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On Making Writing a Process By Rachel Grosvenor
When people hear that I’m a writer, many ask what my process is. It’s a good question and a fair one, and is debated back and forth in writing groups, online, and wherever creatives dwell. Books have been written on it. Thousands of words have been flung into the air, debating the best process for […]
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 […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Annie Rains
THROUGH THE SNOW GLOBE It’s a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day in USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains’ new novel, as a woman dangerously close to losing it all receives an unexpected Christmas gift that prompts a surprising journey of self-discovery . . . and another chance at happiness. What if you could have one more day with someone you […]
Launch Your Writing Career, with Emma Dhesi
How did the LAUNCH PAD series come about, and what was the experience of working in a collaboration? I love the way sometimes serendipity plays a hand because, about two weeks prior to Grace Sammon coming to me and asking me to be part of this marvellous project, I had just read an anthology published […]
Carrying on my Father’s Creative Legacy
Carrying on my father’s creative legacy Be it a wedding or a child’s first birthday or people’s 25th wedding anniversary … a poem from my dad was always on people’s wish lists. No matter the location or occasion, no celebration was ever complete without Dad’s poems. Bills needed to be paid, but he made sure his soul was […]
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 […]
PJ McIlVaine in Conversation with her A GOOD MAN Protagonist, Brooks Anderson
About A GOOD MAN Decades after a brutal childhood trauma, a famous novelist finds his life shattered once again, in this unsettling psychological mystery thriller. After years of turmoil, Brooks Anderson is sober and has a stable life with his wife and two kids. He should be enjoying life, but the persistent nightmares and sleepwalking […]
The Birth of a Book Cover
The Birth of a Book Cover Books are written in isolation, but their covers are born in community, at least in my experience. Here’s the story of how I birthed the cover for LOUISE AND VINCENT. Great artist that Vincent van Gogh was, he’d been a terribly lonely man. When I read in his biography […]
The Inspiration for Sideline Confidential By Brooke Bentley
I was standing on the periphery of a conference room in downtown Indianapolis watching reporters joust microphones in front of the next hyped NFL prospect. It was 2009, and at this time the NFL strictly limited media access to the Scouting Combine. The room was primarily filled with long-time print reporters, a small contingent of […]
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