Category: On Writing
Authors Interviewing Characters: Tracey Buchanan
While writing Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace, which takes place in the early 1950s, I got to know the book’s main character, Mrs. Minerva Place, very well. After all, we spent many hours over the course of several years together. But no matter how well you think you know somebody, with a person […]
Character Interview: A HUNDRED DAYS TILL TOMORROW by L.S Case
Character Interview: A HUNDRED DAYS TILL TOMORROW by L.S. Case About A HUNDRED DAYS TILL TOMORROW “Lovelorn and ever hopeful romantics will find this poetic page-turner a delicious escape from any cares – present or past. Like the magical sea glass on the shores of Cobblers Hill, each chapter of Miranda’s journey gleams with light […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: India Hill Brown
We are delighted to feature this Authors Interviewing Characters piece by INDIA HILL BROWN! About the book: RHYTHM AND MUSE Cinderella meets Cyrano in this pitch-perfect YA rom-com that is a celebration of Black joy, first crushes, and putting your heart on the line for love. Darren Johnson lives in his head. There, he can pine for his […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Elizabeth Buchan
We are delighted to feature Elizabeth Buchan who interviewed her character Nina Lawrence from Two Women in Rome! About the book: TWO WOMEN IN ROME In the Eternal City, no secret stays hidden forever… Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited to begin her new job as an archivist. When she discovers a valuable fifteenth-century painting, […]
WHAT KATIE DID (and what she definitely shouldn’t have done…)
WHAT KATIE DID (and what she definitely shouldn’t have done…) The protagonist in my latest book, The Bad Wife, is a woman who becomes obsessed by a stranger. She knows nothing about this man, but meets him when she’s at a low point in her life and starts to fantasise about being in a relationship […]
How Seeing The World through a Blind Woman’s Eyes made me a Better Writer
I attended university in San Diego, California. As a mid-level Spanish speaker, I enjoyed taking weekend trips into Mexico. Like many college students, I worked at a number of part-time jobs. One of the most interesting ones was as a personal assistant for a professor who was blind. One Monday, after I’d related my weekend […]
On Writing She Rides, Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico
She Rides, Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico By Alenka Vrecek During my 2500 mile long mountain bike journey from my home in Lake Tahoe, California to my second home at the tip of Baja Peninsula in Mexico, I wrote a blog, so my family and friends could follow along. With every post I shared, […]
How Being a Math Teacher Inspired My Writing
How Being a Math Teacher Inspired My Writing by Mary Katheen Mehuron I was a math and science teacher for many years, and I enjoyed it. Though I have a Bachelor of Science and two master’s degrees as part of my teacher training, I’ve never taken a writing class in a college setting. (That’s about […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: E.L. Deards
Spanning decades, Wild With All Regrets follows the psychological journey and descent of Lucas Connolly, a young gay man with a heart full of secrets. Born in turn-of-the-century Dublin to an overworked mother and a father who couldn’t understand him, Lucas finds love and acceptance for the first time in his dearest friend Jamie Murray. […]
Finding A Story: Wendy Walker
Finding a Story What Remains is my fifth thriller and I continue to be mystified by the origins of a story. As a former lawyer, and a person who likes to plan just about everything, this has been the most challenging part of writing. If only I could sit at my desk with a strong […]
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