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Story Behind The Story
In the middle of a steamy August 2012 afternoon, I was sitting inside a chain restaurant located in a suburban mall some 40 miles west of Boston. Across from me sat the man who would be the main character in the book I was just starting to research. I needed to get to know the […]
Living the Reality, Adjusting the Dream By Mary Keliikoa
When I was young, I dreamt of a big wedding. Long white dress. Cascading bouquet of white flowers. A church full of my closest friends and family, and of course saying I do to my best friend and soulmate. I had it all planned out. The reality was when I did fall in love with […]
Q&A with Isabelle Duval, author of fictionalized memoir, Inhaled
June 1st is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day. With social distancing and confinement guidelines now imposing a new way of living, Inhaled warns of the heightened risk victims of abuse will face, away from their resources and support network. Montreal author Isabelle Duval shares her dark story of overcoming an abusive and dangerous relationship with a narcissist/sociopath in […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Jamie Beck
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jamie Beck interviews Amanda Turner Foster and Erin Turner, the oil-and-water sisters in IF YOU MUST KNOW, an emotional novel about how secrets and differences can break—or bind—a family. Jamie: Thanks for agreeing to speak with me today. Let’s begin with telling me why you brought me to Sugar Momma’s? […]
Literary Daydreaming
When I was younger and upset about something, my mother would sometimes encourage me to take the long view. Although she was talking about perspective, of course ‒ that, in a few days, whatever slight I felt wouldn’t matter so much ‒ my younger self took her words quite literally. I’d go stand outside on […]
A chosen exile, By Jennifer Steil
It feels appropriate to suddenly find myself and my 10-year-old daughter exiled from our home in Uzbekistan while launching a novel about exile—although our situation is far more fortunate than that of my characters. They flee the Nazis in Vienna to find refuge in Bolivia, the only country that will let them in, and have […]
Female Connection And Inspiration
Writers are often asked: “What was the inspiration for your book?” and their responses are, not surprisingly, all over the map. Some writers take their inspiration from a specific place or event. For others, it comes from something they read or watch. I’ve even heard of a few that were inspired by a particular smell. […]
Who Says Poetry Is Dead
“Poetry is dead”, they said. Tell that to the woman who doesn’t have time to read a novel. Tell that to the woman that would give anything for a thirty second read that makes her feel something other than the hustle of trying to be #allthethings With the recent release of my debut book, SHE: […]
The Surrender to Creativity by Emerald
by Emerald I’ve said it many times. I’ve acknowledged it, expressed it, recalled it, foreseen it, and most of all, known it. And still I resist it. It goes something like this: Someone asks the proverbial writerly question, “What’s your writing process like?” And with a carefree smile, I respond, “Well, I’ve found that what […]
Believe In You By Anju Gattani
Stories don’t just fall from the sky like shooting stars, right? Wrong. When Duty and Desire fell in my lap 19 years ago, it wasn’t an idea, a concept or a seed. Not even a fruit that fell from a tree. But a scene that harpooned my soul. We had moved from Singapore to New […]
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