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INTERVIEW: WITH YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR C.B. Lyall Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 23 August 2022

Young Adult author C.B. Lyall drops by to answer a few quick quests so we can get to know her a little better. Welcome, C.B.! Can you describe your dream home? I love where...

INTERVIEW: With Historical Mystery Author Charlotte Whitney Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 23 August 2022

Today, we welcome historical fiction/mystery author Charlotte Whitney to Novels Alive. We ask a few very short questions to find out more about Charlotte's writing process. Welcome, Charlotte! Q: Did you learn anything...

GUEST BLOG: What’s With All the Mafia Stories? by Mark Rubinstein Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 22 August 2022

Whether it’s The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, Scarface, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, a Jack Reacher novel, or crime novels by Don Winslow, Nelson DeMille, Dennis Lehane, James Patterson, or other bestselling authors, the...

GUEST BLOG: Choosing Our Heroes by J. A. Crawford Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Dayna Linton - 15 August 2022

Who a person chooses as a hero says a lot about them. When you want to know who someone is, ask them who they idolize. Growing up, I, like many other avid...

INTERVIEW: With Southern Fiction Author Leslie Hooton Plus Giveaway!

Women's Fiction Dayna Linton - 12 August 2022

Today, we welcome acclaimed Southern fiction author Leslie Hooton! Her novels have been praised for their "sparkling characters" and "funny but heartfelt, plot-driven yet profound," and she has been called "a gifted writer...

GUEST BLOG: The Perils of Hiding Your True Identity by Lena S. May Plus Giveaway!

LGBTQ Dayna Linton - 11 August 2022

There are many reasons that can make hiding your true identity seem like the best option—or maybe even the only option that’s available at a certain point. Developing feelings for someone of...

GUEST BLOG: The Mystery of Writing a Mystery by Amy L. Bernstein Plus Giveaway!

Dystopian Dayna Linton - 8 August 2022

How do you go about writing a mystery novel if you’ve never written one before? A writer, far more logical than I, might begin by reading every type of mystery she can get...

INTERVIEW: IN BETWEEN: STORIES OF THE EVERVERSE by Darby Harn Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 2 August 2022

Today, we welcome Science Fiction author Darby Harn to discuss his writing process and more about him as a writer. What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or...

GUEST BLOG: What I Would Tell a New Author by C.M. Sage Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 1 August 2022

If I could go back and talk to myself before I started writing, I think I would have had that chat on a playground…on a teeter-totter. I’d tell baby writer me that...

INTERVIEW: With Thriller Writer Alexandrea Weis Plus Giveaway!

Psychological Thriller Dayna Linton - 1 August 2022

Today we welcome thriller author Alexandrea Weis to Novels Alive to give us insight into her writing process. What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot,...

GUEST BLOG: An Influential Curiosity by Michael Bradley Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Dayna Linton - 25 July 2022

A question that I am often asked is, what book(s) influenced your writing the most? Most people would expect a writer to talk about a great seminal work like Stephen King's On...

GUEST BLOG: Using What’s Already There in Series Mysteries by Leslie Wheeler Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Dayna Linton - 19 July 2022

One of the things that makes writing series mysteries easier than writing standalones is that you don’t have to create a whole new fictional world for each book. After your first book,...