Category: On Writing
On Scary Women, by Lynn Schmeidler
It was in high school physics class, talking with Liz and Alan. Alan was talking about some girl he wanted to ask out (he was asking our advice, what should he say?) and I was a little sad, a little jealous. I had a crush on Alan. Liz asked him something about what he’d say […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: L. R. W. Lee
Morningstar Academy From USA Today bestselling author L. R. W. Lee, Marked is the third book in the addictive Morningstar Academy series, about a fallen angel who fights to save a world spiraling out of control, all while trying to protect humans and her own heart. This intriguing and unseen world of angels and demons […]
The Default Male in Books – Megan Campisi
This is an article about two things: the “default male” in books and how I was once mounted by a cow. They are related, I promise. Why don’t we start with the juiciest? In the 2000s, I was a sort of assistant ranger at an educational farm in California. It wasn’t a bad job. I’m […]
Kernels of Truth in Tangle of Lies by C. J. Carmichael
I always chose the settings for my mysteries carefully. They are the “kernel of truth” that lies at the heart of the story. The setting of Tangle of Lies (my new mystery with Tule Publishing) is fictional Tangle Falls on the border of British Columbia, and the state of Washington. Like all my settings, this […]
DEAR BOBBY: MY GRIEF JOURNEY, Diane Papalia: Excerpt
DEAR BOBBY: MY GRIEF JOURNEY, Diane Papalia In Dear Bobby, Diane Papalia Zappa describes the loss of her beloved husband after three short years of marriage. She talks about her own grieving process and outlines ways that can help others cope. The centerpiece of this book is a collection of several “Dear Bobby” letters that helped Diane […]
On Writing High Priestess and Empress: Writing Magic in Historical Fiction
On Writing High Priestess and Empress: Writing Magic in Historical Fiction By Susan Wands What genre am I writing? Being on the steering committee of the New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society, I read a lot of historical fiction. I love meticulous research revealed in a good plot with compelling protagonists. In […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Janet Stilson
What if your child has special powers and can get people to do almost anything? What happens if the child is abducted? Izzie and Tristan were never mere humans. They are Charismites, with almost god-like powers of magnetism. And they couldn’t be more different. Izzie is a reckless, playful megastar whose popularity far exceeds that […]
Women Learning to Love Themselves
Juliet Greenwood When I first had the idea for The Secret Daughter of Venice I knew it was not going to be a conventional love story, but rather that of a young woman learning to love herself, as she uncovers the secrets of her origins, and pursues her own ambition to be make her living […]
On Disability and Spirituality: Dreaming and Writing a Better World
On disability and spirituality: dreaming and writing a better world People say write what you know. I’ve never been able to do otherwise. I’ve always dreamed my poems. I wake up and the poem is there. I don’t typically do a lot of rewrites, and the poems come out of my dreams fairly formed. In […]
On Writing Five Days in Bogotá
I was in New York City visiting galleries and studios in the early 1990s. A gallerist friend invited me to a dinner party in his apartment in The Old Police Building. Among the guests were Colombian dignitaries who had spoken at the United Nations that day. The cumbia music swept me away as my friend […]
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