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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.

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My Journey Writing The War of Words

My Journey Writing The War of Words

My Journey Writing The War of Words By Molly Guptill Manning When I was a history student in college, I wondered how authors of historical non-fiction found new stories about events as well documented as World War II. With thousands of titles already in print, what tales are left to tell? As I celebrate the […]

September 26, 2023 | By | Reply More
On Writing and Publishing Woman Of Valor

On Writing and Publishing Woman Of Valor

When I started writing Woman of Valor in 2011, I titled it Unorthodox, before I knew there was a book by that name soon to become a TV series. Three years-divorced from my first husband, I was remarried to a man I loved, and I’d abandoned the Orthodox lifestyle I’d committed to in the late […]

September 26, 2023 | By | Reply More
Sonali Dev Interviews Vandy Guru of LIES AND OTHER LOVE LANGUAGES

Sonali Dev Interviews Vandy Guru of LIES AND OTHER LOVE LANGUAGES

Sonali Dev Interviews Vandy Guru of LIES AND OTHER LOVE LANGUAGES About the book: From the bestselling author of The Vibrant Years comes an emotional story of three women navigating ugly truths and safe lies with only love to guide them on a journey of motherhood, friendship, and life. Bestselling advice columnist Vandy Guru built her […]

September 26, 2023 | By | Reply More
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kim DeRose

Authors Interviewing Characters: Kim DeRose

About the book FOR GIRLS WHO WALK THROUGH FIRE Those who would suppress and destroy you stand not a chance when confronted with the power that lies within these pages . . . Elliott D’Angelo-Brandt is sick and tired of putting up with it all. Every week, she attends a support group for teen victims […]

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When Your Book Insists on Being Written, and You Don’t Consider Yourself a Writer

When Your Book Insists on Being Written, and You Don’t Consider Yourself a Writer

When Your Book Insists on Being Written, and You Don’t Consider Yourself a Writer The notion of writing a book about my wilderness quests entered my mind loud and clear one day like a Tibetan gong: You need to write a book! Really? Me? I was meandering down a creek side trail, minding my own […]

September 26, 2023 | By | Reply More
WIDOWS OF THE ICE The women that Scott’s Antarctic Expedition left behind

WIDOWS OF THE ICE The women that Scott’s Antarctic Expedition left behind

WIDOWS OF THE ICE The women that Scott’s Antarctic Expedition left behind The idea for this book came while I was on holiday in Sicily. Thinking about the history of Britain that I was taught during the 1970s and 80s, I was reflecting that behind every great man and every great event there must have […]

September 25, 2023 | By | Reply More
Small Towns, Big Hearts

Small Towns, Big Hearts

Small Towns, Big Hearts By Cynthia Herron Years ago when I ambled down the writing path, I knew I wanted to write in the vein of my Ozarkian roots and heritage. I’d grown up in a small, rural town in the heart of the Ozark Mountains in a tiny community where everyone knew everyone, and most […]

September 25, 2023 | By | Reply More
Bringing the Wilderness to Life in Words and Pictures by Rosanne Parry 

Bringing the Wilderness to Life in Words and Pictures by Rosanne Parry 

Bringing the Wilderness to Life in Words and Pictures by Rosanne Parry  The thing I have loved the most about working on the Voice of the Wilderness books is working with an illustrator. And when we began back in 2019 with A Wolf Called Wander, the notion of creating an abundantly illustrated middle grade novel from […]

September 24, 2023 | By | Reply More
Should Writers Attend a Book Group that’s Discussing their Own Book?

Should Writers Attend a Book Group that’s Discussing their Own Book?

Should writers attend a book group that’s discussing their own book? By Alice Fowler On a warm September night, in an English town, a writer steps into a room. Though she has been in this pleasant room before, the writer’s breath comes fast. Faces twist towards her, hard to read. What will happen in the […]

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On Writing A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave?

On Writing A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave?

A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave? My name is Rebecca and I work as a Relationship Therapist for Relate Leeds, Bradford, UK. After seeing a recurring pattern in the therapy room of many women feeling lost and confused in their marriage / relationship, I decided […]

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