We read because we lead lives of desperate calm. We go to great lengths to avoid conflict, yet fiction is all about conflict. When we go to bed at night and pick up a book, we slide into the shoes of a character embroiled in outrageous conflict and
Category: Writing & Books
Here I share my love for words. Book reviews, author interviews, and my own poetry and prose.
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5 Fiction Writing Techniques That Will Keep Readers Turning Pages
Finishing a fiction book is a massive undertaking that will give you rights to pat yourself in the back incessantly. …
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Writers Talking with C. M. Weaver
Interview with author of Silent River a fictionalized version of a real investigation in the late 1950s in Portland, Oregon,
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Writers Talking with Susan Schwartz
Interview with Susan Schwartz RN, MSN, MSHA an avid writer for around 10 years doing everything from writing freelance articles to editing manuscripts for other authors. She loves to write horror stories that have a twist at the end.
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Writers Talking with Sally Hepworth @SallyHepworth
Interview with bestselling author of The Secrets of Midwives, The Things We Keep, The Mother’s Promise, The Family Next Door and The Mother In Law.
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Chicano Homeland: The Movement in East LA for Mexican American Power, Justice and Equality by Louis Negrete
Title: CHICANO HOMELAND Author: Louis R. Negrete Publisher: Independent Pages: 136 Genre: Historical/Nonfiction Los Angeles author-educator Dr. Louis R. Negrete …
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Writers Talking with Kathleen O’Donnell @authorkodonnell
Kathleen writes dark, irreverently funny mystery/thrillers about women behaving badly. She is a two time Book of the Year finalist who loves shoes, food, the written word, weirdos and Lucy.
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My Date with Marc Chagall a Guest Post By Robin Gregory @tweety_robin
Last updated on September 13th, 2019 Today’s guest post is Robin Gregory author of The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman, …
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My Last Baggage Call Aboard Air Force One
Last updated on September 13th, 2019 We are participating in the blog tour by Pump Up Your Books but this …
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Lauren Nicolle Taylor on Writing Mixed Race Hapa Characters @LaurenNicolleT
Last updated on September 2nd, 2019 Today’s guest post is from Lauren Nicolle Taylor. Lauren is the bestselling author of THE …
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What Books Appeal Most To You?
Books have always had an appeal to them. Back in the ancient era, they were the best way to get …
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Attorney at Paw By Diane Wing
Only Chrissy, a cute little Shih Tzu, can unlock this mystery! Autumn Clarke survived the car crash that killed her …