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Writing DAUGHTER OF A PROMISE
Some people assume writing a third novel must be easier than writing the first, which is true to some degree only because one knows what to expect: that they are in for a long, winding, doubt-ridden journey. When I began drafting DAUGHTER OF A PROMISE I wasn’t sure what the challenges would be, only confident […]
A.H. Kim: Authors Interviewing Characters
A.H. Kim interviews Amelia Bae-Wood, the narrator and protagonist of Relative Strangers, a contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Amelia talks about growing up in a mixed-race family, gaining fame as the girlfriend of a Michelin-starred chef, and finding joy at Arcadia, the idyllic cancer retreat center in northern California. — A.H. Kim: […]
Why I Wrote MIA’S JOURNEY
Why I Wrote MIA’S JOURNEY My latest novel, MIA’S JOURNEY, is about an astronaut who, just before her first space launch, is hit by a car and can’t go to space, ever. She refuses to believe what her boss and her doctors tell her, so she embarks on a mission to find a way to […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: D.J. Green
Interview with Paula from No More Empty Spaces, D. J. Green’s debut novel, coming out on April 9, 2024. DJG: Hi Paula, Would you mind talking with me today? I think the world needs to hear a bit more from you. Paula: Sure, I’m happy to chat (chuckles), but I’m not sure about the world […]
On Writing EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT WIDOWHOOD I LEARNED FROM JESSICA FLETCHER
TYPING THROUGH TEARS By Christina Hamlett “So do you think you’ll keep writing?” There are a lot of mind-numbingly weird things people say when they are discomfited about expressing condolences to a widow. I learned this firsthand when my husband passed away from Stage 4 cancer last year. Along with “How does it feel to […]
Five Things Grief Taught me about Writing
Five Things Grief Taught me about Writing When grief hits you, it brings along with it a plethora of emotions. Someone, a well-intentioned person, said to me the other day, “Grief goes away in some time. You should write a book on happiness.” I smiled, “I am glad you have theoretical knowledge, not the practical […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Van Hoang
About THE MONSTROUS MISSES MAI A determined young woman in 1950s Los Angeles walks a darker city than she ever imagined in a spellbinding novel about the power to make dreams come true―whatever the sacrifice. Los Angeles brims with opportunity in 1959―though not for aspiring fashion designer Cordelia Mai Yin, the first-generation child of Vietnamese […]
Wise Words: Quotes to Help the Writer
Wise Words: Quotes to Help the Writer For me, one of the hardest parts of the writing life is the fact that one does it on one’s own. I can discuss plot with friends or family: I can meet fellow writers and share thoughts on characters or dialogue or structure. But neither lessens the fact […]
EXCERPT from Farm Family: A Solo Mom’s Memoir of Finding Home, Happiness and Alpacas
Farm Family: A Solo Mom’s Memoir of Finding Home, Happiness, and Alpacas The story of a single mom’s pursuit of a dream to start an alpaca farm in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. At thirty-seven, Jane Lee Rankin receives news that upends her life: she’s pregnant. Lee is a cancer survivor eighteen months in […]
Writing a Series, by Judith Keim
Writing a series… I’ve found that writing a series is both easier and harder than writing a stand-alone book. My longest series is ten books, my shortest, three books. With all series, the setting is very important, becoming like a character itself, an important piece of the glue that holds the books together. The reader […]
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