Category: On Writing
Authors Interviewing Characters: Alli Frank and Asha Youmans
When Alli Frank and Asha Youmans’ TINY IMPERFECTIONS debuted in 2020, this dynamic Black and White duo proved that two are better than one. Good Housekeeping, Good Morning America, POPSUGAR, SheReads, TheSkimm, and the New York Post all recommended their debut novel as a must-read. Now, Frank and Youmans return with their signature warmth and wit in NEVER MEANT TO MEET YOU – a […]
The Process of Writing A Memoir by Kathryn Gahl
From award-winning Wisconsin-based poet and fiction writer Kathryn Gahl (The Velocity of Love, Messengers of the Gods) comes THE YELLOW TOOTHBRUSH, a poetic memoir that delves deeply into the many facets of motherhood: tragic loss, brave resilience, and unconditional love. In THE YELLOW TOOTHBRUSH (Two Shrews Press, August 30, 2022), Kathryn Gahl offers a stunning look at anxiety, depression, […]
Joanne Kukanza Easley: On Writing
My third novel, I’ll Be Seeing You, was recently released on my imprint, Red Boots Press. I had been published with a small press for my first two award-winning novels, Sweet Jane and Just One Look. While I am grateful for my start in the world of books, I felt it was time to put […]
Reading With Rochelle: September
Hello Readers & Friends, September was a busy editing month as I made the finishing touches to What You Do To Me (5/23/23), but I was able to squeeze in a few great reads. My list includes some real gems plus an oldie but goodie that sat on my TBR for YEARS. I’m glad I […]
The Child Between Us by Alison Ragsdale: Excerpt
THE CHILD BETWEEN US, Alison Ragsdale My beautiful girl, you are my missing piece. You came into my life and changed everything, placing your warm little hand in mine, and looking up at me with your sky-blue eyes, so full of hope. Little did we know what lay ahead, but for a while at least, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Cade Bentley
About WHERE THE WILD PEACHES GROW Nona “Peaches” Davenport, abandoned by the man she loved and betrayed by family, left her Natchez, Mississippi, home fifteen years ago and never looked back. She’s forged a promising future in Chicago as a professor of African American Studies. Nona even finds her once-closed heart persuaded by a new […]
Authors interviewing characters: Coco Picard
Authors interviewing characters: Coco Picard Madame Blavatsky Interview An aloe plant called Madame Blavatsky sits on the ledge of a window in the Wellness Center outside of Munich, Germany in my debut novel, THE HEALING CIRCLE. The plant is ordinary, easily overlooked, particularly in this far wing of a hospital dedicated to rest and relaxation. […]
Stealing Time By Davida G. Breier
Stealing Time By Davida G. Breier Shortly before my 45th birthday, I decided I was ready to confront one of my worst fears – fiction. I had toyed with the idea of writing a novel since I was in my 20s, but I would routinely dismiss the idea. You aren’t qualified to write a book. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Christine Nolfi
Christine Nolfi interviews sisters Vale and Blythe from A Brighter Flame About A BRIGHTER FLAME: She’s always wanted a sense of belonging. The last place she expects to find it is home. Vale Lightner’s dreams turn to ash when the Pittsburgh bar she owns goes up in flames. Just like the past she escaped, very […]
Peak Beyond Peak: The Unpublished Scottish Journeys of Isobel Wylie Hutchison
Box of lost essays by forgotten Scottish solo Arctic explorer, poet and botanist Isobel Wylie Hutchison published in new book A collection of lost essays by one of Scotland’s most remarkable women has been published as a book by Edinburgh publisher Taproot Press. Peak Beyond Peak: The Unpublished Scottish Journeys of Isobel Wylie Hutchison is […]
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