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Author Kendare Blake Interviewing Reed, an Aristene initiate from CHAMPION OF FATE
Author Kendare Blake Interviewing Reed, an Aristene initiate from CHAMPION OF FATE About CHAMPTION OF FATE #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake is back with an epic duology starter that follows a young woman training to join a fabled order as she attempts to lead a hero to his critical first victory. A must-read for […]
On Creating Fall to Pieces by Editor Sonali Sharma
Fall to Pieces: Stand, Break, and Rise is a collection of stories and articles from 24 authors from India, the UK, Canada, the US, and Africa. The idea that lies behind creating this book stems from the word ‘glass’. Breaking the glass ceiling is important to continue living in a progressive society. It is vital […]
Five Hard Truths About Writing
Five Hard Truths About Writing I’ve been a writer most of my life. My mom said I started reading when I was three. Through my teen years I wrote stories and poems, though it never occurred to me to seek publication for them. After getting a BA in English, I wrote book reviews and essays, […]
Maneuvering The Writing World in my Late Sixties
I was thrilled to be asked to write a piece for Women Writers, Women’s Books and I knew exactly what I would write about. How did I, an average person with no writing experience, write and publish an award-winning book at the age of sixty-eight years young? I would write about my rookie missteps, my […]
What I Learned By Living Elsewhere
WHAT I LEARNED BY LIVING ELSEWHERE The words came to me right after we moved back to the US from Geneva; a title well before there was even a book. My husband and I had been living abroad for 25 years off and on, in east and west Africa and in Europe. In a moment […]
Keep ‘em Biting Their Nails: A Case for Suspense
Keep ‘em Biting Their Nails A Case for Suspense By Kristin Kisska I have a confession to make. As a reader and writer of suspense and thrillers, I didn’t set out to write a Women’s Fiction novel. So, then how did my debut novel, The Hint of Light, come into existence? The manuscript was my […]
The Surprising Sources of Inspiration Behind my Next Book
The surprising sources of inspiration behind my next book There are some questions I get asked as an author that make my insides curl up a bit. Why didn’t I find your book in [insert a particular bookshop or supermarket that happens not to carry it]? Anything about money. Especially why I don’t have as […]
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 […]
Lily and Ma: Family Drama in The Ninja’s Oath by Tori Eldridge
Lily and Ma: Family Drama in The Ninja’s Oath by Tori Eldridge What can you expect from a mystery thriller with a twenty-five-year-old protagonist and secret modern-day ninja? In addition to high-octane action, readers can expect a whole lot of family drama angst! Domestic suspense abounds when Lily’s Hong Kong-born mother texts updates from Los […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Denise Hunter
Wildflower Falls He’s here to train her horses, and then he’s moving on. She’s keeping her true identity a secret. But their spark complicates both of their plans. When her mother’s death leaves Charlotte Simpson bereft, she hopes the Robinson clan will accept her as one of their own and help fill the void. But […]
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