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How Being a Math Teacher Inspired My Writing
How Being a Math Teacher Inspired My Writing by Mary Katheen Mehuron I was a math and science teacher for many years, and I enjoyed it. Though I have a Bachelor of Science and two master’s degrees as part of my teacher training, I’ve never taken a writing class in a college setting. (That’s about […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: E.L. Deards
Spanning decades, Wild With All Regrets follows the psychological journey and descent of Lucas Connolly, a young gay man with a heart full of secrets. Born in turn-of-the-century Dublin to an overworked mother and a father who couldn’t understand him, Lucas finds love and acceptance for the first time in his dearest friend Jamie Murray. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kathryn Crawley
Walking on Fire is a loss-of-innocence, coming-of-age love story set in Greece in 1974, following the fall of the seven-year Greek dictatorship. Kate is dropped into a boiling cauldron of anti-Americanism as she has been hired as a speech pathologist in a center for Greek cerebral palsied children. She falls in love with the Greek […]
Finding A Story: Wendy Walker
Finding a Story What Remains is my fifth thriller and I continue to be mystified by the origins of a story. As a former lawyer, and a person who likes to plan just about everything, this has been the most challenging part of writing. If only I could sit at my desk with a strong […]
Five Truths on Technology, Creativity & the Power of Human Stories
By Kris Spisak A lot of headlines scream for our attention these days. Some caterwaul about how writers no longer have a place in the world. Others claim storytelling will be hijacked by modern technology. But here’s the truth rarely in the conversation: Creativity is the essence of humanity itself. It’s how we have survived. […]
My Writing Journey by KD Sherrinford
KD Sherrinford- My writing journey. A voracious reader from an early age. I became fascinated by the works of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I read the entire Sherlock Holmes Canon by the time I was 13. I was a shy, introverted child; always found in the library with my head in a […]
The Cafe at Beach End by RaeAnne Thayne, Exclusive Excerpt
We are delighted to feature this excerpt from RaeAnne’s novel THE CAFE AT BEACH END! THE CAFE AT BEACH END “[Thayne] engages the reader’s heart and emotions, inspiring hope and the belief that miracles are possible.” —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author For fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs, an emotional story of starting over and reclaiming […]
Facing The Blank Canvas: Have the Self Confidence to Tell Your Story
Facing The Blank Canvas: Have the Self Confidence to Tell Your Story In Henry James’ short story “The Madonna of the Future,” an older artist shows his visitor a blank canvas where the painting he has envisioned will one day materialize. “The elements are all here,” the artist says, pointing to his head. His excuse […]
Compassionate Caregiving and Writing By Suzanne Marriott
Compassionate Caregiving and Writing By Suzanne Marriott Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries, without them humanity cannot survive. Dalai Lama XIV I remember the moment I realized I was going to be my husband’s caregiver forever. I knew Michael had multiple sclerosis, and I knew this would be a progressive disease. Yet, knowing something […]
How Writing has led me on Unexpected Adventures
I was asked to describe how writing has led me on unexpected adventures. This is one of those stories. Writers tend to collect stories like we’re magpies. Sometimes we chase those stories, and sometimes we fall into them accidentally. Blogging was something I sort of fell into that, in turn, opened up a lot of […]
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