Loggers & Lumberjacks When I knew I was writing a story set in the Minnesota Northwoods, I knew right away I had to write about lumberjacks. How can you not? Of course I knew next to nothing about them, so Read more
One of the things I love about doing research for a novel is how one little factoid can completely reshape my approach to a character. In this case, I’m talking about the orphan trains, which ran between 1853 and 1929. Read more
Sid Love: Welcome to the blog of Sid Love, Ms. Via. With Blue Moon, you have made your debut as an author. Obviously, this books has to be special to you. But exactly how special is it to you is what I Read more
Reviewed by Sid TITLE: Heart of the Pines AUTHOR: Jon Keys PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press LENGTH: 70 pages BLURB: Christmas is the worst time of the year to find yourself alone. Chris Moss, owner of a tree farm, knows this down to Read more
Reviewed by Sid TITLE: In Another Life ANTHOLOGY: Heartwarming [Advent 2013] AUTHOR: Cardeno C. PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press LENGTH: 84 pages BLURB: At age 18, Shiloh Raben is tired. He no longer has the energy to deal with mean classmates, inner doubt, Read more
Way back in January 2010 I had my first writing accepted by a publisher. Dreamspinner Press included my story about an angel becoming human in their Brush Of Wings anthology. The story, Ascension, was the first thing that I had Read more