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INTERVIEW: With Romantic Suspense Author Debbie Baldwin Plus Giveaway!

Romantic Suspense Dayna Linton - 23 November 2021

Today we welcome romantic suspense author Debbie Baldwin to answer our interview questions. Welcome, Debbie! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you...

INTERVIEW: With Young Adult Fantasy Author D.A. Mucci Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 22 November 2021

Today we welcome Young Adult Fantasy Author and Emergency Room Physician, Dr. D. A. Mucci to Novels Alive to answer our interview questions. Welcome! What drives your story forward in your books the...

GUEST BLOG: Behind the Story of MYSTERY OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS by Terry Ambrose Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 19 November 2021

Trouble in Paradise Mystery: Book 11 Publication Date: November 2, 2021 When I was in school, I thought history was boring. Instead, I was captivated by all things science. In my mind, our space...

INTERVIEW: With Provocative Author Robert Steven Goldstein Plus Giveaway!

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 19 November 2021

Today we welcome author Robert Steven Goldstein to Novels Alive to answer our questions. Welcome, Robert! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do...

GUEST BLOG: The Journey to Verisimilitude by Weldon Burge Plus Giveaway!

Serial Killer Dayna Linton - 18 November 2021

Every novelist, when preparing to write a book, must consider the research required to make the novel “real.” Even fantasy and romance fiction need some degree of verisimilitude. Sure, some books require...

GUEST BLOG: Seeing the Past in the Present by Shelley Noble Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 18 November 2021

Did you ever walk down a street, walk into a building or sit by a lake and wonder what it was like before, way before, like a hundred years or more? I do...

INTERVIEW: With Cozy Author Jodi Linton Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 17 November 2021

Today we welcome cozy mystery author, Jodi Linton (no, we're not related as far as I know 🙂 ) to Novels Alive to answer out short Q & A. What drives your story...

GUEST BLOG: Bone China Origins by Nancy J. Cohen Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 17 November 2021

Have you ever been curious about the difference between bone china, fine china, and porcelain? In my book STYLED FOR MURDER, I mention bone china when my sleuth—hairstylist and salon owner Marla Vail—...

GUEST BLOG: What Inspired Me to Write A BRIEF HISTORY OF KATE PARKER by Daniel Schorr Plus Giveaway!

Literary Fiction Dayna Linton - 16 November 2021

I may have mentioned elsewhere that I generally don’t believe in the notion of inspiration in literature, in that being present at one event or hearing or overhearing one remark cannot be...

GUEST BLOG: Historical Accuracy vs. Current-Day Norms by Bliss Bennet Plus Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 15 November 2021

Nearly five years ago, when I first began to imagine the central couple in the story that would one day become my Regency historical romance Not Quite a Marriage, all I knew...

GUEST BLOG: The U.S. National Parks: “America’s Best Idea” Can Also Be the Ideal Setting for a Crime Novel by C. Matthew Smith Plus...

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 15 November 2021

I had already begun writing Twentymile, a thriller that takes place in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when I learned I wasn’t alone in setting my crime novel in one...

GUEST BLOG: Mysteries with Character—Cats and Cozy Mysteries by Elizabeth Pantley Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 12 November 2021

The cozy mystery world is filled with cats, and it’s no wonder. Cats are the perfect poster child for cozies. Both feature the perfect blend of mystery, illusion, and craftiness mixed with...