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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.
Affording a Book Tour with Family Priorities In Mind
By Judith F. Brenner Scheduling a multi-city book tour is tricky, and paying for one can be tricky as well. Authors can’t be in two places at once. Here’s how I combined family events and a book tour, while minimizing conflicts about costs or precious family time. Groans and cheers were in the mix. You […]
Inspiration for THE GUIDANCE GROOVE
My inspiration for writing The Guidance Groove grew partially from my conversations with the undergraduate students I have the privilege of teaching and learning from as a conservation biology professor at the University of California, San Diego. The young people who attend UCSD are amazing—bright, motivated, hard-working, and the best of the best in a […]
How True Crime Podcasts Inspired my Dual Timeline Mystery
How true crime podcasts inspired my dual timeline mystery The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell In December 2022, Chris Dawson, a former PE teacher and rugby league star was sentenced to 24 years in prison by the New South Wales Supreme Court in Australia for the murder of his wife decades earlier. Although Lynette’s body […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Mitchell
About LETTERS TO A STRANGER England, 1940. Dearest Ruby, you must have heard the news by now. The very worst has happened. Our countries are at war. What can I do? How can I stop this nightmare from happening? One day soon we’ll be together again. I swear. I love you. E. x Present day. […]
Spark and Process, writing Abstraction
If I’m going to tell you about the spark and process of writing Abstraction a few words of backstory are needed. I’ve been a songwriter for nearly forty years. I have written songs, recorded many of them, performed many more of those songs, and even had a couple of them recorded by other musicians. One […]
Creativity is Quirky: My Meandering Way to A History of Silence
Creativity is Quirky: My Meandering Way to A History of Silence You never know what experience you have, what story you hear, what observation you make will end up in your first novel. In 1982, I took a job in Kuwait on a lark. I worked as a developmental editor helping Middle Eastern research scientists […]
Bridging the Imagination Gap: The Importance of Diverse Role Models for Girls
Bridging the Imagination Gap: The Importance of Diverse Role Models for Girls 8″What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a question that we have all encountered during our childhood. As someone who has always had an inclination towards the arts and humanities, I struggled to provide a fitting response and […]
THE LAST BEEKEEPER: Exclusive Excerpt
We are delighted to feature this exclusive excerpt from THE LAST BEEKEEPER by Julie Carrick Dalton! THE LAST BEEKEEPER Julie Carrick Dalton’s The Last Beekeeper is a celebration of found family, an exploration of truth versus power, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair. “Fans of Delia Owens will swoon to find their […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kate Brandt
Author Interview for “Hope for the Worst” by Kate Brandt, published by Vine Leaves Press About the book: HOPE FOR THE WORST ★★★★★ “A thrilling journey into the heart of Buddhist thought on pain, truth, and desire… will pull you deep into the thorny beauty of American Buddhism—and leave you wondering and moved.” Blair Hurley, […]
Behind the Scenes of THE BEAUTIFUL MISFITS
Behind the Scenes of THE BEAUTIFUL MISFITS By Susan Reinhardt Other than a job as a supermodel, I can’t think of any career besides writing that whacks a person’s self-worth each time we put ourselves out there. Oh, how close I’ve come to the golden writing ticket, the one opening the gatekeepers’ doors. Oh, the […]
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