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Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: April Round-up
Hello Readers & Friends, I’m sitting here on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina overlooking the ocean on this gorgeous May morning. It’s 58 degrees, nothing like the heat in Miami. Did I say heat? Are you watching the NBA Finals and my Miami Heat? Because they’re on fire! Or, are you reading books? I’ve been doing […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Caroline Hagood, author of Filthy Creation
Authors Interviewing Characters: Caroline Hagood, author of Filthy Creation “Compelling and absorbing.” —Kirkus Reviews “It’s a shame Mary Shelley isn’t around to offer a blurb for this tender, luminous portrait of the art monster as a modern teen. FILTHY CREATION has so much to say about art, gender, loss, and broken dreams. It’s also a […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Phoebe Rowe
About Swan Light: A sweeping, emotional tale of hope and perseverance, Swan Light weaves together the stories of two people separated by a century but connected by family, purpose, and one extraordinary lighthouse. Eighty-three-year-old Silvestre Swan has dedicated his life to the care of his Newfoundland lighthouse. His petition to relocate Swan Light from its precarious cliff’s […]
Interview with Dian Greenwood, Author of ABOUT THE CARLETON SISTERS
Interview by Nancy Townsley After growing up in the Dakotas, Dian Greenwood came to the West Coast during adolescence. She is a writer and family therapist in Portland, Oregon. Her debut novel, ABOUT THE CARLETON SISTERS, is due out June 13 from She Writes Press. The novel features a Las Vegas showgirl, a diner waitress, […]
On Writing by Zhang Ling, author of Where Waters Meet
Winner of the Chinese Media Literature Award for Author of the Year, the Grand Prize of Overseas Chinese Literary Award, and Taiwan’s Open Book Award, Zhang Ling is a literary darling in her native China. Her 2009 novella, Aftershock, was made into China’s first IMAX movie and became the highest-grossing film in China at that time. In 2020, […]
The Inspiration Behind A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING
Diana Janney describes the inspiration behind her latest novel A Man of Understanding There are very many different approaches to writing fiction. Some authors will not write a novel until they have decided in advance what the hook will be that draws attention to the book. Others write in the belief that if they keep […]
SETTING RESEARCH: WHEN YOU DIDN’T WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW
SETTING RESEARCH: WHEN YOU DIDN’T WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW A woman floats peacefully in a swimming pool at night, a spangled view of the city behind her. The image wouldn’t leave my head, and over time turned into a central scene in my debut romance novel, PAINTING CELIA. Naturally, my character needed a house with […]
A Persistent What-If: The Complicated and Inelegant Process of A Book Idea
A Persistent What-If: The Complicated and Inelegant Process of A Book Idea Gin Phillips Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A writer walks into a room. Before long a hand goes up. “So how do you get the ideas for your books?” someone asks. With a smile, the writer gives them a concise, elegant […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Meryl Ain
Interview with Bronka Lubinski from SHADOWS WE CARRY by Meryl Ain Meryl Ain, the author of Shadows We Carry, interviews Bronka Lubinski, the book’s protagonist. The novel explores the experience of navigating deeply held family secrets and bloodlines, confusing religious identities, and the scars of World War II in the wake of revolutionary societal changes. […]
Seasons in Fiction
I’m British and married to a gardener: two reasons why I’m always talking about the seasons and associated weather patterns. They’re my life’s backdrop. They’re a backdrop in fiction, too: a gift to writers aiming to evoke a mood, echo a theme, foreshadow tragic events or mirror character traits. Let me share examples. Get ready […]
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