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Authors Interviewing Characters: Elly Swartz
Elly Swartz Interviews her character AUTUMN from her novel Dear Student! About DEAR STUDENT When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma–can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret? Starting Middle School is rough […]
The Power of Community in the Writing Process By Alida Miranda-Wolff
The Power of Community in the Writing Process By Alida Miranda-Wolff Writing my book proposal came easily; placing that proposal with a publisher didn’t. Between 2018 and 2019, I decided I both wanted to realize my dream of becoming a published author and spreading messages around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). When it came […]
Flash Fiction: Spilt Milk by Densie Webb
Spilt Milk By Densie Webb She couldn’t point to a day marked in red on the calendar when everything had fallen apart. It had been a methodical, exquisitely painful dissection. In the beginning he was there, serving up his seductive behavior like a mouthwatering, seven-course meal. And she lacked the willpower to walk away. […]
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein On the first page of OK, Little Bird, readers are immediately catapulted into laughter at a seemingly inappropriate moment. And, therein, becomes the tempo and pacing of the book. Ok, Little Bird flips the expected on end and leaves readers both laughing and tearful. […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: February!
It’s February, and you know what that means…LOVE! In case you didn’t already know, I’m a sucker for a good love story. So this Valentines Day, I’m sharing books that capture all the feels. Love is complex and runs deep. And not everyone has a significant other. In this […]
Uncomfortable Books Are Important
by Sarah Tinsley Everyone wants to realise at least one of their dreams. For me, that happened just a few weeks ago. With the release of my debut novel The Shadows We Cast, the book I started over seven years ago finally exists in the world. But when people ask me what it’s about, it’s […]
How Being a Writing Coach Inspired my Writing
By Danielle Grandinetti In April, A Strike to the Heart, my historical romantic suspense novel releases from Iron Stream Media. I’ve been writing since grade school and I’ll never forget I wrote one of my first stories after a public assembly in third grade. I cannot recall the assembly itself, but I remember the assignment. […]
Why Cooking is the Perfect Writing Companion
Stephanie Sowden, debut After Everything You Did from Canelo Crime 9th April 2022 I was in the midst of dicing a three-kilo sack of onions when my main character popped up and told me how to solve a particularly niggling plot hole that had been driving me crazy. I dropped my knife, opened the Notes […]
Finding The Story
I have been asked from time-to-time where I get ideas for stories. I wish I could say that I get one spark of inspiration and poof! A plot and characters are in my head. For me, stories evolve from a whiff of an idea and grow over time as I start imagining the characters: who […]
Writing Our Ancestors Into Fiction
Writing Our Ancestors Into Fiction By Malia Márquez Here, we explore ancestors as inspiration for fictional characters and narratives. This article is inspired by my process of researching and writing my debut novel, This Fierce Blood, published in October 2021 by Acre Books. From inspiration to researching, outlining, and fleshing out the story and characters, […]
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