John A. Heldt

When asked as an old man to name the favorite among all of his paintings, Pablo Picasso was as clear as he was diplomatic. "The next on...

Today is the first day of the Sizzling Summer Reads  party at The Romance Reviews blog. More than 400 participating authors and publishers,...

Those of us who know firsthand the challenges of getting a novel published owe a big thank you today to Jessica Park. The New Hampshire woma...

Here's a shout-out to my amazing daughter Amy, a contributor to The Mine , who graduated from high school yesterday as one of several va...

One of the nice things about writing fiction is that you can create events to fit a narrative. Need a snowstorm to disrupt a Fourth of July ...

Author and blogger Elise Marion The Mine today in The Romance Writer's Reads. Elise is the author of My Ex-Wife's Wedding , availab...

Do facts matter in fiction? They do in historical fiction and in instances where anachronisms and inconsistencies can be serious distraction...

Does time travel have a moral and ethical component? It does if you are Joel Smith, the protagonist of  The Mine . Read about his challenges...

"Heldt does a good job of weaving historical events into people's lives, and the reader really gets a feel for who Joel is, as well...

"With an irresistible, ironic humor and an obvious appreciation of history — and a few I-didn't-see-that-coming surprises — Heldt h...