We are excited to announce we've been working with a new children's book author. ArmLin House Productions will be publishing Marin Resnick's second children's book, her first titled Scary the Scared Iguana. Her new book, Fall Night Fun, is about Apollo the horse and Jerry the squirrel, best friends that live on a farm and venture out to find pumpkins during a crescent moon and the Halloween harvest.
Marin is a mom, writer, and coffee lover who splits her time between Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where there are more horses than people, and Ocala, Florida, the Horse Capital of the World. When Marin isn’t driving her daughter up and down Route 95 to horse shows, she enjoys trail walking and spending time with her dogs ( Onyx, Tommy, Violet, and Molly) and God.
When asked, "How would you describe yourself/life in seven words?" she answered, "My daughter says I am Sofia Petrillo." I had to chuckle, more so because Sofia is one of my all time favorite television characters.
Here are a few other interesting things about Marin, who I am so looking forward to working with on future projects along with Lauren Curtis who illustrated Fall Night Fun.
Q: What are your passions in regards to giving back to the community and/or world?
A: So many. After living in Florida, I realize that there are many homeless veterans, and they are not always able to care for themselves. I think it’s really important to take care of them, and each other. In Florida, there seems to be an understanding that when someone needs help, you just take care of them. That goes for helping if someone has lost a dog, or if a veteran is hungry, you feed them, to holding open doors. There’s a saying in Judaism that everyone needs to do a mitzvah a day, and the world will be better. That has become apparent with my time in Florida.
Q: Who are your writing influences? What authors helped you find your own writing style?
A: Sue Shapiro is one of my major influences. The author of the book The Jap Chronicles, Isabel Rose, is another because of the structure of her books. My favorite Sue Shapiro quote is about when you write a book that upsets everyone, that’s when you’ve found your voice. That is some solid advise.
Q: How long does it take you to write a book?
A: Depends. A children’s book I can write quite quickly because it’s about the same length as an article for the newspaper. The Ocala Experience, which will be the first nonficiton adult book I’m taking on, could take a bit longer.
Q:Tell us a bit about your main character(s)?
A: The main character is Apollo, and he is my daughter’s real horse. She asked me to write a book about him. The other is Jerry, named after my late father, who loved the horses and loved to watch me ride, so it was only suitable that Apollo’s bestie be named Jerry.
Q:Tell us a little bit about the next book you’re writing.
A: The Ocala Experience is all about my most recent trip to Ocala, and how I thought it was going to be just this change of residence for the season. But it actually wound up being a journey through my past, so I can get to the future. A lot of childhood wounds healed and a lot of other stuff happened. And I’m hoping this experience will help others.
Look for more from Marin here on our website soon. Fall Night Fun will be in stores late June or early July, so make room for it on your kids summer reading list.
I am the founder of ArmLin House, as well as the Chief Editor and Creative Director. For over thirty-five year, I’ve worked in technology, business development, marketing, writing, and publishing jobs. In the last 5 years I’ve returned to school and have become a graphic designer and social media video editor. In general, I have A LOT of experience in A LOT of industries and I love to help people, which is one of our main missions as a company. Learn more about me on my LinkedIn page.