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In-Limbo? Time to Write, Market, Grow!
By Donna Norman-Carbone The term in-limbo has some negative connotations. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines it as: a place or state of confinement or oblivion, one of uncertainty. The definition I associate with this term, however, is a transitional state or place. As a writer, I often find myself in a state of limbo whether I […]
Kay Smith-Blum: My Writing Journey
My tale begins with rejection. My personal tally for the three manuscripts I have written since 2016 includes 68 rejections but one in particular was pivotal. On April 22, 2022, seasoned literary agent, Kevan Lyon, from whom I had “won” a First-Pages review via the WFWA auction, advised me in a very kind and empathetic […]
Literary Tools for Next Level Writing By Jessica McCann
By Jessica McCann When a couple has been together 35 years, they develop a sort of code for sharing opinions. For example, when I tell my husband that his guy movie is “hilarious,” he knows I mean idiotic. (Think anything with Chevy Chase.) Likewise, when he remarks that a book is “literary” or “poignant,” what […]
A Writer in LibraryLand by Kathy Anderson
By Kathy Anderson Today I’m the author of a novel, The New Town Librarian (NineStar Press, 2023). But once upon a time, I was a new town librarian in real life. Fresh out of graduate school with my Master of Library Science degree, I was hired as the director of a small-town public library in […]
Nancy Drew’s Newest Case: Not Just a Homemaker
By Paulette Brooks When I was in junior high, I had a girlfriend who owned the entire collection of the Nancy Drew Mystery series. Once a week we would hang out at her house after school and I would take home the next treasure, returning that book in seven days. Our fun ritual petered out […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Shelby Saville
And They Had a Great Fall is a love story about a secret relationship between a single mother and a rising celebrity. Their romance started during the pandemic, a time when the entire world stopped. This unlikely pair reunite a year later in Copenhagen, after the world has reopened. What happens when they have to […]
Drawn to the Story: Researching and Writing About Macbeth
By Valerie Nieman The true story of the Macbeths has haunted me for many years, through the writing and publishing of several other books, before Upon the Corner of the Moon became reality. The infamous, murdering Macbeth first became part of my life when I found Tales from Shakespeare at home. Charles and Mary Lamb […]
What was the Inspiration for the Novel The Serpent Bearer?
Jane Rosenthal The inspiration for my novel The Serpent Bearer came from my own life, from the people I grew up around and the place of my childhood— the south, the Piedmont area of North Carolina, to be exact, right on the South Carolina border. That landscape—the red clay, the verdant green, rolling hills, the […]
The Common Wages by Helen Winslow Black
By Helen Winslow Black I’m often asked how I go about writing the scenes in my books that are super tough. The ones that depict domestic violence, or navigate the emotional impact of discovering lies or secrets in a marriage. The answer is: With great delicacy. No matter what kind of situations I create, there […]
How I Used Hate Mail to Propel My Book Forward by Amanda Ann Greogry, LCPC
How I Used Hate Mail to Propel My Book Forward by Amanda Ann Greogry, LCPC “Take your psychobabble elsewhere. This is a Christian Nation, and in this country, we forgive.” “You’re an idiot. The Bible clearly says that EVERYONE needs to forgive. Read Matthew 6:14-15.” These were a few of the many hate emails I […]
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