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Here’s to Prospiring in 2022!
Let’s do away with procrastinating by bringing back the verb prospire in 2022! Barbara Bos is WWWB’s Managing Editor. She lives in a tiny village in Galicia, Spain. I’m standing in my neighbors’ kitchen, staring at the views over the hills, thinking about Village Eldest, who used to live here. My neighbors are a lovely young couple, […]
From Indie book to TV Movie: The Three Questions I’m Asked the Most
In late 2018, as I wandered lost and alone on the streets of Uruguay during a temporary hiatus from my life in Alaska, my cell phone pinged. Someone had contacted me on my author website, wanting to know if my memoir’s dramatic rights had been optioned for film.“Probably just another scammer,” I told myself. Still, […]
Duality in Writing and in Life
Duality in Writing and in Life Many moons ago, when I lived under my parents’ roof, I expected to have solved the mysteries of life by the time I reached the grand old age of forty. What a fallacy that was. I realise now that despite the personas we project to the world, life is […]
Dr Kathryn Mannix: Writing The Difficult Second Book
Kathryn Mannix wants us to be better informed and less afraid about dying. She qualified as a doctor in 1982 and became a consultant specialising in palliative medicine in 1995. During 30 years in palliative care, Kathryn has worked in patients’ own homes, in Hospices and in busy teaching hospitals alongside palliative care specialist nurses […]
I’m not good at this yet
I’m not good at this yet is the very last line of a long list in my daughter’s notebook. She has underlined yet in her precise and even handwriting. Her penmanship is just one mark of her signature care and attention. Today, seeing the word, yet, makes me second guess my own work. Last summer, […]
Conversing with a Classic by Ramsey Hootman
Conversing with a Classic Ramsey Hootman Retellings often get an eye-roll from those who consider themselves more “serious” readers of literature. If it’s just the same old story in a new package, why not read the original? And how many versions of Pride and Prejudice do we really need, amiright? I disagree. While many retellings […]
An Author’s Fantasy, Kerry Chaput
An Author’s Fantasy, Kerry Chaput Ever have the fantasy of discovering a long-lost family secret and jumping back in time to discover the truth? That was a little what it felt like to research and write Daughter of the King. My one goal was to research my husband’s French-Canadian ancestry as a Christmas gift, to […]
The Joys of Anticipation
The Joys of Anticipation Diane Byington I discovered “The Great British Baking Show” last year and delighted in watching an episode every evening. I grew attached to the characters and the competition, and my evenings weren’t complete without the show. But then it ended. I’d watched all the seasons. Oh yes, there were other things […]
Writing Setting: Bringing Magical Locations to Life by Sandy Barker
As a travel romance author, I often get asked what inspires me to write about the locations I feature in my books. The answer is both simple and complex―simple, because I only write about places I’ve travelled to and complex because I choose to write about the places that have impacted me emotionally, places that […]
How to Gift Audiobooks for the Holidays
How to Gift Audiobooks for the Holidays You may have read the media coverage about book shortages this holiday season. Perhaps you already struggled to get your hands on a particular bestseller. But did you know that audiobooks make the best gifts? If you’ve wondered how to give an audiobook or didn’t know that you […]
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