Category Archives: Books and Authors

Anything from book reviews to author interviews to tips from authors about how to write.

The World War II Theme in Inverted-A Press Books

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

Two of our authors at Inverted-A Press are World War II veterans: John Wheatcroft, the author The Portrait of a Lover and Jesse Bier, the author of Transatlantic Lives.  John Wheatcroft speaks about his experiences during the war: In his novel Transatlantic Lives, … Continue reading →

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The Harvest Moon, the Autumnal Equinox and the Holidays of Autumn

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Aya Katz

In  a perfect world, the lunar calendar and the solar calendar would be in synch. The cycles of the moon and the revolution of the earth around the sun would work together to create a single unified calendar by which … Continue reading →

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What is Vacuum County All About?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Aya Katz

What is Vacuum County all about? Most authors are happy to be asked what their book is about. To me, this is a terrifying question, just like a few other seemingly simple questions: what is your profession, your nationality, your … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Genre

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Aya Katz

The Problem of Genre I was not quite seventeen years old when I wrote the first chapter of The Few Who Count. I was twenty-three by the time it was finished. It was my first novel. I sent out a query letter … Continue reading →

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The Romance of Poldark by Winston Graham

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Medora Trevilian

The Romance of Poldark by Winston Graham      When Ross Poldark returns to Cornwall after fighting in the colonies for three years, he finds his father dead, the mines mortgaged, the house a shambles, the servants drunk and his beloved … Continue reading →

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In Case There’s a Fox

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Aya Katz

In Case There’s a Fox     [This article was deemed idle by Hubpages and has been republished here. Its original publication date was November 2010.]     In Case There’s a Fox is a poem I wrote for my daughter … Continue reading →

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Bedtime Stories: Of Dust and Strings and Everything

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin

[Note: This article was first published on Hubpages in 2008. It has been deemed idle and de-indexed, so I am republishing it here.] My daughter received a copy of The Golden Compass for Christmas from old family friends. I would probably not … Continue reading →

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Kipling’s Verse

Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin

[This article was first published on Hubpages in 2009. It was deemed to be overly promotional by Hubpages in August of 2012 and hence has been republished, comments and all,  here on PubWages. ] Rudyard Kipling in 1926 Rudyard Kipling … Continue reading →

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Music to Listen to While Writing a Novel: Our Lady of Kaifeng

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Aya Katz

Most people imagine that writing a book is accomplished while sitting. The author dips his quill or taps on the keys of his typewriter or the keyboard of this computer. Naturally, he is sitting down. But not all writers do … Continue reading →

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Untitled but my second attempt of a horror story.

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Hannah Johnson

Chapter 1 Zoë Leavenworth was a nineteen year old freshman and was driving back home to Devils Base, Alabama. The town was small and the name was creepy itself but it was a nice town to live in. She got … Continue reading →

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