Category: On Writing
Finding Marvelous
In early 2020, I found Pedro Gonzales, the Wild Man of Tenerife. I was working with a friend in a café, and there he was, waiting—a snippet below one result from my Google search. The deadline for my second book’s edits loomed, and I’d been verifying a stray fact; what I found by chance instead […]
Character Interview: Diane Marie Brown interviews Willow Montrose of Black Candle Women
Character Interview: Diane Marie Brown interviews Willow Montrose of Black Candle Women About BLACK CANDLE WOMEN “Propulsive and poignant, Black Candle Women concocts an intoxicating potion of warmth, wisdom, and wonder.” —Ava DuVernay A warm and wry family drama with a magical twist about four generations of Black women, a family curse, and one very complicated year of […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kimberly Brock
Kimberly Brock interviews Pennilyn Young from THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE about THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE Now available in trade paper—just in time for women’s history month—SIBA bestseller The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare explores the meaning of women’s history and the sacrifices every mother makes for her daughter. What happened to the Lost […]
PERICLES AND ASPASIA: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak
PERICLES AND ASPASIA: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak From the Author and Historian—Inspirations for Writing Pericles and Aspasia Someone recently asked me, “Since you’ve been a non-fiction author in the past, what compelled you to write fiction?” My answer is that I was not compelled to write fiction—I was compelled to write this […]
Building Confidence One Spicy Romance Book At A Time
Building Confidence One Spicy Romance Book At A Time I’ve always found it easier to write fiction, rather than talk about myself. It’s a problem many authors have, which is probably why marketing can be so difficult. But back in 2018 I started a blog at my publisher’s suggestion, and over time it’s become easier […]
The Reason Behind “A Reason to Carry On”
The Reason Behind “A Reason to Carry On” Despite a voice from the Deep crying out “don’t do it”, I did. I followed the fun crowd to a roller skating rink and tried to emulate a young boy doing tricks. I wound up in hospital with a compound spiral fracture, in unfathomable pain, then onto […]
Life After Memoir: Puzzle Pieces, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, & Lavender Tea
Life After Memoir: Puzzle Pieces, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, & Lavender Tea Life After Memoir: Puzzles Pieces, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, & Lavender TeaYou open the box delicately, but confidently. You drop out the promised 1000 cardboard cutout pieces of colors, speculating their ultimate purpose. Turning each piece over, one by one, to their sole speck of […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Amanda Elliot
Amanda Elliot Interviews Julie Zimmerman from BEST SERVED HOT About BEST SERVED HOT Two restaurant critics learn their opposing tastes might make for a five-star relationship in the next foodie romantic comedy from the author of Sadie on a Plate. By day, Julie Zimmerman works as an executive assistant. After hours, she’s @JulieZeeEatsNYC, a social media […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kate Thompson
Bestselling author Kate Thompson returns with The Little Wartime Library, a novel based on the true story of a forgotten little library in WW2. When German bombs crashed through its roof, Bethnal Green library moved underground, providing books – and escapism – for children during air raids. Kate brings the story to life by reimagining life […]
Living Write
Living Write Melissa Giberson The pandemic was in its early stages; I was furloughed from work. With my excess time, I read books, watched Netflix, cleaned, caught up on scrapbooking, and revisited my old writing – stashed in a backpack in a closet and in electronic files in the deep recesses of my computer. In […]
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