Category: On Writing
Writing Lee Child’s Biography
By Heather Martin For Lee Child, character is king. It was what he told his agent the first time they met, back in March 1995. ‘Everybody remembers the Lone Ranger, but nobody remembers the Lone Ranger story.’ And with the Jack Reacher of Killing Floor, first published in March 1997, Lee created a character so […]
Beth Kirschner: On Writing
There are certain places that have such a distinct personality, that they make an indelible impression that’s difficult to forget. Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is one of those places. The diversity of the landscape, the challenges of the winter weather, and the uniqueness of those who call that place home all compelled me to write Copper […]
Interview with Jenny Judson and Danielle Mahfood
The Last Season is a collaboration between Jenny Judson and Danielle Mahfood, who met in high school and shared a mutual love of historical fiction and romance novels. Instead of passing notes in class, Jenny and Danielle would write short excerpts from imaginary novels that featured themselves and their classmates as characters caught up in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters Series: Olivia Swindler
For today’s interview, I will be interviewing Eleanor Quinn from my novel Cynthia Starts a Band. Eleanor Quinn is a member of America’s favorite band, Kittanning. She is currently dating her bandmate and American heartthrob, Art Bishop. Eleanor, what has it been like for you to grow up in the spotlight? Eleanor: It is hard […]
How My Father Impacted My Writing
How My Father Impacted My Writing It’s another early morning at my writing desk. The house is quiet. The coffee is cold. Two months ago, my father was admitted to the hospital and never came home. Each time I write I come to the same scene: the moment when I shouted for a hug on […]
Writing my Way Through Trauma
I never kept a diary or a journal. Writing was never my thing. I am a talker. Put me in a room with people and I will talk non-stop. Don’t get me wrong, I like to write, but it was never something I really did. All that changed in 2010. I was pregnant with my […]
Living Large: A Poet Finds a Second Home in Personal Essays
“You’re a miniaturist,” the poet Molly Peacock told me years ago. In preparation for her Sunday afternoon workshop, she’d asked everyone to send her ten pages of work. “We’re not here to discuss what’s wrong with our poems, or how to make them better,” Molly explained. “We’re here to discover our habits and proclivities. We’re […]
The Space in Between: An Empath’s Field Guide by Signe Myers Hovem
by Signe Myers Hovem One of the blurbs offered for my book The Space in Between: An Empath’s Field Guide generously states that I “put words to the wordless,” which honestly, was the most gratifying praise I could have received. It also partly explains why it took me so long to write my book—nearly ten […]
Interview with Samantha Durbin
Special K numbs her. Crystal meth makes her mean. Sixteen-year-old Samantha, raver extraordinaire, puts the “high” in high school. Samantha Durbin’s memoir RAVER GIRL Coming of Age in the 90s is out now and we’re delighted to feature this interview with her! Thank you so much for joining us on WWWB, Samantha! Thank you for […]
Why I wrote Shifting Shorelines
My upcoming book Shifting Shorelines: Messages from a Wiser Self is dedicated to my sister Nancy, who will never have a chance to read it. Still, I picture her clasping my book to her heart—not solely because I wrote it, but also because she would resonate with my ode to nature, the passage of time, […]
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