Category: On Writing
Julie Stone: On Writing
Ten years. That’s a long time between book releases. Especially when you write Rom-Com. The me who wrote my first three books was living her life solidly in the demographic for the genre, though by book three I’d edged my way a wee bit outside of it. But the trials and tribulations of those heroines […]
Writing AT THE QUIET EDGE
I never imagined I’d write a book told partly from the point-of-view of a twelve-year-old, but Everett is the perfect conduit for AT THE QUIET EDGE, a story that originated with my own son. The idea for this suspense began when my teenager drove a young coworker home after their shift at our local pizza […]
Writing What You Don’t Know By Gin Phillips
Writing What You Don’t Know By Gin Phillips Write what you know. I’ve heard it a million times, and I’ve even said it plenty of times myself. The truth is that, particularly for beginning writers, capturing your own experience has a real power. It’s visceral. But the other truth is that if you’re a writer, […]
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE WRITERS OF PSYCHIC
Sharon and Tammy Rose, a mother and daughter duo currently living in England, came together to write Psychic, a crossover book that deals with terrorism, racism, and psychical talent. The book is being published by Apprentice House Press in the US and will be released in June 2022. Sharon is the Town Clerk of a […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Michelle Major
From the USA Today bestselling author Michelle Major comes a captivating small-town romance where the last person Mariella Jacob wants to see in Magnolia, North Carolina, could be exactly whom she’s been waiting for… Wedding Season (releasing April 26, 2022) tells the story of Mariella, who was one of the world’s premier bridal designers, but one viral PR […]
A LITTLE HISTORY OF ART: EXCERPT
A Little History of Art takes us on a thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the origins of mark-making to art’s central role in culture today on subjects such as climate change and human rights. Transporting readers chronologically through history, the author takes us to the moment at which these artworks were created, to […]
An Interview With Kim Hays, Author of Pesticide
Interview with Kim Hays, author of PESTICIDE about PESTICIDE Bern, Switzerland – Lose yourself in the haunting Swiss city of Bern in this engaging police procedural by debut author, Kim Hays. Pesticide (Apr 19, 2022, Seventh Street Books) follows detectives Guiliana Linder and Renzo Donatelli as they work together to solve two mysterious deaths in […]
THREE THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY DEBUT TO MY SOPHOMORE NOVEL
BY SAMANTHA M. BAILEY It took almost two decades for me to see one of the many books I’ve written on a shelf for readers to buy and borrow. I’d been so focused on the goal of getting published that I had no clue what the traditional publishing process was actually like, until my debut, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jeneva Rose
We are excited to share this authors interviewing characters piece from best-selling author Jeneva Rose. Her last book, The Perfect Marriage (2020), went viral on TikTok when her husband pretended to be the adulterous (and murderous) character in the book – he was so convincing many thought it was real! ONE OF US IS DEAD (April 26, Blackstone Publishing) is […]
Interview with Polly Hamilton Hilsabeck
Polly Hamilton Hilsabeck’s novel AMERICAN BLUES came out earlier this month and has been getting great reviews! “Hilsabeck’s prose is vivid and urgent . . .” —Kirkus Reviews “The blues are black folks’ breathing through the grisly legacies of white malevolence and grotesque bloodlust in America. American Blues gives readers a haunting glimpse into the […]
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