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Interview with MC Kyra Valorian, “Blood Divided” By Katie Keridan
Interview with MC Kyra Valorian, “Blood Divided” By Katie Keridan About Blood Divided Kyra Valorian and Sebastian Sayre have finally remembered their pasts as the former Felserpent Queen and King, and now it’s time for them to change the future―by reuniting the realms and bringing peace to Astrals and Daevals. But tensions between Aeles and […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Rosemary Drisdelle
In Follow the Shadows, teenage Wiccan Marise Leeson wants a crystal ball so badly that she goes to unscrupulous lengths to acquire one. In her mission to learn how to use the crystal properly, she visits The Witch’s Cupboard, a Wicca and magic shop owned by the mysterious Lupin. Lupin somewhat reluctantly provides advice and […]
Joni B. Cole on Writing and Excerpt from Party Like It’s 2044
Joni’s writing process As a longtime writing teacher, I know all sorts of ways to help writers get unstuck, whether its offering them deadlines, writing prompts, feedback, or instruction on narrative craft. But when I got stuck working on some of the essays in Party Like It’s 2044, I would always return to one bit […]
On Writing Tinderbox: One Family’s Story of Adoption, Neurodiversity, and Fierce Love
You know those writers in the movies with a whiskey glass always at hand? A cigarette’s red tip glows at their lips as they click the keyboard keys. They lounge at parties with other artists until the sun comes up. I’ve dreamt of that life. (Although, they always seem to be men, yes?!) In my […]
On Co-Authorship and Expanding the Conversation
On Co-Authorship and Expanding the Conversation By Annika Paradise, co-author of WONDER YEAR: A GUIDE TO LONG-TERM FAMILY TRAVEL AND WORLDSCHOOLING The heart of our new book, Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-term Family Travel and Worldschooling, is collaborative conversation. Part inspiration and part how-to, our book demystifies the seemingly outrageous prospect of embarking on […]
How I Birthed My Memoir
By Liz Kinchen How I Birthed My Memoir I began writing my memoir twenty years ago, but I didn’t know that then. I have always kept journals, even as a young person, so at age 45, when my therapist suggested I intentionally write about my childhood to help me remember some of the murkier details, […]
Who Am I? Who are You?
Who Am I? Who are You? Often called a dreamer, one who tests as INFP on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator Test (MBTI) is idealistic, highly imaginative, creative, and compassionate, but tends to be disorganized. Yup, that’s me, to a T. Based on the work of Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, a mother-daughter duo […]
A Sweet Writing Journey’s Detour
A Sweet Writing Journey’s Detour Jo Huddleston I’m a product of the American South. I grew up soaking in the mannerisms, favorite foods, and slang words of the Southerners around me. My parents taught me to respect myself, those around me, my country, and God. As I grew, each school year’s conclusion of junior high […]
In Search of the Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe
In Search of the Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe Since I was a teen, my father has clipped newspaper articles that he thinks will interest me. Many of the ones that I have kept since the late 1980s are focused on the Poe Toaster, the individual who visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in the […]
Of Sweet Spots and Near Misses
Of Sweet Spots and Near Misses From the time I started reading chapter books in elementary school, I have loved stories that go on for days. I knew I wanted to write them. The trouble was, I couldn’t think of any stories that were long enough to fill a book. I could think of intriguing […]
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