Category: On Writing
WILDFLOWER SEASON: Excerpt
WILDFLOWER SEASON She always followed the path of least resistance…until it leads her to a small town where she can follow her dreams. When Emma Cantrell’s marriage imploded, she learned a fast and painful lesson about trusting her heart. Then, on a visit to Magnolia, North Carolina, to see her brother, an elegant, if dilapidated, mansion […]
Let Us Look Elsewhere: Excerpt
Mona Dash is the author of A Roll of the Dice : a story of loss, love and genetics (Linen Press, 2019) winner of the Eyelands International Book Awards for memoir, and very recently, Let Us Look Elsewhere (Dahlia Books, June ’21).Her other published books are A Certain Way, Untamed Heart, and Dawn-drops. Her work has […]
Editing Night Feeds and Morning Songs: Poetry of Motherhood
In 2020, while homeschooling my two young children solo and working as a publicist, I edited an anthology of poetry about motherhood. Not since the newborn days had I been quite so much in the trenches of parenting. Even with the many advantages we enjoyed – adequate technology and living space, good health, kids without […]
Write What You Know—But Not Exactly!
My second novel, Just One Look, tackles the subject of first love, a universal theme. At will, I can summon the face of my first love and the intense waves of desire and longing that claimed me so many years ago. Channeling those feelings helped me write the story of Dani Marek, who fell in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Shawn Nocher
Shawn Nocher’s compelling debut novel A HAND TO HOLD IN DEEP WATER (Blackstone; June 22, 2021; Hardcover) tells the story of Lacey and her stepfather Willy, who are deeply bruised by the mysterious disappearance of Lacey’s mother thirty years ago. Reluctant to uncover their past that is brimming with unanswered questions, Lacey and Willy must now face a […]
Inspiration for The Last Bookshop In London
Inspiration as an author can come in many forms. It can be an event that once happened or a person you know or have read about, it can even be an experience you yourself have had that manifests itself into a scene for your next book. All it takes is a grain of sand caught […]
Rachel Edwards: Born On Three Continents
Rachel Edwards: Born on Three Continents Any minute now, readers will, I hope, begin opening my latest novel, Lucky, which launches on 24th June. In the minds of the most interested, questions may form: why did she write this? Is the lead character really her? What happens next? Interviewers are starting to ask questions too, […]
Must-Read Suspense, Mystery And Thriller Novels By Women Of Colour
Lauren Groff writes book reviews at Top Canadian Writers and Assignment Help Services, and is an editor at Essayroo. Nothing beats relaxing with a good book, whether you’re curled up in front of a roaring fire, or stretched out on the beach – and the ‘keep them guessing ‘til the end’ appeal of suspense, mystery […]
My Body, My Book
When I first put pen to paper, creating the early draft of my essay, “Five Positions,” the aim at that time was not a book. All I wanted to accomplish with the writing was to capture a bit of my past dancing self, one that was physically disappearing, a bit more with each passing year. […]
A Forgotten Dream Realized
by Bella Mahaya Carter Author of Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book Recently, while skimming old journals, I came upon this line I wrote in 1986: “One day I’d like to write a book about writing.” At the time, I was a graduate […]
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