Author: Alex Apostol

Bestselling author of Faith, Fantasy, and the Fantastical!
reading

Rereading Harry Potter as an Adult

Alex Apostol

Harry Potter is one of those stories you can read over and over again. I was eleven when the first book came out so it was especially magical for me to grow up with the trio, the same age as them. I read through the entire series as it came out, once more as a fresh twenty-something in college, and now I have reread the first one as a 34 year old wife and mom. It's funny how when your perspective changes the stories seem to change as well. I find myself relating and listening more to the teachers and adults in the stories than the kids, which is great because they have some really fantastic wisdom to impart. I wanted to share my journey of rereading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as an adult with you, sharing the things I forgot about and also the things I noticed as an adult that I didn't notice as a kid.

Author Spotlight

Author Spotlight: Nandana Vinod

Alex Apostol

My name is Nandana Vinod . An eighty year old soul in an eighteen year old body. I was born and brought up in kerala , India  . I currently finished my 12 th grade and am preparing to join the psychology major in college. I write what I find beautiful, what makes my soul happy . Whether it be the seas or the skies or far beyond that, I write what I feel.  I have been a co-author to several anthologies and am currently working on my single work. I don't want to rush into it because when people read my book I want them to recognize it. I want them to feel like they have known my book for ages , I want them to find a piece of themselves in it .

book reviews

Book Review: Reflection by Elizabeth Lim

Alex Apostol

Right off the bat, I have to say that so far this is tied as my favorite Twisted Tale book alongside Belle's story. I just love Belle so much and thought the twist was creative and fit her character and background. I'll admit that Mulan is not one of my favorite Disney Princesses. I've learned to like her more as an adult because of her strength and independence and feministic quality and love for family and desire to protect them, things that as an adult I value. But as a kid I just thought Mushu was funny and the story was pretty good. My childhood friend will passionately argue that Mulan should under no circumstances even be included as a Disney Princesses. She wasn't born a princess, she didn't marry a prince. It's really funny to get her going on that. But this book was really good! It's the first book in the series not written by Liz Braswell.

Author Spotlight

Author Spotlight: Amy Sutphin

Alex Apostol

I'm Amy, I am a writer with two published books, I have a degree in molecular biology and a fascination with space exploration and experiments. I attribute my love of fiction to my mom who read novels to me and my siblings for years. I live in sunny Florida with my obnoxiously loud Sun Conure named Sunshine who I love dearly.

marketing

How to Start an Author Blog

Alex Apostol

Now more than ever authors are wearing two hats; writing and marketing. It's not enough anymore to write the great American novel and send it off to the publisher for them to put the word out about it, we have to do it ourselves. At first this can seem daunting.