Author Fair at Darlington Library
Virgina Hart at the Darlington Library Author Fair.
Photos by Samantha Lyles
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net
Self-published authors of all ages and all genres visited the Darlington Library on Tuesday, November 22 to sell, sign and discuss their works.
The event drew a number of writers with several novels to their credit – like Virginia Hart, author of the “Fabulous Five” series of books, centered around a group of Florence-born friends as they contend with the ups and downs of life; Suzanna Linton, author of the “Clara” series of urban fantasy adventures; writers/ illustrators Matthew Hudson and Shawn Owens, whose works span the gamut from family drama to darkly dramatic science fiction; and Gwen Tennille, author of both an FBI versus serial killer thriller and an Oz-themed coloring book for kids with a fun fantasy storyline.
Nate Wideman with Regina Smeltzer
Photo by Samantha Lyles
Some authors came out to introduce their debut works, like 14 year-old Nate Wideman, there to promote his science fiction novella “Heroes Uprising,” an alien invasion saga set in Darlington. Nate was accompanied by his grandmother Regina Smeltzer, who writes and published Christian suspense novels; Avette Brown (with mom Rose Mary Brown) introduced her memoir “’Cause I’m Me!” which also serves as a survival guide for teens who’ve been bullied; and veteran bail bondsman James Holmes discussed his step-by-step guide to the business titled “How to Make Crime Pay.”