Category: Contemporary Women Writers
THE LAST ONE HOME: Excerpt
The Last One Home by Victoria Helen Stone, coming from Lake Union Publishing on 3/30, A razor-sharp novel of suspense about the lies families tell―and those we choose to believe―by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Jane Doe. Lauren Abrams wants nothing to do with her damaged mother, whose spurious testimony sent Lauren’s father to […]
HOW I KEPT GOING IN THE FACE OF REJECTION, AND HOW YOU CAN TOO
Elizabeth Breck It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. I had written a novel—a murder mystery. I had gotten a literary agent in less than two months, which is a superhuman feat as anyone who has attempted to get a literary agent will attest. We edited the novel, and then […]
How to be a Nose for Characters
Near my home, a world-class vineyard and winery nestles into a pastoral valley limned by blue mountains. Yes, Virginia, more than fifty award-winning vineyards make the central part of our state a destination for oenophiles. At Keswick Vineyards, there’s a popular annual competition in which wine club members are invited into the “sacred” cellars. There, […]
Heather Frese Interviews Evie Austin of The Baddest Girl on the Planet
“Frese debuts with an impressive examination of small-town island life in coastal North Carolina . . . dynamic structure and strong voice . . . Readers will find lots to love.” —Publishers Weekly Heather Frese Interviews Evie Austin of The Baddest Girl on the Planet Heather Frese: Hi, Evie. Let’s get started. Hatteras Island, North […]
How I Found My Ideal Reader, My Agent
When I finished the final draft of the manuscript that became my debut novel If, Then (Random House, 2019), I had a lot of pie in the sky aspirations. I wanted a fantastic agent, a talented editor at an imprint I admired, and also something that felt crazy to even say out loud, readers. It […]
Humor Is Not an Official Literary Genre
Humor Is Not an Official Literary Genre by Vanessa A. Newman, M.S. Hogwash to that, I say emphatically! Can’t the written word engender laughter? Or would opponents argue that eliciting guffaws is simply a function of entertainment and thus not literary in nature. Psychology Today claims laughter is fundamental, but the setting is critical. In […]
A Story in Search of a Shape
Say you’re sitting on a hot story. Let’s make it a murder. Now raise the stakes and make it a murder you were involved in. What’s the best way to tell it? Far-fetched as it may seem, this premise is the story of the past fifty years of my life. Here’s one way to tell […]
Writing From The Underworld
Cassandra L. Thompson When I finally maneuvered my way into the writing world with my debut gothic fantasy novel, The Ancient Ones, I was graced with several opportunities to sit down and interview with different people. While I received many of the same questions – why vampires? Why ancient mythology? Perhaps the most frequently asked […]
Interview with Clara Falkenberg of The German Heiress by Anika Scott
About THE GERMAN HEIRESS Essen, 1946. Clara Falkenberg, once an iconic heiress, is on the run. With the city in ruins and her dear friend Elisa missing, Clara enlists the help of Jakob, a charming young racketeer with his own reasons for wanting to find Elisa. As the two join forces, it’s not long before […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Janet Stilson
Charisma becomes a superpower in Janet Stilson’s new book, The Juice, a cyberpunk, dystopian tale that’s written in the spirit of William Gibson’s work and The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. A large part of the novel takes place within a big media company, Nuhope, decades into the future. One of the company’s executives, Rico […]
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