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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.
The Magic of Christmas in a Victorian Seaside Paradise
The Magic of Christmas in a Victorian Seaside Paradise For centuries, travelers from all across the northeast and beyond have arrived to the welcoming spirit of Cape May, New Jersey known as America’s first seaside resort. Set at the tippy-end of the state, the town is uniquely positioned where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Delaware […]
Emma Orchard interviews the hero of her latest novel, THE RUNAWAY HEIRESS
About THE RUNAWAY HEIRESS London, 1815. Cassandra Hazeldon is on the run. Under duress to marry a repellent friend of her uncle, Cassandra has made her escape, but now she is very much alone. With luck and quick thinking, she finds a refuge in a grand mansion in Mayfair, and a protector in Lord Irlam, […]
The Context of Writing in My Life by Debbie Chein Morris
The Context of Writing in My Life by Debbie Chein Morris From time immemorial, people have had the desire and the need to write. Even before modern-day alphabetic letters were created, before paper and pen, pictographs lined the walls of caves. Ancient tools were used to carve pictures into stone so that stories could be […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: October Reads
Hello Readers & Friends, I know. Many of you have had a hard time reading with what’s going on in the world. Same over here. My new novel, WHAT YOU DO TO ME, released during the apocalypse, and I struggled with the grief and joy. But the more I shared about the book, and the […]
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL “Everyone has a story to tell,” said the woman seated opposite me at my retirement center. Somewhere in her 80s, she had the beauty of a Gibson Girl. A cloud of silver hair framed her pale complexion, and her eyes were the size of blue pebbles, though the color […]
A Veterinary Nurse’s Story
W.B. Murph is a real-life silly Beagle who loves whispering his story ideas to his faithful, former veterinary nurse human. Together, pet and owner have created a heartfelt new children’s picture book that confronts the importance (for animals and humans) of love and care despite perceived flaws, fears, and failures. “Molly’s Miracle: A Chosen Dog, […]
Karma Under Fire: Weaving Fate into Fiction By Love Hudson-Maggio
Karma Under Fire: Weaving Fate into Fiction By Love Hudson-Maggio Selecting the right title for a book is a critical endeavor for any author. It’s not just a label; it’s the essence of the story, representing its core theme. When I embarked on writing Karma Under Fire, finding that perfect title was no walk in […]
Q&A with Literary Agent ERIN NIUMATA
Q&A with Literary Agent ERIN NIUMATA Folio Literary Management, VP and Literary Agent Erin Niumata has been in publishing for over three decades. She started as an editorial assistant at Simon and Schuster in the Touchstone/Fireside division for several years; then moved over to Harper Collins as an editor, and then she went to Avalon […]
Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness
Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness—What happens when 49 authors sit down to craft their experiences of living in a body? Magic! Curated by Diane Gottlieb, with a foreword by Gayle Brandeis, Awakenings: Stories of Bodies & Consciousness is truly a magical anthology of short essays, filled with trauma and triumph; pleasures and pain; challenges, […]
From PhD Research to Fiction: The Struggles and Opportunities of Compiling and Editing “The Unpicking” for Commercial Publication
From PhD Research to Fiction: The Struggles and Opportunities of Compiling and Editing “The Unpicking” for Commercial Publication Historical novel “The Unpicking” (October 2023, Fly on the Wall Press) is the creative writing element of a PhD thesis which explores the role of women between 1870 and 1920, particularly marginalised women whose lives are often […]
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