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Interview with Jessica Lizel Cannon, author of The Proactive Caregiver
Interview with Jessica Lizel Cannon, author of The Proactive Caregiver In THE PROACTIVE CAREGIVER, Jessica shares her journey of caring for her mother, who lives with mixed Dementia, including FTD coupled with Bipolar Manic Depression Disorder. We are delighted to feature this interview with her. What motivated you to write your book? Like many others, I […]
Discomfort and Boredom: How I Wrote my Debut Novel
Discomfort and boredom: how I wrote my debut novel. Eva Aldea My husband still apologises sometimes for dragging me to Singapore just as I was offered a permanent post as a Lecturer in English Literature in London, effectively putting the nail in the coffin of my academic career. He also knows how much I hated […]
Micki Miller: My Writing Process
When I was asked to write an article on my writing process, I was a little stumped. My process, as I saw it, was to sit and write. No magic spells (I wish) no talismans, no rituals that make the words skip onto the page and arrange themselves in award-winning order. At times, my process […]
Why I Wrote a Disabled Serial Killer
Why I Wrote a Disabled Serial Killer by Elizabeth Mitchell Over the past few years, I’ve seen more disabled characters in fiction. What I haven’t seen is a lot of disabled people. As a woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and multiple other invisible illnesses, I find that troubling. Often, disability is used to bolster other characters, […]
Rising Action Publishing
Women have long been underrepresented in the publishing industry, both as authors and as members of the workforce. In recent years, however, there has been a growing movement to address this imbalance and amplify women’s voices in publishing. Publishers have played a vital role in this effort, using their platform to spotlight female authors and […]
How Your Cover Speaks Volumes
How Your Cover Speaks Volumes By Christina Hamlett The popularity of self-publishing has given rise to a new breed of frugal entrepreneurs—authors who eschew hiring professionals to edit their books, take their headshots and design their book covers. The latter strategy in particular is rarely a smart idea, especially if one’s cover art dictates a […]
How to get Publisher the Mindful Way
How to get published the mindful way Whether you are starting out as a writer, querying agents, or have a publishing contract, you will have experienced the highs and lows of this writing life. Social media is full of ecstasy and angst. ‘OMG I’ve had two full MS requests.’ ‘I’m so excited, an agent has […]
Savor the Serendipity
Savor the Serendipity My journey with writing, What Makes You Come Alive—A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman began with a coincidence. One sweltering July morning in Hot Springs, North Carolina my friend Harriet and I trudged onto a dusty and sometimes muddy campground for the annual spiritual gathering known as the Wild Goose Festival. Bec, […]
Inspiration For Sycamore Circle
I often get asked about how I get ideas for a new book. That’s something that’s never easy to pinpoint, mainly because most of my book’s subjects and themes come from a variety of places. Sometimes an article in a magazine or a newspaper sparks my interest, or someone I’m talking to might mention something […]
The Inspiration Behind A Dangerous Education, by Megan Chance
The Inspiration Behind A Dangerous Education, by Megan Chance Ideas have always come easily to me. I get them from everywhere: movies, the news, television, music, other books, research … really, they fly at me endlessly. What isn’t so easy is finding an idea that sticks, or that is big enough to hold its own […]
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