Category: On Writing
Authors Interviewing Characters: Pim Wangtechewat
The Wang family are hiding a secret – they all have the ability to time travel. When parents Joshua and Lily depart for the past and never return, their children Tommy and Eva are forced to deal with their grief alone. Eva might be trying to find her place in the present, but Tommy is pulled further […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Annie Rains
THROUGH THE SNOW GLOBE It’s a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day in USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains’ new novel, as a woman dangerously close to losing it all receives an unexpected Christmas gift that prompts a surprising journey of self-discovery . . . and another chance at happiness. What if you could have one more day with someone you […]
Carrying on my Father’s Creative Legacy
Carrying on my father’s creative legacy Be it a wedding or a child’s first birthday or people’s 25th wedding anniversary … a poem from my dad was always on people’s wish lists. No matter the location or occasion, no celebration was ever complete without Dad’s poems. Bills needed to be paid, but he made sure his soul was […]
In Search of the Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe
In Search of the Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe Since I was a teen, my father has clipped newspaper articles that he thinks will interest me. Many of the ones that I have kept since the late 1980s are focused on the Poe Toaster, the individual who visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in the […]
PJ McIlVaine in Conversation with her A GOOD MAN Protagonist, Brooks Anderson
About A GOOD MAN Decades after a brutal childhood trauma, a famous novelist finds his life shattered once again, in this unsettling psychological mystery thriller. After years of turmoil, Brooks Anderson is sober and has a stable life with his wife and two kids. He should be enjoying life, but the persistent nightmares and sleepwalking […]
The Birth of a Book Cover
The Birth of a Book Cover Books are written in isolation, but their covers are born in community, at least in my experience. Here’s the story of how I birthed the cover for LOUISE AND VINCENT. Great artist that Vincent van Gogh was, he’d been a terribly lonely man. When I read in his biography […]
The Inspiration for Sideline Confidential By Brooke Bentley
I was standing on the periphery of a conference room in downtown Indianapolis watching reporters joust microphones in front of the next hyped NFL prospect. It was 2009, and at this time the NFL strictly limited media access to the Scouting Combine. The room was primarily filled with long-time print reporters, a small contingent of […]
How to Kick-Start Your Memoir and Find Your Voice by Jennifer Cramer-Miller
How to Kick-Start Your Memoir and Find Your Voice Jennifer Cramer-Miller When I started writing my memoir, Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope, my story felt like a mountain of clay. How would I carve it into a meaningful sculpture? A daunting task. I knew where the story began. Decades earlier, I had […]
Conscious Writing: Confessions and Tips from a Supposed Accountability Expert
Conscious Writing: Confessions and Tips from a Supposed Accountability Expert Writing is hard. And if you believe the adage, what is most personal is most universal, then I imagine many of you also find writing can be hell. The truth is, writing my book, Conscious Accountability, was a hot mess. So, when I was invited […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Barbara Conrey
My Secret to Keep When Maggie Bryan works up the nerve to tell her parents she’s pregnant, they immediately disown her. Later that night, her boyfriend is killed. In desperation, she turns to her brother, Sam. Against his wife’s wishes, Sam brings Maggie to his home in rural Pennsylvania. While Maggie awaits the birth of […]
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