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Seeds & Roots of A Hidden Fate By Carol Efron
The seed of my novel arrived unbidden, wafted toward me in a dream ten years ago, carrying with it a compulsion to help it grow into a tree. I hadn’t gone looking for a writing project; the story somehow had found its way to me. Now that my tree is waving its branches, asking for […]
I Wanted Something of Him to Survive Me By Marcy Kelly
I didn’t start out to write a book or a memoir. It began with me jotting down memories of my son as they popped into my head. Michael, who was forty-five when he was found dead in his apartment, was my only child, my greatest joy, and I adored him. He was whip-smart, and he […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Frankie Chase
BAD WINNER Bad Winner is an epic, unsettling and darkly comic adventure thriller set between a stifling England and the wilds of Colombia. Black sheep Bea craves freedom as much as her populist dad craves power. Intent on estranging her bigoted family, Bea’s embroiled herself in debt working a dead-end job planning competition prizes, gambling […]
Why I Filled My Novel with Unlikely Friendships and Eccentric Characters by Linda K. Sienkiewicz
You Can Be a Disaster and Still Get Invited to the Fish Fry: At the beginning of Love and Other Incurable Ailments, Serenity Tomczyk doesn’t emerge from loss with newfound wisdom or enviable resilience. She nurses a cat. She attends group therapy. She catastrophizes every headache with a late-night Google search. Years after losing her […]
Character Interview: Cassie in Silver Lady: The Invisible Captain
Cassie Navrone is the main character of my new book, Silver Lady: The Invisible Captain. My novel is a standalone sequel to Silver Lady: Travels Along the River Road. This one takes place a year later in 2034. Cassie is able to leave New Orleans following a six-month civil war aboard the luxury houseboat. She […]
THE PLUS-ONE LIST by Amy Ewing: Excerpt
THE PLUS ONE LIST From New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing comes a steamy new vacation romance perfect for fans of Christina Lauren’s The Paradise Problem. Eloise, who struggles with anxiety, strongly prefers the company of her senior rescue dogs to people. But when her best friend announces she’s getting married in Mexico City […]
WHEN HAMLETT MET FEARON: Two Playwrights Talk the Talk
Rodgers had Hammerstein. Lerner had Loewe. Moss had Hart. When we think of great collaborations, we typically imagine two creatives hunkered down in a room and spending more time with each other than with their respective families. Technology, however, has given birth to more inventive devices to pool respective skill sets and resources and spin […]
ARIADNE SPEAKS BEYOND THE LABYRINTH By Sophia Kouidou-Giles
Ariadne: A Greek Tale of Labyrinths and Legacies For fans of Madeline Miller, a retelling of the tale of a bold, resilient woman from Greek myth who transforms heartbreak into fierce strength, weaving a new legend where sanctuary rises from betrayal and the Labyrinth is reborn. In a world shaped by gods, kings, and ancient […]
4 Tips for Writing Characters That Feel Resonant and Real By Melanie Faith
I played with paper dolls and stuffed animals aplenty as a child, and both provided many hours of entertainment and story-building fun. One of the great joys of being a writer is creating characters, too. Let’s take a look into what makes a believable character and how we can develop characters that readers will long […]
Second-Chance Books: the Why, the How, and the How Much of Rights Reversion by Sharon Maas
Last month, my six-year-old novel The Violin Maker’s Daughter woke up to new life, with a brand-new cover and brand-new energy. It’s been updated, edited, polished. It’s as if a whole book’s out there: except this time, I didn’t spend hours, weeks, and months writing 100,000 words from scratch. Getting here was a long-winded learning-by-doing […]
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