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Interview With Liv Stratman, author of Cheat Day
As diet culture and monogamy continue to fall under the microscope, there’s never been a better time to read books that usher in discussion. With the paperback release of her debut novel, Liv Stratman draws on her experiences with harmful body image and diet culture to invite conversation around these topics while serving up a […]
WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG: Excerpt
Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG was named a Most Anticipated 2021 book by CNN, Newsweek, Parade, and USA Today, and was an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Books of the Month. The paperback is out now! “Smart and searingly passionate…an illuminating snapshot of nature, betrayal, and sacrifices set in the […]
Novel Problems: Finding Solutions in Revision
by Lynne Reeves Griffin Rarely in my roles as counselor and teacher do I shy away from conflict. I’m not one to think problems are bad things; they’re merely situations in need of closer attention and creative plans for resolution. In my personal life, with clear and kind confrontation, my husband and I grow closer […]
Listening Hard to Write Well
By Amy L. Bernstein The acclaimed writer Eudora Welty once noted that “Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them.” Wow. There’s so much for a writer to unpack in this brief but profound observation. How many times have I rushed headlong into […]
My Characters and My Father’s Journal
A gut-wrenching debut from a curious daughter who unlocks a time-capsule and inspires readers to “never forget” NASHVILLE, TN – Debut author Cathy A. Lewis hits the scene with a historical fiction novel that looks into Hitler’s deadly plans nine years before the start of World War II and the Holocaust. Lewis came up with […]
The Quest for Ideas
As I near the end of the first draft of my fourth novel, I’m often asked where I get my ideas. The answer is easy, and three-fold: from life, from long walks with my dogs, and from my job as an ESL teacher. Dog walks are my go-to when I get stuck on a plot […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sophie Sullivan
A frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan delivers a slow-burn romance that will have you delighted from start to finish: HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (St. Martin’s Griffin, January 18, 2022, $16.99). “Sophie Sullivan’s writing feels like a warm hug.” ―Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk Most Anticipated for […]
Finding the Funny in Your Mysteries and Thrillers
Finding the Funny in Your Mysteries and Thrillers Humorous Thrillers. That sounds like an oxymoron. How can there be anything funny about murder, mayhem, and mystery? Yet, finding the comedy in crime has rocketed true crime to the top of the podcasting world. As of this month, three of the top ten podcasts are in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: MORAL INFIDELITY by Rebecca Warner
Rebecca Warner interviews her character Caroline Romano from MORAL INFIDELITY Pro-Life Florida Governor Michael Romano is determined to go toe-to-toe with Pro-Choice advocates to change Florida’s abortion laws by enacting stricter regulations. But when his extramarital affair results in an unintended pregnancy, choice takes on a whole new meaning for him. It is the summer of 1989, […]
An excerpt from LB Well’s new novel, The White Coat Effect
L.B. Wells is the pseudonym for a very successful Board-Certified Surgeon, an ambitious physician who made her way through the jungle of medical training while overcoming the resistance of the male-dominated world of surgery. Wells has written a novel that unleashes the ambition necessary for a woman to push through the long road to becoming […]
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