Category: How To and Tips
You’re Stronger Than You Think: Lisa Roe on Writing
“You’re stronger than you think, and fiercer than you ever dreamed” ~ getting published takes bravery, persistence, and a stubborn streak. I was so lucky that one of my favorite writers, USA Today bestselling author, Abbi Waxman (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and the upcoming Adult Assembly Required, among others) so generously agreed to […]
Dogs and Books and Dog Book People
Dogs and Books and Dog Book People By Teresa J. Rhyne I remember when the pandemic started (who doesn’t?) and I felt so bad for all the authors who had books coming out in Spring 2020. I will admit I also thought “Oh, thank goodness my book isn’t out until October!” And the universe laughed […]
From Hurt to Healing by Jayne Martin
From Hurt to Healing by Jayne Martin My father’s hands are missing from my life My father’s hands did not hold mine, lift me when I fell, muss my hair or pretend to steal my nose, point the way or beckon me to follow. My father’s hands did not comfort me when I […]
Writing White Africa
I was born and grew up in Zambia, and I developed an early appetite for African fiction. I did my secondary schooling at the Dominican Convent Girls’ School in Lusaka. When I was about thirteen, I was allowed to start borrowing books from the locked glass-fronted cabinet in the library. The headmistress, Sister Cordula, kept […]
My Road to Writing, Barbara Murphy
My Road to Writing, Barbara Murphy What makes a person write a book? To come up with a plot, characters, and a tale that holds the reader’s attention? Taking thoughts in your head and translating them on to paper, ultimately creating a novel? It isn’t an easy thing to do, and every author will have […]
The Inspiration behind Hidden Depths
Every family has its stories and mine is no exception. But in between the funny sayings, quirky behaviour and lost treasures, there is one that has always held my attention. My great-grandfather, Lawrence Beesley, survived the sinking of the Titanic. A fact made even more incredible because he was travelling second class, from where only […]
Inspiration for The Lightning Tree, by Lene Fogelberg
My Inspiration for The Lightning Tree, by Lene Fogelberg I love being in nature. For as long as I can remember I have enjoyed going for walks in the woods or by the sea. I grew up in a small coastal town in the south of Sweden, where the rural surroundings nurtured my love of poetry and reading. […]
Why the NFL Draft Is Like Querying Your Novel
Why the NFL Draft Is Like Querying Your Novel What do the NFL Draft and querying your novel have in common? More than you might think. (For those not familiar with American football, NFL stands for the National Football League, the professional association for football in the US, and the annual Draft is the way […]
Always Ahead of her Time, Pauli Murray’s Time is Now
Always Ahead of her Time, Pauli Murray’s Time is Now by Simki Kuznick People often ask me how I learned about Pauli Murray. They wonder how a White woman came to be interested in an obscure African-American civil rights activist who is barely mentioned in the history books. It started when I traveled to Ghana […]
Interview with Sarah Fay, author of PATHOLOGICAL
Over the course of thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses: anorexia, major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and bipolar disorder. PATHOLOGICAL is Fay’s gripping account of the factors that led to those diagnoses, the impact each had on her life, and the ways we […]
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