Category: On Writing
Interview with Catherine Raphael, Author of Journey to the Heart Stone
Follow Cora as she works to restore the matriarchal society her uncle destroyed in this epic feminist fantasy by debut author and womens’ rights activist, Catherine Raphael. Tired of reading male-dominated fantasy stories, Raphael set out to create Journey to the Heart Stone (Sparkpress, Sept 27, 2022), where a young woman vows to bring together […]
Writing as a Husband and Wife Team
Describing authorship of Moral Code takes a moment. Beautiful green letters across the book’s cover states Lois and Ross Melbourne. Like our marriage, entrepreneurial partnership, and parenting, we each maintained very unique roles with this sci-fi creation. For eighteen of our thirty years of marriage, we ran a global software company. I was CEO, Ross […]
No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land When I was fourteen years old, the country where I grew up, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), ceased to exist – her anthem and her flag, together with her borders, vanished. She was merged into another country, a country which paradoxically was her sibling, sharing a language, a culture, and a mutual […]
Finding Time: Writing Your Book in a Busy World
Finding Time: Writing Your Book in a Busy World by Sarah Fawn Montgomery These days, there is never enough time. Careers, caregiving, and capitalism compete for our attention along with the latest social, political, and environmental disasters. Rest seems to be a thing of the past and writing time is hard to come by when […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Jamie Beck
About TAKE IT FROM ME Wendy Moore hides her collection of pilfered bric-a-brac from everyone, including her husband. He thinks she licked her kleptomania in therapy more than a decade ago. Therapy did help, as did focusing her attention on motherhood. But now Wendy’s gardening and furniture-refinishing hobbies fill up only so much of the […]
The Long and Winding Road of Inspiration: Suzanne Parry
The Long and Winding Road of Inspiration Suzanne Parry, author of Lost Souls of Leningrad Inspiration is a funny thing. Sometimes it strikes fast and hard. You stop what you’re doing and grab a pen, a scrap of paper, and rush to get the precious idea recorded. But there’s another kind of inspiration. A slow […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jen Craven
Exploring twisted motivations and the tensions between lust and loyalty, Jen Craven’s debut work of contemporary women’s fiction, “Best Years of your Life” is being called “a compelling page-turner” and “a white-knuckle ride of a novel.” Told through the points of view of two college professor moms and their freshman daughter, it’s a story where […]
SISTERS IN CRIME MARKS 35 YEAR MILESTONE WITH WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATION
SISTERS IN CRIME MARKS 35 YEAR MILESTONE WITH WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATION The organization’s special online event to include a full day of panels, conversation, and socialization in the spirit of the diverse, crime-writing community 2022 marks 35 years for Sisters in Crime, an organization to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime […]
Excerpt from Secret Lives of Royal Women: Fascinating Biographies of Queens, Princesses, Duchesses, and other Regal Women
Excerpt from Despite their differences, romance blossomed: Philip’s terms of endearment for Elizabeth were Lilibet, Sausage, or Darling. The prince proposed, and the twenty-year-old princess accepted without consulting mum and dad. During their 1947 wedding, the crowned heads of Europe and the world’s most powerful politicians were in attendance. Those not invited to the Westminster […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Katie Keridan
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Katie Keridan About REIGN RETURNED Kyra Valorian is the most gifted Astral healer the golden-blooded realm of Aeles has seen in ages. When tragedy strikes, Kyra discovers she possesses a life-changing gift: she’s a Recovrancer, able to enter the realm of the dead and recover those who’ve died before their time. Unfortunately, […]
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