Book Spot Central

To the left is a link for this great site. Book Spot Central is the home of Spinetingler and Heliotrope ezines, both paying markets for those interested. Book Spot also hosts blogs, has a forum, and reviews every kind of book that is published. It's a great place to visit for information and opinions about the sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery genres.

So why am I talking about Book Spot Central today? Because they have a regular Saturday column that you folks might be interested in. It's called the Saturday Sound Off. This column is open to anyone who'd like to sound off about writing, reading, zines or any other topic that they're passionate about.

I was privileged to have the very first column spot back in October with a piece called "Crime Fiction's Bastard Child". It was a piece about flash fiction and how little respect flash gets from crime fiction editors and publishers. This week they've posted another essay of mine called "Where's the Love?". It's about teaching children to love reading. If you have the time, drop on over and give it a read. You can also sign up for the forum and join the discussion they've started or you can drop back here and rant about kids and reading. Here's the url for Book Spot http://bookspotcentral.com/ and a direct link to my piece http://bookspotcentral.com/saturday-sound-off/