Category: On Writing
THE LAST BEEKEEPER: Exclusive Excerpt
We are delighted to feature this exclusive excerpt from THE LAST BEEKEEPER by Julie Carrick Dalton! THE LAST BEEKEEPER Julie Carrick Dalton’s The Last Beekeeper is a celebration of found family, an exploration of truth versus power, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair. “Fans of Delia Owens will swoon to find their […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kate Brandt
Author Interview for “Hope for the Worst” by Kate Brandt, published by Vine Leaves Press About the book: HOPE FOR THE WORST ★★★★★ “A thrilling journey into the heart of Buddhist thought on pain, truth, and desire… will pull you deep into the thorny beauty of American Buddhism—and leave you wondering and moved.” Blair Hurley, […]
Behind the Scenes of THE BEAUTIFUL MISFITS
Behind the Scenes of THE BEAUTIFUL MISFITS By Susan Reinhardt Other than a job as a supermodel, I can’t think of any career besides writing that whacks a person’s self-worth each time we put ourselves out there. Oh, how close I’ve come to the golden writing ticket, the one opening the gatekeepers’ doors. Oh, the […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Alison Schaffir
Authors Interviewing Characters: Alison Schaffir Your Dream for Me: Seventeen-year-old Scarlett, unlike her theatrically-gifted parents, is not one to spend time near a spotlight. Scarlett dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer, where she can flex her creative talents away from a crowd. So it’s no surprise when she sneaks into her school’s costume shop […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: February
Hello Readers & Friends, February went by in a blink, but there was plenty of time for reading. This month’s round-up includes something for everyone: Dads and sons, rock and roll, complicated families, another hit by my new favorite author, a beautifully written debut, and many more to add to your TBR. I hope you […]
Celebrating Women By Telling Their Stories through Historical Fiction
Celebrating Women By Telling Their Stories through Historical Fiction Thanks to the grassroots efforts of a local Sonoma County (CA) education task force in 1978, learning about women’s achievements in history became nationally recognized in 1987 when Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month. Since then, students and readers alike have benefitted from curriculum […]
Cheers to Women’s History Month with MADAME POMMERY, Creator of Brut Champagne
Cheers to Women’s History Month with MADAME POMMERY, Creator of Brut Champagne By Rebecca Rosenberg, novelist Since March is Women’s History Month, I invite you to join me in celebrating all the female characters in literature who represent real women overcoming real challenges. Women who have helped us grow and progress in ways we can […]
Coming Out of the Spy Family Closet
Coming Out of the Spy Family Closet Publishing my memoir Spy Daughter, Queer Girl entailed 17 years of facing my fears. Being the daughter of a spy means keeping secrets. It’s built into spy family culture. It wasn’t until I attended a writing workshop taught by novelist Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Ciera Horton McElroy
Authors Interviewing Characters: Ciera Horton McElroy About Atomic Family: It’s November 1, 1961, in a small town in South Carolina, and nuclear war is coming. Ten-year-old Wilson Porter believes this with every fiber of his being. He prowls his neighborhood for Communists and studies fallout pamphlets and the habits of his father, a scientist at […]
Writing From the Heart
Writing From the Heart Donna Norman-Carbone When my close friends read an early copy of my debut novel, All That is Sacred, which releases in spring 2023, they asked, “Which character are you?” I chuckled. While fiction writers draw from their own experiences all the time (some more consciously than others or, for some books, […]
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