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August: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein
Hello Readers & Friends, North Carolina is a memory, and we’re back in Miami where the days alternate between steamy sun and lots of afternoon showers. But who minds the rain when you have a great book on hand? Here’s what I read in August…all that plus edits for We Are Made of Stars! Here’s […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Cynthia Reeves
Cynthia Reeves’s novel The Last Whaler is an elegiac meditation on the will to survive. Tor, a beluga whaler, and his wife, Astrid, a botanist specializing in Arctic flora, are stranded during the dark season of 1937-38 at his remote whaling station in the Svalbard archipelago when they misjudge ice conditions and fail to rendezvous […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Michelle McGill-Vargas
AMERICAN GHOUL You can’t kill someone who’s already dead. That’s what Lavinia keeps telling her jailer after—allegedly—killing her mistress, Simone Arceaneau. But how could Simone be dead when she was taking visitors shortly before? And why was her house always so dark? Lavina, a recently freed slave, met Simone, a recently undead vampire, by chance […]
Something New From Something Old – On Creating a Linked Story Collection
I grew up in a family of dedicated New Yorker readers, and my taste was formed early on by the stories of J.D. Salinger, Ann Beattie, and Raymond Carver. Decades of reading would pass before I started writing myself, but when I did, back in 2009, my hope was to publish a collection. A goal that seemed […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Patricia Leavy, author of After the Red Carpet
“After the Red Carpet is a modern masterpiece and a perfect romance narrative from the more literary side of the book world.” —Readers’ Favorite, 5-star review “Leavy’s writing shines in its ability to delve into the emotional intricacies of a relationship, offering readers a glimpse into the characters’ heartfelt explorations of trust, understanding, and mutual support. […]
CHARMED by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal: Excerpt
Charmed “addresses a range of difficult issues” and is “engaging…full of drama…a compelling love story with flawed characters and complex family dynamics.” -Kirkus Reviews Summary: When dreams are shattered, it’s hard to pick up the pieces. Prisca Weld expected to become Mrs. Nick Fontaine before any of her friends walked down the aisle. Nick worked […]
Turning Trauma into Fiction for Young Adults
In 2017, I published my young adult urban fantasy novel *The Great and the Small*, a story delving into themes of good and evil that had intrigued me since childhood. The first edition primarily followed Ananda, a troubled teenage girl, and Fin, a young tunnel rat who, as a loyal follower of his uncle, the […]
Overcoming Writer’s Block: Anne Abel
As part of a midlife career shift, I got an MFA in creative nonfiction and began working as a freelance writer. No matter what assignment an editor gave me, I could do it. Whether it required copious research or endless interviews, I did what was needed to send it in, meeting the word count and […]
Mixing Ideas and Ingredients: How Book Writing Is Like Baking a Cake
Just as a baker relies on a recipe, writers need an outline to guide their narrative. Both endeavors require a solid foundation, a perfect blend of elements, patience during the process, and the courage to present the final product to the world. When adding forty eggs to a cheesecake batter, one at a time, while […]
On Writing Oceansong by C.W. Rose
When I think about what inspired me to write Oceansong, the first thing that comes to mind is my love for the sea and all of her mysteries. After all, the sea is the least explored place on Earth. This fascination began when I saw Disney’s The Little Mermaid for the first time, and later, […]
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