Category: On Writing
On Writing Rough Magic: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
By Miranda Newman Some books start out as a tiny seed inside of you. The seed needs years of care, understanding, and ideal conditions to grow to the point that it’s ready to be harvested. Rough Magic is one of those books. For over a decade, I navigated Canada’s broken mental health care system in […]
Down the WW2 Rabbit Hole: the Secret Army Against Hitler
By Sharon Maas My latest novel, The Last Agent in Paris, is what you might call a delayed birth. It all started around 2018, when I decided to change course in my writing. Up to then, my novels had all been historical post-colonial fiction set in either Guyana, on South America’s north-eastern shoulder, or India: […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: J.T. Ellison
We’re delighted to feature this character interview by J.T. Ellison! A VERY BAD THING From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has―and everyone she knows. A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy plot twist. […]
Why I Write Silver Romance by Lynne M. Spreen
by Lynne M. Spreen All my life, I dreamed of literary success. I wanted to write and publish a blockbuster novel and live the life of the successful author. The universe had other plans, so I set the dream aside and applied myself to earning a paycheck. While rearing my son, climbing a career ladder, […]
Author Interviews Character: Del Blackwater Interviews Albion Stanley
Dead Egyptians “Dead Egyptians takes the reader on a vast, rollicking ride through history, reincarnation, romance and more… ” –Susan Martell Huebner, author She Thought the Door Was Locked In Egypt, all things are possible. So discovers Albion Stanley, a recent Cambridge graduate and brilliant linguist, newly arrived in Cairo in 1902. Albion sees the unseen, including […]
October: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein
Hello Readers & Friends, How much did we love October? Falling leaves, falling in love, or falling into a great book. Here’s what I read and listened to this month. I hope you’ll consider adding them to your TBR. Then tell us which is your favorite season. Mine is fall, of course. The Intuitive Author: […]
Sariah Wilson on Writing A Tribute of Fire
By Sariah Wilson, author of A Tribute of Fire When I say I love Greek mythology, I really, really love it. In seventh grade I competed in the district’s Language Arts Field Day as the Greek mythology specialist (yes, I was that big of a nerd. And we had school jackets and everything). A few […]
Ellen Alpsten interviews Gytha Godwinson from THE LAST PRINCESS: DAUGHTER OF THE HOUSE OF DRAGONS
The Last Princess: Daughter of the House of Dragons. Young and beautiful Gytha Godwinson is the envy of England when her father Harold seizes the country’s crown in early 1066. But soon, treachery tears her house apart, and triumph turns to terror. An evil star appears, heralding the end of an era and a new […]
CHRISTMAS AT REEDY FALLS by Elizabeth Sumner Wafler: Excerpt
We are delighted to feature this excerpt from Christmas At Reedy Falls by Elizabeth Sumner Wafler! CHRISTMAS AT REEDY FALLS Perfect for fans of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver and Always in December by Emily Stone, Christmas at Reedy Falls is an opposites-attract, wholesome Christmas romance that will leave readers believing in the magic of the holiday—and […]
From Daydreams to Reality
By Andrée Jannette It started with a persistent tremor. My right hand, my dominant hand, that I used for everything, I could no longer use for anything. I lost my ability to write out my name. I couldn’t hold a pen or brush. I saw a number of doctors to try and figure out what […]
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