Category: On Writing
Make Mine a Marquess by Tina Gabrielle – Chapter Excerpt
MAKE MINE A MARQUESS He lost everything. Now he’s come to take it all back—along with her—in this entrancing romance that’s ideal for fans of Sophie Jordan and Eloisa James Everyone thought that the Marquess of Landon was lost at sea. Instead, Robert Kirkian defied all the odds and survived. Now he’s returned to London to […]
What Happens Next? By Sarah (S.E.) Reichert
What Happens Next? by Sarah (S.E.) Reichert When asked how my last year had gone, I had to pause and think about it. I’d accomplished strange and long-awaited things. So much had been packed in, that I could scarcely separate the months. “It was a whirlwind,” I said. “I’m not exactly sure what happened, but […]
Unsung Heroes and Heroines of the Home Front: Working in Air Raid Precautions by Susanna Bavin
Unsung Heroes and Heroines of the Home Front: Working in Air Raid Precautions by Susanna Bavin ‘Put that light out!’ Most of us instantly associate those words with life on the home front during the Second World War. Many of us probably picture Warden Hodges from Dad’s Army. Yes, the ARP wardens did patrol the […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Rania Hanna
THE JINN DAUGHTER A stunning debut novel and an impressive feat of storytelling that pulls together mythology, magic, and ancient legend in the gripping story of a mother’s struggle to save her only daughter Nadine is a jinn tasked with one job: telling the stories of the dead. She rises every morning to gather pomegranate […]
EXCERPT: All You’ll See Is Sky: Resetting a Marriage on an Adventure Through Africa
All You’ll See Is Sky: Resetting a Marriage on an Adventure Through Africa Despite having everything she could ask for, Janet Wilson couldn’t shake a sense of emptiness in her life—or her desire to return to the continent of her birth. After much back-and-forth, she and her husband reached an agreement: they would embark on […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Maryann Lesert
Land Marks, A Novel by Maryann Lesert Book Summary: Tired of watching Michigan’s forests devastated by fracking as leaders refuse to act on climate change, four eco-minded students, a few seasoned activists, and some wildly creative locals stand together to say, “No more!” In the river-crossed north woods of Michigan, Kate, Brett, Sonya, and Mark, […]
How Family and Regional History Shaped the Narrative for Warrior on the Mound
How Family and Regional History Shaped the Narrative for Warrior on the Mound By Sandra W. Headen The inspiration for my historical middle grade novel, Warrior on the Mound, started with adoration for my maternal grandfather, Arthur Moore. He was a sharecropper, a jack of all trades, superintendent of Sunday School at the church his […]
The Path to Publishing Can Be Anything but Dull! By Diane Bator
The Path to Publishing Can Be Anything but Dull! By Diane Bator I found my previous publisher through an agent I was introduced to by one of the agent’s readers. We happened to be in a critique group together and I asked her to read my book and give me some feedback. I had no […]
Crones and Queens: Inspiration for When the Ocean Flies
Crones and Queens: Inspiration for When the Ocean Flies I’ve written in other places about the ways in which finding my biological parents inspired and influenced the writing of When the Ocean Flies. I’m an adoptee from what’s known as the Baby Scoop Era—post World War II to the early 1970s—during which time millions of […]
On Writing UNNIE by Yun-Yun
UNNIE by Yun-Yun Throughout my childhood, school assignments frequently probed into our aspirations for future professions. Almost mechanically, I would list two options: teacher and writer. However, these choices were made without much fervor. At the time, my understanding of the professional world was limited, and my career aspirations were merely reflections of my childhood […]
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