John A. Heldt

Like a lot of late Baby Boomers, I grew up on Stephen King . I have read many of his books and seen most of the movies made from these books...

One of the things I most enjoy about the often tedious, time-consuming process of promoting my books is taking questions from bloggers, part...

As a consumer of fiction, I'm pretty bread and butter. I like thrillers and historical fiction. I will occasionally read a romance. I ne...

I am grateful to the many bloggers who have taken the time to read and review The Mine and offer the kind of praise and criticism that inde...

It is inevitable that any author produces a bad read now and then, but with Vince Flynn you have to wonder. Flynn's second prequel in t...

One nice thing about living in a scenic state is that you have ready access to abundant photo opportunities. I made the most of one such ...

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...