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How My Book Tour Became Part of My Healing as a Writer
By Heidi Yewman My book tour turned out to be far more than a series of events; it became an unexpected chapter in my own healing. I launched my memoir, Dumb Girl, on August 19th. It almost didn’t happen. Six days before the launch, my brother—whose sexual abuse I wrote about in the book—sent a cease-and-desist […]
Responsibility From Within: When You’re Bosnian, But Not a Survivor
By Amra Pajalic My historical mystery novel Time Kneels Between Mountains is about a young girl surviving under siege and was completed as part of a PhD in Creative Writing. As an author I sit uneasily between insider and outsider: being Bosnian, yet not a genocide survivor. I lived in Bosnia as a child from […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Monzon interviews librarian Hayley Holt
HEARTS IN CIRCULATION Can a rundown bookmobile be the vehicle that brings two unlikely hearts together? Little Creek’s bookmobile is more of a death trap on wheels than a vehicle of literary delights, and circulation librarian Hayley Holt is afraid it’s going to careen down a mountainside with her in it. Yet she sees it […]
A Weekend on Allyson Island by Susannah B. Lewis: Excerpt
A Weekend on Allyson Island They’ve come for a birthday celebration . . . but they’ll leave celebrating themselves. Moira Allyson is going all out for her 50th birthday. The planning part is easy–in her big, beautiful mansion set on Savannah’s waterfront, perfect parties practically plan themselves. She’ll serve the region’s finest cuisine, offer delicious […]
Befriending Betsy Excerpt
For readers who loved Marley & Me, a poignant memoir about cats, dogs, and what it means to forge a friendship—in life and in death—with a person you can never meet. Betsy Pauly died five years before Jen Braaksma knew she had even lived. Betsy was an artist and writer hailing from Minnesota, Texas, Missouri, and […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Connie Berry
A GRAVE DECEPTION Antiques expert Kate Hamilton dives into the past to solve a fourteenth-century mystery with disturbing similarities to a modern-day murder in the sixth installment of the Kate Hamilton mystery series. Kate Hamilton and her husband, Detective Inspector Tom Mallory, have settled into married life in Long Barston. When archaeologists excavating the ruins […]
Midwifing The Writer
By Sarah Branson The contractions wake her just after midnight. At first, she just feels niggly little cramps waking her every few minutes, keeping her from deep sleep. Eager to have the process underway, she crawls from under her covers and putters about her home excitedly envisioning her coming child and nervously anticipating the work […]
Finding My Voice: Why I Wrote Unbreakable: Rising Above an Abusive Marriage
By Joni Parker Thomas I wrote Unbreakable: Rising Above an Abusive Marriage to help other women who have suffered domestic violence find the strength to protect themselves and their children. Too often, abusers hide behind a “Mr. Nice Guy” façade to lure women into relationships, only to reveal their cruelty later. I never imagined I […]
Attract It All by Tsikki Thau: Exclusive Excerpt
Attract It All: The Real Secret to Manifestation Discover the transformative power of manifestation in this empowering guide by renowned spiritual mentor Tsikki Thau. Drawing from 30 years of dedicated practice, Tsikki Thau unveils the secrets to attracting your heart’s desires, offering a magical blend of ancient practices and modern techniques. With practical exercises and […]
The Inspiration Behind A Tiny White Light: A Memoir of a Mind in Crisis
By Linda Bass A Tiny White Light: A Memoir of a Mind in Crisis is not an academic analysis of psychosis, but instead, one woman’s story. It gradually immerses the reader in the interior of a psychotic episode that I experienced over forty-three years ago and then kept secret for most of my life. But […]
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