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Writing My Grandmother’s Story, Augusta
Writing My Grandmother’s Story, Augusta by Celia Ryker I grew up with my grandmother’s story swirling around me. Hearing tales of a woman who died when I was barely six years old left me wondering if some of my memories weren’t mine at all. Did I hear her say this or did I hear the […]
Excerpt from They Got Daddy: One Family’s Reckoning with Racism And Faith: Excerpt
THEY GOT DADDY: ONE FAMILY’S RECKONING WITH RACISM AND FAITH An unforgettable journey through racism and faith across the generations. January 15, 1959―a day that changed one family forever. White supremacists kidnapped and severely beat rural Alabama preacher Israel Page, nearly killing him because he had sued a White sheriff’s deputy for injuries suffered in […]
HOW A POISON PEN CAMPAIGN AT BLENHEIM PALACE TRIGGERED A COSY CRIME SERIES
HOW A POISON PEN CAMPAIGN AT BLENHEIM PALACE TRIGGERED A COSY CRIME SERIES What would you do if you worked at “Britain’s greatest palace”, full of underground cellars, hidden rooms, and secret staircases, and then received your very own poison pen letter threatening your future? You’d write a book about it, of course. And that’s […]
What Defines Us
What Defines Us By Angela Greenman What is it that defines us? After traveling the world as a communications expert, I believe it comes down to this question. The question is complex, because none of us are just one thing. We live a multitude of roles. We may exist in several different environments during the […]
A Relative to Truth—The Process of Writing a Novel
A Relative to Truth—The Process of Writing a Novel Ginny Fite When I began writing The Physics of Things, I had no idea where I was going, except I knew it wasn’t a standard mystery or thriller. I didn’t make an outline, determine tentpole events, think about character, story arcs, or saving the cat. Beginning […]
How to Write a Novel in 411 Days
The idea for No One Knows Us Here was spinning around my head for years before I actually sat down to write it. I was waiting for inspiration to strike. It had happened to me before—a sudden burst of creativity would come over me and I would write like a Serious Author character in a […]
They Might Be Toxic, A Little Book About Toxic Relationships
They Might Be Toxic, A Little Book About Toxic Relationships I wrote They Might Be Toxic after experiencing years of repeated patterns of toxic relationships. I’ve been a lifelong learner, and a teacher, so for me, sharing about this subject was only natural. As a 19-year old I fell into a whirlwind romance, dated this […]
Readers Teach Me About My Novel Patterson House
Readers Teach Me About My Novel Patterson House I’ve dreamed of talking about my historical novel, Patterson House, with actual readers for years and now that it is in bookstores, I finally have the opportunity. I love the process of letting the work go into the world and seeing what it will become in the […]
The Stories in Me by Shirley Russak Wachtel
The Stories in Me Shirley Russak Wachtel I have always loved books. An unusual statement considering I was never read to as a young child, nor did my parents accompany me as I wandered down the aisles in the children’s section of the library, scanning the covers. As Holocaust survivors newly arrived in Brooklyn, New […]
A Candid Conversation about Publishing
A Candid Conversation about Publishing Every author’s journey is different. There is no clear path, but there are some questions I asked myself along the way that made a difference in turning my dream into reality. It is my hope you ask yourself these same questions and propel your writing career forward. Why am I […]
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