When you write a fiction series you need to keep track of a million details. What does each character look like—eye color, hair type, height? Who lives where? How far is it...
You’re reading the latest bestseller or a book in your favorite genre, and you’re happily following along with the narrative—say, a teen boy facing an apocalyptic event, or a Jesuit priest puzzling...
Today we welcome Australian political activist, public servant and author, Alan Whelan!
What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you feel they are...
Two reviewers of my novel, The Journalist: A Paranormal Thriller, asked me to name my favorite character. I said Colette, the protagonist’s ghostly great-grandmother, and his frequent visitor. Colette was a high-kicking...
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I’ve been a writer for quite some time, published since 2004 or so when I won a contest with Harlequin...
For me, there is nothing more frustrating than forgetting the title of something. Be it book, song, movie, you name it. Even in the age of the internet, it turns out it’s...
I was fifty-seven when I began writing, and the first story-words I played with were ones about my mother’s humble life. She was born almost a hundred years ago on a tobacco...
Today we welcome the wonderful and uber-talented Bill Zarchy! Among many other accomplishments, Bill has written a time travel tale that looks exceptionally fascinating. So without further adieu, let's get right to...
Although I wrote a few short stories as a kid that were well-received by both classmates and teachers, becoming an author wasn’t my Plan A when I was younger. My first major...
Clan Kendrick: Book 4
Publication Date: July 27, 2021
The latest in bestselling author Vanessa Kelly’s intoxicating Clan Kendrick series shines a light on the most respectable member of the Kendrick clan—and the independent...
I was an only child growing up. I was also a child of divorce. I spent a lot of time alone playing with my dolls and stuffed animals. I used to hang...
Publication Date: July 27, 2021
In this thought-provoking and sensitive novel, inspired by the true story of a Louisiana leprosy hospital where patients were forcibly quarantined, acclaimed author Amanda Skenandore tells an extraordinarily...