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INTERVIEW: With Middle School Adventure Author Ben Gartner Plus Giveaway!

Middle School Dayna Linton - 17 February 2022

Today we welcome middle school adventure author, Ben Gartner to Novels Alive to ask a few questions to get to know this author a little better. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? I’m...

GUEST BLOG: Write What You Know: What Happened When I Took That Advice To Heart by Joanna Elm Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 8 February 2022

These days you hardly ever hear the advice: Write what you know. That’s probably because the internet has opened up a world of information and has allowed anyone and everyone to access...

GUEST BLOG: A PANTSER’S GUIDE TO NOVEL WRITING by T.A. Willberg Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 February 2022

In 2020, by some miracle, my first novel MARION LANE AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDER, a historical mystery set in the tunnels beneath 1950s London, was published in the U.S.A and U.K.. I’m...

INTERVIEW: THE SHOE DIARIES by Darby Baham Plus Giveaway!

Contemporary Romance Dayna Linton - 1 February 2022

Today, debut author Darby Baham joins us to answer just a few interview questions. Welcome, Darby. What are the best and worst pieces of writing advice you ever received? Best: Great writers read a...

INTERVIEW: With Thriller Author Adele Parks Plus Giveaway!

Domestic Thriller Dayna Linton - 1 February 2022

Today we welcome the fantabulous thriller author, Adele Parks MBE to Novels Alive! Welcome, Adele! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you feel...

GUEST BLOG: What’s Waldo? by Howard Michael Gould Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 14 January 2022

Charlie Waldo has a problem, or maybe I do. See, crime fiction has a bunch of terrific subgenres. We’ve got cozies, we’ve got hardboiled detectives, we’ve got thrillers, we’ve got police procedurals, we’ve...

GUEST BLOG: Shouldn’t You Be Writing Crime Fiction? by Tara Lush Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 January 2022

When I first started writing fiction, romance seemed like the obvious choice. It was a genre that I’d read and loved, along with mystery and true crime. When I told my...

GUEST BLOG: Why Is Meaning Necessary In Life? by David Amerland Plus Giveaway!

Self-Help Dayna Linton - 12 January 2022

The meaning of life, we’d expect, should be found the moment we examine its functionality, much like we understand the meaning of existence of an object like a spoon. Philosophy tells us...

GUEST BLOG: How Does Yoga Impact Your Nervous System? by Leila Worby Plus Giveaway!

Non-Fiction Dayna Linton - 11 January 2022

Did you ever wonder exactly how yoga impacts your nervous system? Or how to craft a yogic home practice that is tailored for your constitution? A home practice that is rooted in...

GUEST BLOG: Perspective and Book Promotion in a Time of Disaster by Leah Angstman Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 5 January 2022

A couple days ago, this post was going to be about how Gary Paulsen’s wilderness stories influenced my writing or a list of novels featuring women surviving through winter, but as I...

INTERVIEW: With International Mystery Author Marie Anders Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Dayna Linton - 29 December 2021

Today we have Austrian-born mystery author, who has lived and worked internationally for years, Marie Anders with us to answer our interview questions. What drives your story forward in your books the most,...

GUEST BLOG: Let’s Talk About Barnes & Noble by Daniel V. Meier Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 13 December 2021

PART ONE In a 2018 presentation at New York City’s BookExpo on the future of retail, it was opined that physical retail is most certainly not dead, but that the paradigm has changed....