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When Is It Time To Consider Yourself A “Real Writer”?
It seems a lot of us writers have a tough time coming to grips with the idea that we are, indeed, writers. It’s a touchy subject, this whole who-is-a-writer business. It’s funny, I’ve always been very comfortable calling myself a writer, because I’ve made my living as one for more than 20 years. But there’s […]
Women Adventuring in Time
Time travel novel heroines? It’s a pretty short list. Most of these characters fall into another century and fall in love. There’s nothing wrong with that reason for parting time’s folds, but a fascinating subset of time-bending heroines have other agendas. Some aim to improve the present world by changing its past, in large and […]
Interview With Erin Bartels
We are delighted to feature this interview with Erin Bartels! You have received rave reviews for your debut novel, We Hope for Better Things. How is your newest book, The Words between Us, different than your first work? Unlike We Hope for Better Things, there is no historical element. The Words between Us all happens […]
The Windy Road to Writing
If you had asked me when I was a kid what—or more accurately, who—I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer would have been a cross between Marlo Thomas’ character, Ann Marie, in “That Girl” and Jane Goodall, the British primatologist. Ann Marie was a struggling actress living in New York City, an […]
The Hidden Worlds by Sandra Ingerman
I have always loved working with children. Since the 1980s I have been teaching children of all ages how to perform shamanic journeys as this is such a powerful way to help children and young adults feel empowered by challenging life situations. Over the years I have also worked with children who needed healing work […]
How to Write the Point of View of an Alpha Male
The name Douglas MacArthur conjures up the image of a maverick World War II hero who liberated the Philippines and rebuilt Japan—handsome in his trademark khaki uniform, sunglasses, and corncob pipe. Is there anything more macho than MacArthur’s somber gaze? Google the name and you’ll see what I mean. My historical novel, My MacArthur, is […]
Working with Opposites
Writing my first published novel, The Wolf Tone, I found myself inside a nest of opposing ideas. From the book’s general theme to the characters’ dissimilar ages, every idea seemed to have a counterpart. I didn’t exactly plan this. I did not draft the book thinking: I know! I’ll work with incompatible themes and characters […]
How I Found my Literary Agent
Three years ago, I was a freelance writer with an extremely long Word document chilling on my hard drive. Today, those 98,000 words mark my shift from aspiring writer to fiction author: The Lost Night is coming out from Crown. My novel is a thriller about a woman uncovering the dark truths surrounding her best […]
The Paradox of Inspiration
My father was the proverbial rocket scientist. He had more than 120 patents on everything from missile guidance systems, to seals for airplane windows, to antilock braking systems. I can remember, as a little girl, waking up and being told by my mother to be quiet because my father was sleeping. He had awakened with […]
Locations Can Be Characters Too
I treat the settings for my books as if they were people. If that sounds a bit mad, stay with me and I’ll try to explain. What are your favourite childhood memories? Pretty much all of mine take place outdoors. Whether it’s blackberry picking with my mum and sister (returning home with telltale purple hands […]
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