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On Writing The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor

On Writing The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor

The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor: The process. I’m an action junkie. I love suspense, plot twists, and cliffhangers. As a child, I consumed scores of tales of fantasy, magic, romance, and adventure. As a teenager, I could devour three books in one afternoon and I dreamed about becoming a writer. […]

May 1, 2024 | By | Reply More
THE ALONE TIME by Elle Marr, Excerpt

THE ALONE TIME by Elle Marr, Excerpt

We are delighted to feature this excerpt from THE ALONE TIME by Elle Marr! THE ALONE TIME For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy—and family secrets—by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr. Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when […]

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Norah Woodsey: On Writing THE STATES

Norah Woodsey: On Writing THE STATES

In the spring of 2020, the first draft of my second novel The Control Problem was coming together. A hard science fiction story, it blends a woman’s experiences of young adulthood and the creation of a super-intelligent artificial intelligence. I had spent years on research, reading weighty tomes considered the bedrock of AI thinking, women’s […]

April 30, 2024 | By | Reply More
ON LOSING MY CURRENCY

ON LOSING MY CURRENCY

ON LOSING MY CURRENCY By the time I finally made my way through the Chatbot to the Specialist (i.e. human) I was already immersed in  that boiling stew of frustration and fury in which I’ve found myself increasingly often in recent years. As I attempted, with little success, to both explain myself to and understand […]

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Authors Interviewing Characters: Peggy Webb Interviews Victoria Logan

Authors Interviewing Characters: Peggy Webb Interviews Victoria Logan

Authors Interviewing Characters: Peggy Webb Interviews Victoria Logan About the book: Rachel, a schoolteacher and widow with two small children and a feisty grandmother, is living an ordinary life on their Logan Ranch in Colorado until a madman dubbed the Collector comes calling.  The Collector has been terrorizing Manitou Springs for almost a year by […]

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Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls by Chelsey Goodan, EXCERPT

Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls by Chelsey Goodan, EXCERPT

Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls by Chelsey Goodan *National Bestseller* “If you have a teenage girl in your life, you need to read this.” —Oprah Daily In the vein of Reviving Ophelia and Untangled comes a fresh, unexpected, and empowering guide to better understand teenage girls, revealing how their insights can create heartfelt connections and impactful change. […]

April 29, 2024 | By | Reply More
The Everlasting Joy of Pranks by Colleen Oakes 

The Everlasting Joy of Pranks by Colleen Oakes 

The Everlasting Joy of Pranks by Colleen Oakes  When I was creating the concept for my newest book, The Second Favorite Daughter’s Club, I reminisced about all the books that I loved reading when I was in middle school in the early 90’s and how many featured pranksters, class clowns and hilarious side-kicks. There was […]

April 28, 2024 | By | Reply More
My Breasts Don’t Smile…? Writing—and Writing as—Opposite Genders

My Breasts Don’t Smile…? Writing—and Writing as—Opposite Genders

My Breasts Don’t Smile…? Writing—and Writing as—Opposite Genders In the 1997 movie As Good as It Gets, Jack Nicholson’s famous-author character is asked by a giddy, nearly trembling female fan, “How do you write women so well?” Turning toward her and advancing slowly into her personal space, he responds, “I think of a man, and […]

April 27, 2024 | By | Reply More
On Writing THE TRANSLATOR by Harriet Crawley

On Writing THE TRANSLATOR by Harriet Crawley

I am no spring chicken. The reason I mention this is that I am sure there are many women who want to write, or who, like me, have written in the past, then left a long gap and now they wonder if they are too old. The short answer is no.  I was 68 years […]

April 26, 2024 | By | Reply More
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Beth Durst

Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Beth Durst

Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Beth Durst About THE LIES AMONG US A haunting novel about sisterhood and grief, where difficult truths must contend with the corrosive power of unchecked lies. After her mother dies, Hannah doesn’t know how to exist without her. Literally. In fact, Hannah’s not even certain that she does exist. No one […]

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