Our Successful Author Spotlight today showcases Pastor Brad Hoefs, author of the book “Fresh Hope – Living Well in Spite Of A Mental Health Diagnosis”. His life is a glowing example of living well with this disease, as he has pastored for over twenty years [..]
You can just picture it: the white, sandy beaches, the colorful sunset, the cool water flowing over your toes, the igloo glistening in the sun…. wait, when did an igloo come into your tropical beach scene? Just an example of how important it is when writing a manuscript set in a real-life location to be as accurate as possible, especially for a setting readers will be able to recognize. As the sentiment says, readers enjoy being transported to another world through the pages of a book. However, if a book has obvious inconsistencies in its description of the setting, readers…
Summer is all about travel. Have you ever thought about using your travels as the backdrop of your story? This month, our blog writers will show you how you can pull from real life experiences, weave places you've experienced first-hand into your story, and ultimately transport your reader to the setting of your book. [...]
Part Two of our feature on published teenage authors at Xulon Press. They range in age from fifteen to eighteen, coming from different states and backgrounds, but they all share one thing in common: they are published authors. […]