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Four Ways Being a Magazine Editor Helps Me Write Fiction—and One Big Thing I Had to Learn
By Erin Quinn-Kong When I was a sophomore in high school, I took an Intro to Journalism class where we learned about news and feature writing, the role of editors, and more. That was it—I knew what I wanted to do with my life. After attending the University of Missouri School of Journalism, I moved […]
Shedding the Masks: Finding Healing in Our Darkest Truths
Before I could write What I Couldn’t Tell My Therapist, I had to write a different book. My original goal was to create a book about my grueling medical journey with an inexplicable headache, aiming to help others who suffered from headaches. I gathered all my medical records, sifted through hundreds of pages of medical […]
The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne, EXCERPT
We’re delighted to feature this excerpt from THE DECEMBER MARKET by RaeAnne Thayne! The magic of Christmas—and a second shot at romance—is in the air in Shelter Springs this holiday season… Amanda Taylor isn’t a fan of Christmas, but as the owner of a local soap shop, ignoring the holiday season isn’t an option. To […]
The Bulls, The Bears and the Bea’s Knees: The Inspiration Behind The Trade Off
I’m not a finance person. When I decided to apply to business schools for an MBA, my mom refused to believe I didn’t mean a master’s degree in journalism or creative writing. Even after business school, I found the stock market boring. That changed in January of 2021. The stock of a failing video game […]
My Writing Process: An Ever-Changing Work in Progress
Katie Keridan Let me start by reminding you of something you already know, which will also serve to clear up one of the most common misconceptions I continue to hear about the writing process: There is no right way to write a book. There are, however, ways to write a book that will work better […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Julie Edelman
The Accidental Sisterhood Jules Malone has sworn off love after two failed relationships: one with an abusive fiancé whom she calls her white knight-mare, and the other with a nice-but-boring ex with whom she co-parents their son, Max. But then one fateful Christmas Eve, Jules meets Sean, a twinkly-eyed charmer with a captivating smile and […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Laurie Notaro
THE MURDERESS Anne LeRoi moved to Phoenix in 1930 with her friend, Sammy Samuelson, so that Sammy could recover from tuberculosis. They met in Alaska when Sammy was an elementary school teacher and Anne was an X-ray technician. They quickly made the acquaintance with Ruth Judd, a medical secretary who worked at the Grunow Clinic, […]
History Rhymes, Repeats and Backpedals
By Melissa Connelly When I began writing my novel, What Was Lost, I thought I was opening a window into an earlier time that would illuminate America’s past before Roe v. Wade. But progress isn’t a straight line; sometimes it takes us back to a place we thought we’d left for good. I had no […]
Zelly Ruskin: How I Became An Author
Zelly Ruskin: How I Became An Author I worked in adoption in the 80s, became a mother in the 90s and had fertility issues. In writing my book, Not Yours to Keep, I drew from each of these emotional and personal experiences, but they aren’t how my author story started. It begins at the most […]
MORAL TREATMENT by Stephanie Carpenter: Excerpt
MORAL TREATMENT a novel By Stephanie Carpenter In 1889, seventeen-year-old Amy Underwood is committed to a psychiatric hospital in northern Michigan. Feeling abandoned by her loved ones, she finds solace in her friendship with a spirited fellow patient, Letitia. Yet as Amy becomes more comfortable at the hospital, she faces a troubling reality: not everyone […]
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