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The Story Behind the Story By Elene Catrakilis
By Elene Catrakilis My debut novel, Under an African Sky, is a story close to my heart because it’s set in South Africa, the country of my birth. In 1989, the country stood on the brink of change. The story follows two women from different backgrounds who share an unlikely friendship and must navigate a […]
Where I Find Inspiration For My Stories (And How You Can Find Yours)
By Elle Mott As writers, we are expected to be able to write even when its tough to do so. Inspiration seems to be a prerequisite that comes with the territory. Yet, this pleasant thing called inspiration doesn’t always come so easily and when we don’t have it, feelings of doubt can creep in. Yet, […]
The Magpie Way to Becoming a Writer
By Nina Schuyler There’s my desk. Here is a jar of my favorite pens, Pilot, Precise, V5, black ink. I keep a thesaurus here. While it’s not a room of my own (I wish, Virginia), it is a corner of the bedroom with a view—oak trees with mossy arms, squirrels doing astonishing acrobatics. Towers of […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jennifer van der Kleut
THE BETTER MOTHER “A slick, modern psychological thriller that digs into the dark side of motherhood, obsession, and the illusion of control.” – Teresa Brock, BestThrillerBooks.com In The Better Mother we meet Savannah Mitchell, 34, a year after coming out of a devastating breakup that completely unraveled her. She meets a handsome stranger, Max, at […]
Bianca’s Cure, Gigi Berardi
In Bianca’s Cure by Gigi Berardi (She Writes Press, February 10, 2026), Berardi brings her own training and expertise, first as a biologist at University of California San Diego and then as a social scientist at Cornell, in tackling provocative subjects to uncover the who and why of science, as much as the what and […]
The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love
The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love A soul-searching LGBTQ memoir about one woman’s attempt to plan her way to happily ever after—only to realize that healing, self-discovery, and love happen in their own time. Days after Corey’s breakup, a photo of her ex wrapped in the arms of […]
How I Found My Voice and Gained 130k followers
By Kerry Chaput A year ago, I cried. A lot. I’d racked up three hundred rejections over seven years, and my author dreams kept hitting wall after wall. I had written the best manuscript of my life, and you know what that led to? More rejections. At a writing retreat last spring, I had a […]
Writing Resilient Today
by Christine Walker This morning at our small town’s outdoor swimming pool here in Northern California, I think about resiliency. Last night’s mid-January temperature dropped into the 30s; at 9:00 AM, it’s 42 degrees. I arrive wearing a black terry cloth robe and fleece pants, which I pile on a chair with my towel, and […]
The Folk Tale that Wouldn’t Let Go
by Jane Ward A few years back, while browsing shelves at a used bookstore, I picked up a book of Welsh folk tales. One Moonlit Night written by T. Llew Jones and translated into English by Gillian Clarke is a child’s book, full of lovely illustrations among the simplified stories, perfectly written for the young […]
The Female Rogue: A Memoir of Living Fiercely
By Jacquelyn L. Jackson Yesterday morning, I awakened early, poured my coffee and scanned headlines on my phone (not a recommended way to start a day). I was drawn to yet another story of the release of Virginia Giuffre’s book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice. The title alone wore […]
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