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The Winding Path to My Writing Career By Stacy Wise
Back when I was in third grade, my mom returned from a parent-teacher conference with the news that my teacher had said I was a good writer. I’m not sure what else she said—she could’ve come home with a litter of fluffy puppies for all I knew—but I was off dancing in the clouds. It […]
The Adventure Continues
The adventure continues…novels, flash fiction, no agent no cry, to belong, or longing just to crosspollinate, to write, write, write… Eleven years ago this site was kind enough to publish my contribution How My Day Job Saved My Writing Life. I was just leaving one day job and starting another. Several links in that article […]
Staying True to Yourself after Publication
Erin Bartels There is no denying that for most writers, publication of that first book is the main goal, the thing that keeps you going when discouragement threatens to bury you. You want readers for that book you’ve worked on so hard for so long. All of your energy is channeled into making your work […]
On The Impossible Beauty Of Fragility
Hyper Supermarket. Too big Too Loud Too Much Choice Sensory Overload. There’s something odd about choice. Choice tends to be only really useful if it is limited to a certain amount. When it gets to Abundance Level it tends to mainly confuse, my mind tells me, while I narrowly avoid being hit by a trolley, […]
A New Year’s Eve Miracle: Excerpt
May the New Year bring the “miracle” you wish for. A New Year’s Eve Miracle. We walked with deliberate steps. Placed our feet with care on the slippery surface of the ice-covered sidewalks and bridges of our Nazi-occupied town. Held on to each other tight, so not to slip and fall into the dark canal, […]
Writing the Sequel, By Melissa W. Hunter
When my first novel was published in October of 2019, it was a dream come true. Ever since I had discovered a love of writing in the 8th-grade, I wanted nothing more than to one day see my name on the cover of a book. After so many years, this desire became a reality. My […]
On Silence, Space, and the Healing Power of Poetry
The value of loss is relative, like the difference between one, a million, and a billion. Do you know the folktale of the hand, full of cookies, in the cookie jar? Unable to free itself or enjoy the plunder until it drops its catch? A cookie or two, ok. Sharable. More becomes a trap. And […]
Her Wicked Marquess: Excerpt
Her Wicked Marquess (The Sinful Wallflowers Book 2)by Stacey Reid is out and we are delighted to feature an excerpt! About the book: Miss Maryann Fitzwilliam is too witty and bookish for her own good. No gentleman of the ton will marry her, so her parents arrange for her to wed a man old enough to be […]
Interview with Alexandra Monir, author of BLACK CANARY
Iranian-American author Alexandra Monir (Timeless, The Final Six) joins the New York Times bestselling DC Icon Series lineup of mega-authors Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Sarah J. Maas, and Matt de la Pena with her YA novel BLACK CANARY: Breaking Silence (December 29, Random House Books for Young Readers). This highly anticipated origin story is a “refreshing spin on the feminist dystopia…sure to resonate in today’s volatile climate” (Kirkus Reviews). Black […]
Quotes That Might Save You—or At Least Comfort You While You Write By Maddie Dawson
Maddie Dawson is the bestselling author of eight novels about love, crazy families, secrets, parenthood, and–yes, they have reasonably happy endings. Kind of like life. Her newest, A Happy Catastrophe, was released on May 25, 2020. We’re delighted to feature her today! Quotes That Might Save You—or At Least Comfort You While You Write By […]
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