Category: On Writing
Authors Interviewing Characters: Elly Swartz
Elly Swartz Interviews her character AUTUMN from her novel Dear Student! About DEAR STUDENT When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma–can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret? Starting Middle School is rough […]
Flash Fiction: Spilt Milk by Densie Webb
Spilt Milk By Densie Webb She couldn’t point to a day marked in red on the calendar when everything had fallen apart. It had been a methodical, exquisitely painful dissection. In the beginning he was there, serving up his seductive behavior like a mouthwatering, seven-course meal. And she lacked the willpower to walk away. […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: February!
It’s February, and you know what that means…LOVE! In case you didn’t already know, I’m a sucker for a good love story. So this Valentines Day, I’m sharing books that capture all the feels. Love is complex and runs deep. And not everyone has a significant other. In this […]
Uncomfortable Books Are Important
by Sarah Tinsley Everyone wants to realise at least one of their dreams. For me, that happened just a few weeks ago. With the release of my debut novel The Shadows We Cast, the book I started over seven years ago finally exists in the world. But when people ask me what it’s about, it’s […]
How Being a Writing Coach Inspired my Writing
By Danielle Grandinetti In April, A Strike to the Heart, my historical romantic suspense novel releases from Iron Stream Media. I’ve been writing since grade school and I’ll never forget I wrote one of my first stories after a public assembly in third grade. I cannot recall the assembly itself, but I remember the assignment. […]
Writing Our Ancestors Into Fiction
Writing Our Ancestors Into Fiction By Malia Márquez Here, we explore ancestors as inspiration for fictional characters and narratives. This article is inspired by my process of researching and writing my debut novel, This Fierce Blood, published in October 2021 by Acre Books. From inspiration to researching, outlining, and fleshing out the story and characters, […]
Author Interviewing Characters Lyn Liao Butler interviews Angela from RED THREAD OF FATE
Author Interviewing Characters Lyn Liao Butler interviews Angela from RED THREAD OF FATE In the wake of a tragedy and fueled by guilt from a secret she’s kept for years, a woman discovers how delicate the thread that binds family is in this powerful novel by Lyn Liao Butler. Two days before Tam and Tony […]
Interview with Rachel Thomspon
Rachel Thompson is the author of seven books, including the award-winning, best-selling Broken Places (one of IndieReader’s “Best of 2015” top books) and the bestselling, multi-award-winning Broken Pieces (as well as two additional humor books, A Walk In The Snark and Mancode: Exposed) and two business books, including her bestselling “Great On Kindle” Pick The BadRedheadMedia 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge. She released Broken People in Fall 2020. She […]
Integrating my Author and Therapist Selves
Integrating my Author and Therapist Selves Lisa Williamson Rosenberg My father took my aspirations of being a novelist seriously from the start. His advice? “Get your first four chapters in, get your advance, and get to work.” Which was the way of the publishing world when he was chief art director of Viking Press back […]
Bobbie Jean Huff: On Writing
Bobbie Jean Huff There are a host of challenges that face every writer, and as a debut novelist I faced some difficult ones with The Ones We Keep, published by Sourcebooks in January 2022. The book is about a woman, Olivia, who after one of her children has died, decides to walk away from her […]
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