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CHARIS IN THE WORLD OF WONDERS: Excerpt
“When I swung over that windowsill, everything changed for me. We are meant to go in and out of doors in civilized style, but my mother bade me climb into woodsy wildness and a darkness flushed with crimson light and torches …” And so begins the long journey through the wilderness as Charis is forced […]
Unsealing Divorce
While researching the third novel in a trilogy for the Durant Family Saga, I tracked down and unsealed a divorce file from 1898. After this, I was left with a dilemma, what to do and how to unfurl the story about a man who covered up his adultery in an attempt to protect his reputation […]
Tinseltown or Bust? The Hollywood Dream, Part One
As writers, we often exist on dreams. We have to, or we wouldn’t write at all. The dream of a finished book, a published book, an agent, a publishing deal… It’s a common shared goal and for many of us, it does evolve from a dream into reality. But what about the Hollywood dream? How […]
The Magnolia Sisters: An Excerpt
I grew up in Ohio but have lived in Colorado for over twenty-five years. No matter how long I’m here, I’ll always consider myself a Midwestern girl at heart. I write sweet and sexy contemporary romance and have published over thirty books. I’m so excited about the release of The Magnolia Sisters, which kicks off […]
Writing and Life, Tracy Rees
What do we really need to write? The perfect pen? A luxurious notebook? Silence? Chocolate? I had many such ideas when I was an aspiring writer. Now that I’m writing my sixth book to contract, I’m far more pragmatic. I think most writers have a perfect writing day. It might begin with a run before […]
My Publishing Journey: Nikki Smith
I will have just turned 47 when my debut novel is published. It is a cliché to say that I’ve always wanted to be an author, but it’s true. My parents instilled a love of books in me from an early age and as there are 5 years between myself and my younger brother, I […]
What Inspired Me? Christy Cooper-Burnett, Author of No Way Home
What inspired your book? Fans often ask authors this question, and while it’s a straightforward question, it rarely comes with a simple answer. I find the short answer to the subject of inspiration usually involves a far more detailed explanation when we delve into the heart of it. In my case, a dream inspired my […]
Finding Balance in Isolation
Last week, I had to issue a blanket threat: “The next person who tells me I should be getting so much writing done at home, I will ignore social isolation and get within 6ft to cut you.” You see, like many writers suddenly thrust into our homes with our families, I’m not blessed with an […]
The 20th Anniversary of the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend
Why would an isolative writer pack her tiara, hot pink tee, and leopard tunic, leave her husband and three codependent dogs, and drive five hundred miles in a driving rainstorm? There is only one answer, of course: to attend the 20th Anniversary of The Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend. As the original Pulpwood Queen, Kathy L. […]
FREE CLASSES: SHE WRITES UNIVERSITY
SHE WRITES UNIVERSITY has decided to open up their catalog of online writing and publishing webinars and make them totally free for the next 60 days, in response to people being a bit stuck inside during these times and having more time to work on some of their writing and publishing goals. They even discounted […]
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