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Long Story Short by Kathy Anderson
“The general reading public has no idea of what goes into a short story because it is literally short and can give the impression that the writer sat down and rattled the thing out in an hour or two.” —Annie Proulx How long did it take you to write those stories? is the hardest question […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Laura Lekkos
All the Little Ways In the vein of Pineapple Street and Such a Fun Age, a smart, heartfelt debut novel about two expecting mothers navigating motherhood, family life, and female friendship, whose bond is threatened by a shocking revelation. Victoria and Liz barely breathe the same air, but they collide headfirst when they meet in a group for expectant […]
The Story Behind The Making of a Witch
By Judy Molland “The last person to be sentenced to death for witchcraft in England was Alice Molland at Exeter in 1685.” I read this in Keith Thomas’s tome Religion and the Decline of Magic, when I was 25, and gasped. I had never before seen my last name Molland in a published text. Thrilled, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Lisa K. Winkler Interviews Anne Brown
In Gershwin’s Bess, Anne Brown, a soprano who aspires to sing opera, leaves her childhood behind in Baltimore in 1928 to enroll at prestigious Juilliard in New York City, realizing that being black will keep her from singing on traditional opera stages. When she hears that the famous composer George Gershwin is creating an opera […]
Inspiration Behind “Thirty Days to Home”
By Cathryn Rakich Street dogs are unheard of where I live in suburban Sacramento, a sprawling Northern California community of 1.5 million people. Stroll along a neighborhood boulevard and you won’t see meandering mutts without owners tethered to the other end of a leash. A drive down the highway reveals no uncorralled canines trotting from […]
Where it Comes From By Pam Troy
It began over a decade ago with a woman’s face. I knew her name immediately — “Gwennoelle Duday.” Also known as “the Witch Duday,” or, with lowered voices, “Herself.” A stout woman in her thirties, with a crown of blond braids pinned up beneath the wide-brimmed palmetto hat that shaded her stern blue eyes, her […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kristine Rudolph
The Twin Stars and the Soccer Superstar Perfect for fans of Laurie Morrison and Jenn Bishop, this lively middle-grade mystery follows a vibrant group of teens and tweens navigating grief, authenticity, and—above all—soccer, while taking an enjoyable romp through the Texas Hill Country. Every year, spring in Texas means two very different things to sixth […]
A Story That Waited 70 Years to Be Written
By Marcella Luiso Flanagan and Phyllis Clare Orlowski Marcella Luiso Flanagan is 91 years old. For most of her life, she carried a story she knew mattered, but didn’t yet feel ready to tell. Her niece, Phyllis Clare Orlowski, grew up knowing there was something quietly significant about her aunt’s past—especially the months Marcella spent […]
An Author List with a Diverse Twist by Jessica Mudditt
For the past two and a half years, I’ve been running an experiment. I’ve said yes to publishing almost every manuscript that has landed on my desk. Many in the traditional publishing industry would turn their noses up at this. As a publisher, shouldn’t I be wading through the volumes of submissions sent by hopeful […]
Navigating the Spikes by Elizabeth Blackley
You know that feeling when a date in the calendar marks the culmination of a life goal, and after all the hard work, it finally arrives? And as it does, a sledgehammer lands? On the 11th of May, I woke with a low hum of excitement as it was Launch Day for my book, ROW […]
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