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Dutch by birth and serial emigrant, Barbara currently lives with her husband and daughter in a tiny village in Galicia, Spain, as basic and simple as can be. W Barbara's website.
My Journey from Copywriter to Historical Novelist By Vicky Oliver
From the age of 6, my dream was to become a writer, though my path to writing a novel was anything but straightforward. I’m sharing my own journey to show that it is, indeed, possible to switch from one focus to another — in my case, from writing bestsellers packed with career advice to writing […]
Full Circle—The Journey From Writer to Editor to Author by Kelli Christiansen
I floated through hallways crammed with floor-to-ceiling shelves teeming with books. My first editorial job in book publishing had landed me in a sprawling single-story building in Chicago’s north suburbs, and everywhere I looked I saw books. I remember thinking “I can’t believe I get to work here!” After having spent four years as a […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Melissa R. Collings
“I’m very picky about romance, but Melissa completely won me over—her writing is sharp, charming, and just incredibly readable in the best way.” —Mindy Kaling THE LOVE OPERATION What if you could step back into your memories and experience them exactly as they happened? Dr. Cordelia Wren (Cord) has always trusted science more than sentiment. […]
PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING
As a child, I wanted become a writer. I had no idea what I would write about, but the idea of putting part of me onto a page that would last forever was heady. I got older and read like mad. Lots of novels, a few story collections, almost no poetry or non-fiction. When I […]
Writing Authentic Female Characters Across Three Generations
A teacher told me at a young age that I had empathy. Empathy—the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. That holds a lot of weight for a young person, that a person of authority recognizes something inherent in them. I had never thought about it before, but I found it true. Whenever […]
Remember My Name by Zelly Ruskin
Writing a book is hard. That’s the truth. Finishing it is a tremendous accomplishment. Fact. Taking that personal effort, the words you’ve created and taken great care to string together, and offering them to be viewed by the public? Terrifying. Glorious. Nerve-wracking. Exhausting. Still, we sit back down and subject ourselves to the process all […]
On Finding My Voice Through My Father’s Stories by Donna Hills Patrick
The Town I Crow About launched on September 20, 2026 in East Millstone, New Jersey. As I reflect on that long-anticipated day, my thoughts turn to Dad and the realization of just how many people he touched throughout his lifetime. It’s amazing to think about how much he meant to others and the impact he […]
Excerpt from World News from Waverley High by Linda Kass
WORLD NEWS FROM WAVERLEY HIGH A tale of identity, activism, and finding your voice in a world on fire, this coming-of-age novel set at an urban high school captures a singular moment in American history—through the eyes of one unforgettable girl. 1969. Lena Rosen is an intelligent, observant teenager torn between spontaneity and self-consciousness. During […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Andrea Thome
A fresh voice in contemporary romance, Andrea Thome, author of the award-winning Hesse Creek Series, returns with Mine Again, the first book in her new Sunflower Series, set in a fictional small town in western Montana. Delilah Spencer is a rolling stone. A big city attorney from Chicago on a temporary work assignment in Sunflower, […]
Interview with Trish from NARCISSI by Babette Fraser Hale
Narcissi is a novel in linked stories about ten women who fall for a charismatic Texas novelist named Cole Burnett. Freshly split from his second wife when the story begins, Cole celebrates his freedom to write something important, significant. His life is lonely, though, and he keeps meeting women who share his need for warmth […]
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