Category: On Writing
Authors Interviewing Characters: Heidi McCrary, Chasing North Star
Chasing North Star is a story centered around a band of siblings as they tackle the challenge of surviving a mentally unstable mother. The story takes place in 1970, back when cars had ashtrays and kids were free-range. While the novel is narrated by the youngest, who was nine at the time, it also features […]
A Psychologist Models Self-Therapy Through Writing
By Dr. Nancy Farber Kent Writing. Writing is a tool we can use to discover the solutions to our problems. I write, write, write my way to my answers. When feeling angry, afraid, sad, frustrated, lonely, I just start writing…and the answers come. From my experience, I have discovered that when we write, we unlock […]
How My Own HEA Inspired My Writing
Leo Tolstoy is famous for saying, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I think the same thing is true when it comes to most happily ever afters; boy meets girl, boy gets girl, a misunderstanding happens, boy loses girl and then boy and girl reunite. But while […]
From Conception to Publication: Finding Frank by Rachel Townsend
Almost exactly three years ago, I was nearing the end of a Therapist’s Supervisor course in West Sussex in England, when a throwaway remark by one of my tutors planted a seed which has, ultimately, lead to the publication of my debut book, Finding Frank. I really must remember to send her a copy and […]
Why I Wrote ENDURING TIMES
I was born at a time not too dissimilar from the era in which we find ourselves now. The world and the people in it were struggling to survive, rocked by the many social and economic headwinds that would change their lives, like those of my parents, forever. Nine decades ago, many in our country […]
Jerusalem as a Second Language, by Rochelle Distelheim: Excerpt
While her father was raised as an Orthodox Jew, Rochelle’s mother saw her Judaism as interesting, but not necessary. “She loved the music, the food, the heavy devotion to education and family,” Rochelle explains. “As a fallout, I knew I would never marry out of the religion, but my husband and I were contented High […]
On Autobiography in Fiction
Readers of fiction often find themselves wondering how much of a story is based on the writer’s life. Recently, I was reading Colm Toibin’s book called On Elizabeth Bishop and came across a quotation from Kierkegaard on the delicate mixture of fiction and autobiography: “The law of delicacy, according to which an author has the […]
Follow Me Darkly: An Excerpt
FOLLOW ME DARKLY, is the first in a new modern erotic series by #1 NYT bestselling Helen Hardt (pub September 29, 2020): Helen’s scintillating new series is a deliciously sexy, modern erotic romance about public personas and the secrets we keep buried beneath the surface. We are delighted to feature this excerpt! “Good evening,” a […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: VEENA RAO
Winner of the She Writes Press and SparkPress Toward Equality in Publishing (STEP) contest, Purple Lotus is an invaluable #OwnVoices story personalizing the immigrant experience with a universal message: there’s hope even if you feel inadequate, powerless, fearful. It is never too late to take control of your life – we must choose to live, not just exist. Dealing […]
THE GOLDEN AGE NEVER LOSES ITS SHINE
The enduring appeal of the Whodunnit. By Victoria Dowd Say the words Golden Age Detective fiction (or GAD as it is known by fans) and images of old fashioned, cosy murder mysteries immediately spring to mind. Indeed, many of the groups of devotees have very tight definitions of GAD. Nothing less than strict adherence to […]
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