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HARVESTING MEMORIES WITH THE MUSE
By Sophia Kouidou-Giles The other day, my neighbor spotted me out in the backyard watering and asked me, “I see you sitting in your kitchen by the hour and writing. Where do you get your ideas?” I blurted out, “Serendipity,” and laughed. The question lingered in my mind. However, my response did not feel entirely […]
Bertha Benz takes the Wheel of this Biographical Fiction
Bertha Benz takes the wheel of this biographical fiction By Penny Haw At its best, biographical fiction brings historical characters to life, conjuring names from the past into vital, multifaceted individuals with emotions, motives, virtues and flaws. In some cases, it introduces readers to exciting characters they might otherwise never have encountered. To me, the […]
Writing at the Intersection of Cultures By Ann Marie Jackson
Writing at the Intersection of Cultures By Ann Marie Jackson I am fascinated by the places where cultures intersect and the means by which they do so. I believe that a great way to grow is to immerse ourselves in the unknown and have things we took for granted about how the world works come […]
Kelly Elizabeth Huston: On Writing
I don’t remember learning to write. And I certainly don’t recall learning to write the way my children have been brow beaten in public school, but perhaps it’s like childbirth—something you block out after you’ve survived it, so maybe, just maybe, you’ll do it again someday. Becoming a writer came late to me. I’d often […]
Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes: Excerpt
We are delighted to feature this excerpt from Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery Book 3) by Raquel V. Reyes! Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal In the third installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mysteries, for fans of Mia P. Manansala , Miriam Quiñones, cooking show sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: September
Hello Readers & Friends, September flew by, and I flew through the pages of some awesome reads. As we enter October, I’m wondering what’s on your TBR. A cozy fall read? A suspenseful thriller? My latest novel, WHAT YOU DO TO ME, releases 10/17, and I hope you’ll check it out. A Rolling Stone reporter […]
The House On Sun Street by Mojgan Ghazirad: Excerpt
The House On Sun Street by Mojgan Ghazirad A young girl grows up in a family uprooted by the terror of an Islamic Revolution, where her culture, her gender, and her education are in peril. For the curious and imaginative Moji, there is no better place to grow up than the lush garden of her […]
On Writing my Memoir Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa
A first-time writer over fifty; On Writing my Memoir Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa Like thousands of others, I always wanted to be a writer. I achieved it in the end with my memoir, Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa, published in 2011 by Plexus and translated into Spanish, Italian and Czech. […]
Kaira Rouda interviews Richard Kingsley from her latest novel, BENEATH THE SURFACE
Kaira Rouda interviews Richard Kingsley from her latest novel, BENEATH THE SURFACE, the Kingsley family book 1. Book 2 in the series, UNDER THE PALMS, is out May 21, 2024 On a weekend voyage, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions in a novel about ruthless family ambition […]
How to hold on to your Writing Optimism
How to hold on to your writing optimism Alison Wells When I got the news that my debut short story collection Random Acts of Optimism would be published, it was a moment of joy, and relief. After many years of writing alongside raising four young children, life challenges and, sadly, family tragedies, as well as […]
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