Category: On Writing
Why the Past Matters: the Inspiration Behind The Glass Woman
If it was Iceland’s breath-taking landscape that first inspired me to set a novel among its bleak, volcanic splendour, it was the country’s history, full of folklore, witchcraft and strange disappearances that enthralled me and helped develop the story of a young woman who marries for convenience and quickly finds herself isolated and in danger. […]
Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad
Excerpted from Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad by Nicole Weisensee Egan. Copyright © 2019. Available from imprint, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Like millions of other Americans who helped make the comedy one of the most popular shows in the history of television, I became a fan of The Cosby Show […]
Once Upon A Time
KISS ME SWAMI is Kathalynn’s riveting memoir about how she found herself in the midst of the zeitgeist, a protagonist swept into a series of cultural movements, including finding herself in Hollywood in the 60’s and 70’s, front-row center in an exploding sexual revolution and a lively scene shifting from Old Hollywood; living in the […]
Do’s and Don’ts of Including Mental Illness in Your Fiction
In addition to the joy of being an author, I have also had the privilege of being a clinical psychologist for the last fifteen years. In fact, I practice in mental health full-time as a Pediatric and Perinatal Psychologist and I write in my spare time. My Psychologist job has greatly influenced my writing as […]
Interview with Diane C. McPhail, author of THE ABOLITIONIST’S DAUGHTER
Based on true events and rooted in family history, Diane C. McPhail’s debut novel upends stereotypes of the Civil War South with a rare depiction of Southern Abolitionism and the experiences of three astonishing women. We are delighted to feature this interview with her! Q: Tell us a little about the background of THE ABOLITIONIST’S […]
Books Instead Of Babies
I always wanted to have children. I babysat for neighbors’ kids, am a devoted auntie and godmother, and have great relationships with my friends’ children. But it never happened for me. The reasons were not physical but psychological. I was a mess in my twenties and thirties: low self-esteem led to a variety of self-destructive […]
The Importance of Setting in my Books
One of the questions we writers get asked most frequently is where we get our ideas from. I would say that the theme that links all of my books is the desire to create a sense of time and place. I had always been a mystery reader, enjoying the books of the ladies of the […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Lauren Gershell
Lauren Gershell interviews Tatum Ferris, a spin teacher new to New York City and a character in her novel, THAT’S WHAT FRENEMIES ARE FOR. LG: Thank you for being here and agreeing to talk to me. TF: Oh, I am so so excited and grateful to be here. This is so cool and fun! Honestly, […]
The Unlikely Gift Of Breast Cancer
Four years ago, I was preparing to turn 50, anxious but confidently optimistic I would turn the page to life’s next chapter and finally slow down. Relax. Stop whining and gradually embrace middle age. Then, I abruptly got “the call.” My primary care doctor’s nurse told me I had late Stage III breast cancer. For […]
Writing The Long Game
When I was twelve years old I read Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, a novel about the internal world of a girl navigating the complicated relationships of her family, a girl who believed “The world was hers for the reading.” Francie’s story touched me deeply and for the first time I related to […]
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