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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.
Where Is That Next Big Idea?
Where Is That Next Big Idea? A question every author gets asked at some point is, “Where did you get the idea for your book?” The answer can be surprising, disturbing, or as simple as, “I’m not sure, it just came to me.” I admit a bit of envy of authors who say they have […]
The Rocky Road to Publication and How I found my Literary Agent
THE ROCKY ROAD TO PUBLICATION AND HOW I FOUND MY LITERARY AGENT ANN O’LOUGHLIN There is one thing for certain for most writers, the path to publication is a long, winding and often lonely route. My journey was no different. Now, as my sixth novel The Irish House is published by Bookouture , I sometimes […]
Exclusive Excerpt from Hello Anxiety, My Old Friend
Exclusive Excerpt from Hello Anxiety, My Old Friend Natalie Kohlhaas has become known as the therapist that helps people when “talk therapy” has failed. Using a multitude of modalities, she supports each individual shift the emotional residues that may hold them back. Natalie is the Founder and Clinical Supervisor of Serenity Tree Counseling and Wellness. […]
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief by Julia A. Nicholson
Whether you’re looking to be inspired by the courageous and candid personal story of someone who has endured more than her fair share of adversity and loss, or you open the pages of Move Forward Stronger seeking help in coping with your own unwanted change, loss, or grief, Julia’s stories and insights will leave you believing in […]
Inspired by my illiterate grandmother: Writing toward a bilingual, bicultural literature and identity
Inspired by my illiterate grandmother: Writing toward a bilingual, bicultural literature and identity By Eman Quotah This is a condensed translation of an essay I originally wrote in Arabic. In all the books I read and films I saw growing up, I never encountered a character like my grandmother. My grandmother, Jameela, was born in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Azma Dar
We are delighted to feature this character interview by Azma Dar! About the book: SPIDER When her missing husband is found dead in a car crash far from home, a charismatic actress must find out the truth in this utterly fresh take on the domestic suspense novel. Sophie is an aspiring British Pakistani actress whose […]
Sarah J. Makowski: On Language and Writing
Since childhood, I’d dreamed of living in England, the birthplace of my literary heroes. I’d walk through Bath arm-in-arm with Anne Elliot. I’d run into the Pevensie kids on the train to London. Like Bridget Jones, I’d get a publishing job, commuting daily from my thatched Tudor cottage nestled inside a secret garden. Who knows? […]
On Writing HARVEST YOUR HAPPY A Farm Girl’s Guide to Leading, Succeeding and Living Your Best Life
Camilla Gray-Nelson, an award-winning leadership trainer and author whose Bay Area-based company, Dairydell, is consistently listed in the Top 15 Women-Owned Businesses in Northern California. Gray-Nelson has spent her life living with and studying the behavior of animals, in an effort to better understand their secrets to living together in harmony. With her uncommon perspective, she has used her […]
Writing Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire
Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire By: Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR After two decades of guiding my psychotherapy and coaching clients through life’s major transitions, I experienced my own profoundly transformative passage in my early forties. At the time, I heard an inner call I could not deny, asking me to live more fully […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emily Franklin interviews Isabella Stewart Gardner
Isabella Stewart Gardner, was a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself. In the new novel, THE LIONESS OF BOSTON (April 11, 2023, Godine), Emily Franklin paints a portrait of a courageous soul who shattered society’s expectations, living life on her own terms. By the time Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her home as […]
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