Sonya M. Black

This week’s #SPFBO Author Interview is with Kay Ling. Kay began writing fiction in grade school, and her stories always evinced a sense of wonder and love of adventure. In one, mythical creatures lived and traveled inside a rainbow, and in another, a bored sixth-grader turned her teacher into a maroon sofa​ and then teleported her​self to London. As an adult, Kay never lost her ability to imagine strange and wondrous peoples and places. She has published over forty short stor

Today is the day I get together with family and eat turkey with all of the fixings. This year, I'm hosting so there's been a ton of cooking in my house over the last few days. The smell of apples, cinnamon, cranberries, and turkey are heavenly. This is also a day of to reflect on the many blessings in my life. I try to express gratitude every day, but today is special. I am thankful for the opportunity to have shelter and food. For the time to spend with loved ones. For the s

This week’s #SPFBO Author Interview is with JA Andrews. JA Andrews is a writer, wife, mother, and unemployed rocket scientist. She doesn't regret the rocket science degree but finds it generally inapplicable in daily life. Except for the rare occurrence of her being able to definitively state, "That's not rocket science." She does, however, love the stars. She began writing stories and creating coloring books because these sorts of things need an outlet. And now good markers

You wake up, check your reviews, and with a dawning sense of horror, you see that dreaded 1-star review. Bam! It hits you in the gut Mohammad Ali style. You refresh the page thinking it’s a mistake, that you’re seeing it wrong. But, no. It doesn’t go away. You read it and the reviewer tells the world all the ways they hate your precious book. Them’s the breaks, kid. When you kick your book out into the world for readers to see, you have to accept the hard truth that not every