Category: On Writing
The Road to Yesterday – A Memoir by Maryellen Donovan
The Road to Yesterday – A Memoir by Maryellen Donovan After almost 24 years of losing my husband on 9/11, I was finally inspired to write my memoir because for years I was told by family and friends that I had a remarkable story to share with others. After losing Steve in such a monumental […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Susan Coll
THE LITERATI An unexpected catastrophe of literary proportions . . . Aspirant, bookish, and close to broke, 26-year-old Clemi steps into her dream job at a prestigious literary nonprofit and finds herself in the bull’s eye of a financial, legal, and existential calamity. The executive director has disappeared, leaving behind an inscrutable cat to which […]
ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, Hank Phillippi Ryan: EXCERPT
ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS “Engrossing….with a heroine I loved and a twist that left me reeling!” —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid Is a debut author’s blockbuster bestseller about to ruin her life? A glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase in this new and captivating thriller by […]
A Week in Berlin: A Novel of Fate, Survival and the Shadows of History
By Angelina Der Arakelian The Inspiration Behind the Story The idea for A Week in Berlin came to me when I started to contemplate my great-grandfather’s survival of the Armenian Genocide in 1915 – a story so improbable that it has always felt like both a miracle and a burden of fate. As the family […]
STANDBY, Beth McDonough, Excerpt
Beth McDonough is a storyteller forged in fire — an investigative reporter with a heart tuned to humanity. From breaking news to battling a silent illness, she’s lived chapters worthy of memoirs — and now is writing them. Whether it’s chasing leads or chasing healing, she’s driven to connect stories to souls. In her memoir, […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: TRACY WOLFF
IT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY From #1 New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff comes a fierce, emotional romance about surviving the spotlight, outrunning your past, and choosing love when everything says you shouldn’t. They call her the Black Widow. A pop star. A tabloid tragedy. A girl who set the world on fire―and got burned in […]
There Is No Spoon
By Barbara Bos Hans Bos, my father, passed away on Monday, Sept 1st. I’ll miss him terribly, but he left behind art and plenty of inspiration. I wrote this piece about him last year. Dag lieverd…xox June 27, 2024 I’m not sure if I’m ready for this. I’ve just sat down in my window seat, […]
Write Naked: A Love Letter to the Writer’s Journey
By Jennifer Probst I’ve been writing for thirty-five years. I started when I was twelve years old. For the past decade, I’ve written full-time. I’ve hit bestseller lists, made seven figures, and lived the dream I had as a kid. I’ve also been fired. I’ve been broke. I’ve had books tank and been rejected by […]
The Disturbing Effects of Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma As Portrayed in the Novel Klara’s Truth
By Susan Weissbach In my novel, Klara’s Truth, I explore the effects of both direct trauma and intergenerational trauma on the main characters’ lives. People generally understand the effects of direct trauma; however, the term “intergenerational trauma” was coined in the 1960s and 1970s when Holocaust survivors and their children were being evaluated through psychological […]
August: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein
Hello Readers & Friends, August is in the books, and before we get to actual books, I’d like to welcome new readers and share the hows and whys of this column. I read a ton. My preference is women’s fiction, literary, thrillers, and some historical fiction and memoirs. I’m always reading a physical book and […]
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