Sally Berneathy is a USA Today Bestselling author who wrote fifteen romance novels ranging from comedy to dark suspense under the names Sally Carleen, Sally Steward, and Sara Garrett. The former winner of the National Readers' Choice award talked about her Death by Chocolate series.“Back in the ‘90s,” said Berneathy, “I wrote romance novels. However, Harlequin/Silhouette … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Death by Chocolate
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Behind the story with James Matlack Raney
For a writer, serendipity might be described as finding an empty writing niche and realizing how few books are in that niche. That’s what happened to James Matlack Raney when he decided to write his Jim Morgan novels. For this interview, the San Diego author discusses why he writes books for boy readers and what the books are about.“For the most part, the Jim Morgan novels … [Read more...] about Behind the story with James Matlack Raney
A writer’s journey with Terri Reid
Terri Reid is a former owner of a public relations and marketing firm who became a writer a few years ago. Since the day she decided to turn to writing, she's been on a journey she never anticipated. Reid is currently working on the 12th book in her Mary O’Reilly paranormal mystery series. The journey as a writer is one Reid had always dreamt of, but never pursued until an … [Read more...] about A writer’s journey with Terri Reid
Behind the story of High Tolerance with Mike Sager
Mike Sager is a best-selling author and award-winning reporter who once worked as a Washington Post staff writer under Watergate investigator Bob Woodward. In this interview, Sager describes how three decades of working behind the scenes in L.A. and Hollywood for publications like Rolling Stone and Esquire led him to write “High Tolerance.”“High Tolerance” is a novel about … [Read more...] about Behind the story of High Tolerance with Mike Sager
Captain Book makes literacy fun
The Treasure Chest Literacy Program started in 2000, when retired theater professor Dr. Morris Pike and Kiwanis Cub of Greater Encinitas charter member Larry Marquardt built six treasure chests, filled them with 40 books each and gave them to the Magdalena Ecke YMCA. By late 2002, Dr. Pike created the good pirate Captain Book who continues to visit classrooms inspiring children … [Read more...] about Captain Book makes literacy fun