Inside The Book of Ellen’s Broom w/ Kelly Starling Lyons by JMcManus
Kelly has a wonderful and delightful way of creating characters that connects with young readers. And that connection takes you on a journey through a moment in time. It’s like the characters hold your hand as they tell you about history…what a way to learn.
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MyMcBooks Interview with Dr. Sylvia Hawkins
She was inspired by her granddaughter’s love of books, motivated by her son’s foreign language expertise, and challenged to find relevant learning materials for gifts.
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MyMcBooks Interview & Review w/Author Donalisa Helsley
My kids are estatic! They want to show everyone and they can’t wait for the other two books that I have written about them to be illustrated. They have told all of their friends that they can be in the books too.
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MyMcBooks Interview & Review w/ Sonya Kimble-Ellis
The Sandcastle Kids is an idea I came up with ten years ago. It was turned down by several publishers at that time. I re-worked the story a little and decided to self publish the book. I wanted to do something that was multi-cultural and educational, but I also wanted it to be fun and something that kids would want to read. Hopefully, I’ve succeeded in doing that.
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Inside The Book of Mama’s Boyz w/ Jerry Craft by JMcManus
Article first published as Interview: Jerry Craft, Creator of Mama’s Boyz on Blogcritics. Welcome back everyone! ...
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Inside The Book of Mama, When Will I Be Popular w/ Thomasina F. Johnson by JMcManus
A mother and daughter talk. That provides insight into how today’s struggles will teach her daughter to triumph in her future endeavors. It’s the concept of, what people mean for evil now will eventually work out for the good in you! Don’t give up!
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Inside The Book of Nalia and the Potion Maker w/ Queenbe Monyei by JMcManus
It comes easily enough in times of distress, Giving the beholder no chance of any good rest. It knows no distinction between evil and good. And leaves not when the bearer wishes it would. It is a thief of all things good, for sure. But, alas, for this curse there is no quick cure. All great and small will eventually find. It is not easily lost whether mean or kind.
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MyMcBooks Interview w/ LaNiyah Bailey
In her debut book, Not FAT Because I Wanna Be, LaNiyah details the struggle of Jessica, a fictional girl who has an underlying medical issue that causes her to gain weight. Bullied by her peers, Jessica learns to accept her body and eventually opens up about her condition to her classmates.
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Inside The Book of One Million Men and Me w/ Kelly Starling Lyons by JMcManus
Like a quilt of moving pieces, we walked together, singing songs that made my heart dance.
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MyMcBooks Interview w/ Cherese A. Vines
A lot of my stories come from dreams I’ve had so the characters come to me pretty well rounded already. Other characters come in to support my central character. In Countercharm, Sydnie Knight is 16, so she needs a guardian. Since her mother is not there, Aunt Sandra becomes the mother figure. So most of my characters evolve because my protagonist needs them. They all add something to the protagonist’s transformation.
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MyMcBook interview w/ Jacquitta A. McManus
All my life, I’ve gravitated to fantasy stories. Stories that I felt I could be a part of and completely immerse myself in … in my...
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MyMcBooks Interview with Princess Atelia and the Wishing Star author Lynette N. Roberts
How did you come up with each characters? I wanted Atelia to be a reflection of me and every young girl who looks similar to me. Princesses come in many forms, traditional and non traditional.
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Inside The Book of The Septavalent Stone w/ J.O. Jones by JMcManus
I went to a friend's house, and saw that he had the most bizarre looking wallpaper full of lions and stuff, and then it hit me. WHAT IF YOU WERE ASLEEP AT NIGHT, AND THEY CAME TO LIFE.
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Mymcbooks’s Blog Interview w/ Author Jethro Francois
The best advice I could give to parents on selecting the right books for their children is to take a good look at the content and determine how the message relates to you, especially your family values.
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Kristi’s Book Nook Interview w/ Author Gwendolyn Hooks
The books are easy readers with about 300 words each. I am a plotter and an outliner. Once I have those two things in place it doesn’t take me long to write the story. I knew there would be four books, so I decided to focus each book on a different character and their pet, but all of the kids would be in each book.
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