Category: On Writing
If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley: Excerpt
IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES Fate connects two people in life-changing ways in a deeply romantic and emotional novel about hope and second chances by the author of Would You Rather and The Roommate Pact. Uncertain of what tomorrow brings, Elliott Holland decides to live it up―on the eve of a stem cell transplant to treat her leukemia. It’s […]
Celebrating Grandparents, Old and New
By Meera Ekkanath Klein “Being a mother is the most important job in the world, but being a grandmother is the most fun!” (Anonymous) I have many fond memories of my granny, Muthi, as she was called. She was a born storyteller and accomplished raconteur. She took my sister and me everywhere, including the local […]
Little Great Island by Kate Woodworth: Excerpt
We’re delighted to feature this excerpt from Kate Woodworth’s LITTLE GREAT ISLAND! LITTLE GREAT ISLAND On Little Great Island, climate change is disrupting both life and love After offending the powerful pastor of a cult, Mari McGavin has to flee with her six-year-old son. With no money and no place else to go, she returns […]
Never Date a Broke Dude: The Financial Freedom Playbook : Excerpt
We are delighted to feature and excerpt from Never Date a Broke Dude: The Financial Freedom Playbook by Pattie Ehsaei! Never Date a Broke Dude: The Financial Freedom Playbook The definitive playbook for navigating love and money to secure your financial freedom forever—from licensed attorney, finance expert, and TikTok powerhouse Pattie Ehsaei. Never Date a […]
THE MANY FACES OF PUBLISHING
Leslie A. Rasmussen In my life, I’ve worked in various industries, from acting to writing television sitcoms to becoming a nutritional counselor. However, among all my career paths, the publishing industry has proven to be the most challenging for making a living. Most authors would agree that unless you’re fortunate enough to secure a substantial […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Susan Sizer Bogue
DEEP TIME For adventurous fiction lovers, this debut novel tells the story of a young geologist working with ancient rocks who finds herself in present mortal danger when Mount St. Helens erupts with catastrophic power. After an inspiring trip to the Grand Canyon, Lauren Brown falls in love with geology—so much so that she convinces […]
FORGED by Danielle Teller: Excerpt
FORGED A thrilling and immersive tale of an impoverished woman turned con-artist by the critically acclaimed author of All the Ever Afters In the Gilded Age, a time of abject poverty and obscene wealth, a desperate and ambitious young woman strikes out for a new life in the rising industrial cities of America. Naive Fanny is […]
What My Grandma, My Bernese Mountain Dog, and the Law Taught Me About Wellness–Which Led Me to Write Wellness Reimagined
by Erin Clifford As I reflect on my journey—both personal and professional—I see how each chapter of my life led me not only to embrace wellness but to write about it. I always loved to write whether it was in journals as a teenager or research papers in high school. My passion for wellness didn’t […]
The Year of Transitioning from Empress to Emperor: from Intuition to Efficiency
2024 will be the year of the woman leader! May 2024 saw the publication of my second book in the Arcana Oracle Series, High Priestess and Empress. I thought in 2024 that the stars were aligned perfectly for women leaders to be celebrated. My book series is based on the real-life Victorian women leaders, celebrity […]
The Importance of Strong Female Friendships as Writers
By Linda Newbery I have several friends to thank for the publication of The One True Thing. Without them, the novel would still exist only as a cloud document and in my mind and those of its few readers, but three conversations in particular set it on its way and led to the formation of […]
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