Posted on April 4, 2025
The following is an interview with James J. Barnes, author of Ghost Text.
1. For anyone who doesn’t know who you are, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?
A little bit about me is that I like to draw and enjoy running track and cross country.
2. What initially got you into writing in general?
What had gotten me into writing in general was that I liked reading graphic novels and chapter books. I was inspired by the good stories I had seen in other books, so I decided to try to make my own.
3. What inspired you to write Ghost Text?
What inspired me to make Ghost Text specifically was that Jeremiah (my twin brother) had also made a book, and I wanted to try to make one, too. Also, I liked fiction a lot, so that too.
4. Can you tell us about your writing process? What was the most difficult part of writing a book?
My writing process was writing the whole story in a little book, and then my mom got an editor to help me revise everything. The hardest part was definitely the editing process since it took the most time and was difficult.
5. What advice would you give to an aspiring author?
Advice I would give an aspiring author is to get the story out onto paper first or type it out fully before you think about actually going through the publishing process.
Posted on December 14, 2019
On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, I left my third grade classroom to go to Mrs. Smith’s room. She was my second grade teacher last year. Now, she teaches first grade. I went inside, and she explained what I was going to do. She said to get any chair and sit down. Then, she said to start reading. Before I read my book, Ghost Text, she paid me for a copy of my book. She over paid me. I had to give her five dollars in change. After that, I read chapter 1 and 2 of my book. I didn’t enjoy reading my book as much because I sometimes messed up my words or forgot where I stopped reading. I need to practice reading my book aloud more.
When I was finished reading chapter 1 and 2, Mrs. Smith asked the first graders if they had any questions. One of them asked if I drew the pictures. I said my mom hired an illustrator to draw the pictures for me. When I was leaving, they wanted to read more of my book. I had to go, and I said bye. I wished I could have read to kindergarten after reading to first grade.
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Posted on November 17, 2019
I feel great that I made a book. I feel great about it because it’s the first published book I made. I was also inspired to write a book because my brother made one too. I’m happy that my mom helped me write my book. My mom helped me by telling me how to fix my spelling.
I can’t wait for people to read my book. I want to know what readers think. You should read my book if you like scary books. Click here to purchase my book from Barnes and Noble.
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