contains 7 Poetic Texts on the same subjects, and others. We have conducted an interview with the author AKA Louis. How does your name 'AKA Louis' differentiate and affects you as a writer, poet, and illustrator? ‘AKA Louis’ is not a name I have chosen, it’s a name that was given or proposed to me After I’ve asked some ideas about a pen name… Progressively, I’ve found other references than the basic ones which were proposed with the name. ‘AKA Louis’ is a reference to the Japanese words ‘AKA’ and ‘AKARUI’ which mean ‘red’ and ‘lightness’ or ‘brightness’… In a way, it can mean ‘shinning red’… Through history, language, and culture of original people, ‘AKA’ is linked to the idea of what is original, essential, vital, but also to the reality of what is rejected or marginal. In old Turk...

TOLU A Akinyemi is a new author to the published scene – although he has over 10 years of writing experience, Dead Lion’s Don’t Roar is his first book in print. Dead Lions Don’t Roar   is a collection of inspiring and motivating modern day verses. Addressing many issues close to home and also many taboo subjects, the poetry is reflecting of today’s struggles and lights the way to a positive future Originally from Nigeria, Tolu now resides in Wallsend. He felt it important that any success he had would positively benefit a community in the region that has been so welcoming to him and his young family. What inspired you publish this book "Dead Lions Don't Roar”? I have a love for writing and for poetry and believe that reading powerful verses release the mind and spirit to encourage and inspire you. I had written lots of separate verses and friends, family and colleagues all encouraged me to put them together. Being the author of a book is something I had dreamed o...

Today our guest is Steven LaVey , a writer from Newcastle upon Tyne in the north east of England. We have conducted an interview with him about his newly released book, ‘Three Leaves'. Who should read 'Three Leaves'? What is it about? Three Leaves is work of romance/biographical fiction. The novel is in the first person, and is set in the years 2001-2004 in my home city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The protagonist is a fictionalised version of my nineteen-year-old, naïve self, and the work documents his struggles to come to terms with his life after fledging the nest from an overbearing, dominant mother. The novel splits into three sections – or leaves – each one concerning a relationship, and how those relationships fall away from the protagonist. Two of those relationships are romantic, while one is platonic, although it may be up to the reader to decide (especially in the last part of the book) who the third leaf actually is as all sections contain romantic l...

H.J. is a multi-genre author , from Ontario Canada. Consistently rated 5 stars. She began writing with a professional legacy in mind at the age of 14 - by the time she was 19, she released her first full-length publication, which is a Fiction/Romance chapter book titled " The Piano ". Along with her author work, she also partakes in social advocacy; primarily in the field of Disabled Rights and subsequent accessibility issues, but also environmental conservation. H.J. has also founded "Massive, Mutual Magnificence" and "the NEON movement" and she volunteers for Suicide Prevention causes. We have conducted an interview with her. How did you become a multi-genre author? When did you figure out that you should not be limited to one genre in your writing? There was never a defining moment where I ''figured'' my path out; this wasn't a result of any sort of epiphany, I just simply had to go where ever the writing took me. My fir...

Tony Nesca was born in Torino, Italy in 1965 and moved to Canada at the age of three. He was raised in Winnipeg but relocated back to Italy several times until finally settling in Winnipeg in 1980. He taught himself how to play guitar and formed an original rock band playing the local bars for several years. At the age of twenty-seven he traded his guitar for a Commodore 64 and started writing seriously. He has published six chapbooks of stories and poems (which he used to sell straight out of his knapsack at local dives and bookstores), six novels, five books of poetry and stories and has been an active contributor to the underground lit scene for fifteen years, being published in innumerable magazines both online and in print. Where did your 16th book 'Junkyard Lucy' come from? I had an intense desire to write a group of short stories that stand on their own, but when you read the entire book, all have very subtle connections to each other. Minor characters in one...