Category: On Writing
Kaira Rouda: On Writing The Widow
How a major life change led to a novel, becoming a docent at The Library of Congress, and joining a very exclusive club By Kaira Rouda Approximately 12,000 Americans have served in Congress…from the beginning of our country’s founding. When my husband became one of them, I found myself immersed in a world of history, […]
Authors Interiewing Characters: Andrea J. Stein
What would you do if your ex brought your break-up to the big screen? That’s the question Callie Dressler, the main character of women’s fiction debut novel TYPECAST, has to ask herself. Callie Dressler thought she’d put her past where it belonged—behind her. But when her ex-boyfriend brings their breakup to the big screen, she […]
Archery and Writing
I am like an arrow shot from a bow. Where the wind guides me, my heart follows. –Stephanie Cotta I breathe in and out, gripping my bow as I snatch an arrow from my quiver nestled against my back. Nocking the arrow, I adjust my footing in the grass, and my eyes fix on the […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Molly Fader
Molly Fader interviews Kitty and BettyKay from The Sunshine Girls About THE SUNSHINE GIRLS “A breathtaking story of an extraordinary friendship. Molly Fader has penned an unforgettable novel that is sure to be one of the year’s best.” —Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Veil Two friends. A lifetime of secrets. One […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Alex Kenna
About What Meets the Eye: Kate Myles is a down-and-out PI struggling to rebuild her life after an accident and opioid addiction destroyed her family and LAPD career. In need of cash, she reluctantly agrees to look into the suspected suicide of a famous artist, Margot Starling. Margot Starling seemed to be on top of […]
On Writing Angels, Herpes and Psychedelics
Angels, Herpes and Psychedelics: How the book came about, and the process of writing it. I’ve always wanted to be an author of a wisdom book with something like the five keys or the three tips that would empower others to live their life passions and purpose. However, my soul had something else in mind. […]
Alternative Book Review: Letter To A Protagonist
After reading Priya Malhotra’s gorgeous WOMAN OF AN UNCERTAIN AGE I felt compelled, rather than writing a review, to write a letter to the protagonist, Naina. About WOMAN OF AN UNCERTAIN AGE When fifty-something Naina Mehta’s husband dies of a heart attack, she transforms herself from a suburban wife into a bold woman thirsty […]
Character Interview: Kaira Rouda interviews Jody Asher of The Widow
About THE WIDOW A husband with secrets. A wife with no limits. A riveting novel of marriage, privilege, and lies by Kaira Rouda, the USA Today bestselling author of The Next Wife. Jody Asher had a plan. Her charismatic husband, Martin, would be a political icon. She, the charming wife, would fuel his success. For fifteen congressional terms, […]
Writing Ourselves into Alignment By Harmony Kwiker
Writing Ourselves into Alignment By Harmony Kwiker The first time I recognized that there was a book inside of me, I felt equally elated and insecure. I had just experienced a recent breakthrough in my own growth and development when the words of the unwritten book started to pour through me. Each time I sat […]
Excerpt from AN IMPOSSIBLE RETURN by Caroline Laurent, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Inspired by a shocking travesty of justice, the repercussions of which still reverberate more than fifty years later, bestselling Franco-Mauritian author Caroline Laurent has written an exquisitely beautiful and tragic novel based on the authentic story of the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago. In AN IMPOSSIBLE RETURN (Amazon Crossing; December 1, 2022), expertly translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman, Caroline Laurent paints […]
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