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The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein On the first page of OK, Little Bird, readers are immediately catapulted into laughter at a seemingly inappropriate moment. And, therein, becomes the tempo and pacing of the book. Ok, Little Bird flips the expected on end and leaves readers both laughing and tearful. […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: February!
It’s February, and you know what that means…LOVE! In case you didn’t already know, I’m a sucker for a good love story. So this Valentines Day, I’m sharing books that capture all the feels. Love is complex and runs deep. And not everyone has a significant other. In this […]
Uncomfortable Books Are Important
by Sarah Tinsley Everyone wants to realise at least one of their dreams. For me, that happened just a few weeks ago. With the release of my debut novel The Shadows We Cast, the book I started over seven years ago finally exists in the world. But when people ask me what it’s about, it’s […]
How Being a Writing Coach Inspired my Writing
By Danielle Grandinetti In April, A Strike to the Heart, my historical romantic suspense novel releases from Iron Stream Media. I’ve been writing since grade school and I’ll never forget I wrote one of my first stories after a public assembly in third grade. I cannot recall the assembly itself, but I remember the assignment. […]
Why Cooking is the Perfect Writing Companion
Stephanie Sowden, debut After Everything You Did from Canelo Crime 9th April 2022 I was in the midst of dicing a three-kilo sack of onions when my main character popped up and told me how to solve a particularly niggling plot hole that had been driving me crazy. I dropped my knife, opened the Notes […]
Finding The Story
I have been asked from time-to-time where I get ideas for stories. I wish I could say that I get one spark of inspiration and poof! A plot and characters are in my head. For me, stories evolve from a whiff of an idea and grow over time as I start imagining the characters: who […]
Writing Our Ancestors Into Fiction
Writing Our Ancestors Into Fiction By Malia Márquez Here, we explore ancestors as inspiration for fictional characters and narratives. This article is inspired by my process of researching and writing my debut novel, This Fierce Blood, published in October 2021 by Acre Books. From inspiration to researching, outlining, and fleshing out the story and characters, […]
Author Interviewing Characters Lyn Liao Butler interviews Angela from RED THREAD OF FATE
Author Interviewing Characters Lyn Liao Butler interviews Angela from RED THREAD OF FATE In the wake of a tragedy and fueled by guilt from a secret she’s kept for years, a woman discovers how delicate the thread that binds family is in this powerful novel by Lyn Liao Butler. Two days before Tam and Tony […]
Interview with Rachel Thomspon
Rachel Thompson is the author of seven books, including the award-winning, best-selling Broken Places (one of IndieReader’s “Best of 2015” top books) and the bestselling, multi-award-winning Broken Pieces (as well as two additional humor books, A Walk In The Snark and Mancode: Exposed) and two business books, including her bestselling “Great On Kindle” Pick The BadRedheadMedia 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge. She released Broken People in Fall 2020. She […]
Rising Above the Stories we Carry—A Memoir’s 12,000+ nautical-mile journey
Rising Above the Stories we Carry—A Memoir’s 12,000+ nautical-mile journey By Heidi Love Art by Linden O’Ryan Authors of Knowing Acts—Engage in Healing It is a vision of paradise and the promise of escape. Verdant peaks rise to meet a tropical sun. Streams of water surge over a fissure in a sheer cliff, disappearing in […]
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