Category: On Writing
Finding the Golden Nugget: the Inspiration Behind The Girl Who Told the Truth
Catherine Hokin Historical fiction writers have a lot of tools in their author kit bag. No matter what time period we are writing about, we need an aptitude for research and a knowledge of when and how to use it. A reader has to be able to trust that we have done our job thoroughly, […]
The Inspiration behind Adélaïde, Painter of the Revolution
by Janell Strube “You have a question, Ms. Strube?” the professor asked from the projector at the front of the mostly empty theatre style classroom. “Yes,” I lowered the hand I had been holding up in the darkened room. “Why don’t you ever show us works by women artists?” Dr. Carrott, the cool professor who […]
Farah Naz Rishi – Character Interview for THE FLIGHTLESS BIRDS OF NEW HOPE
THE FLIGHTLESS BIRDS OF NEW HOPE Three estranged siblings―and a high-maintenance cockatoo―reunite in a luminous novel about forgiveness, connection, and the complexities of family by the author of Sorry for the Inconvenience. Upon the sudden deaths of their bird-obsessed parents, the three Shah siblings reunite. Aliza has spent years holding their crumbling family together, caring […]
The Search for Anneke Jans by Sandra Freels
By Sandra Freels On May 21, 1630, in the port town of Texel not far from Amsterdam, a young woman cautiously made her way up the gangplank of the wooden sailing vessel De Eendracht. Her long, blond hair was gathered up into a bun and covered with a coif, as was the custom, and she […]
FAKE ART AND THE MYTH OF AUTHENTICATION
Sheila Sharpe Why does art forgery succeed so successfully and so often? This question has haunted me through years of studying this fascinating subject and throughout the writing of my novel⎯Artist, Lover, Forger, Thief. As I am a psychologist, an artist, and a life-long mystery/thriller addict, it’s not surprising that I’ve been drawn to art […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Reyna Marder Gentin
JESSICA HARMON HAS STEPPED AWAY “Vivid, evocative, sensual prose . . . A rich, engrossing portrait of a mother and daughter fencing their way toward a truce.” –Kirkus Reviews “An aspiring writer, her larger-than-life poet mother, and the road trip that changes everything. I loved this story.” – Annabel Monaghan, NYT bestselling author of It’s […]
Nightbird: Narrative Therapy and the Radical Act of Re-Authoring a Life
By Shavaun Scott I did not set out to write my memoir Nightbird as a clinical exercise, nor did I write it simply to tell my story. I wrote it because, after decades of listening to other people make sense of their lives in my therapy office, I understood something deeply: healing happens when we […]
The Whistle of Revenge – An Overview by KD Sherrinford
by KD Sherrinford After writing the first three books in my multi-award-winning Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler Mystery Series, Song for Someone, Christmas at The Saporis and Meet Me in Milan, it was time to break away from my well-established formula. Those stories were historical mysteries with a romantic touch, but for my next novel, […]
It’s Never Too Late
By Laverty Sparks At this juncture of my life, I have acquired a major checklist. Workforce career completed…CHECK. Marriage for third time, and right time…CHECK. Healing from family lost: both loving parents, and now a sister/best friend…CHECK. Learn to live without children or grandchildren…CHECK. OK, I could add to this list, but I’m digressing away […]
Career or Calling?
By Anese Miller I know I’m not alone in wondering from time to time, Why do we bother writing in the era of visual entertainment? Video, film and photography proliferate in many formats, capturing eyeballs on social media, in games and shows available on-demand. Why slave over a blank page, struggle to publish, and offend […]
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