I don’t know any creative person who isn’t curious about other people’s creative process. I always love to visit other writers’ workspaces, artists’ studios, crafters’ workrooms. I love to hear about their schedules, how they discipline their attention and divide their time to allow them to be most productive. I’m always interested in their little… Read more »
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Author Interview: Thriller Mistress Amy Shojai – Part II
Trailer for Amy Shojai’s thriller Lost and Found. Check out the advance praise at the end! In honor of today’s release of her latest book, we’re back this week with Part Two of our interview with bestselling author Amy Shojai. Amy’s brought her enormous knowledge of pets and animal behavior to bear on her… Read more »
Author Interview: Thriller Mistress Amy Shojai – Part I
Okay, y’all (stop it, I’m allowed! My interview subject is a Texan!) – I’m very excited to be sharing with you the first half of an info-packed interview I recently did with an author whose work I admire, and who just happens to be one of the funniest, most interesting and truly sweetest people I… Read more »
Creating Chemistry
Today, I’m pleased to host a guest appearance by my fellow author and friend, LM Preston, whose new eBook, Flutter of Luv, has just debuted and is making the rounds among YA fans and adults who just like a good love story. LM shares with us today some tricks to creating chemistry among your characters,… Read more »
Writer’s Block: Um…no.
This legacy blog post first appeared on August 28, 2009: I’ve long believed that “writer’s block” is a fallacy; nothing more than yet another excuse not to write. And today I found one of most lucid arguments for this point of view over at Publietariat. So I’m sharing it here with you, because it’s one… Read more »
Researching Historical Nonfiction, Part III: Finding Sources and Archival Photos
This is another legacy blog post from April, 2009: As promised, here are some tips on starting out with historical research: Local Media Sources – It seems a no-brainer that you’d start your research with media outlets that exist today, especially if they were around during the event you’ve decided to chronicle in your book…. Read more »
Researching Historical Nonfiction, Part II: Finding old maps
This post originally appeared on my legacy blog on April 11, 2009: Revisiting Amanda G.’s discussion forum post, she asked: How do I get maps of old towns that no longer exist? That could probably be a little tricky. Depending on how old the towns were at the time they disappeared, there are a number… Read more »
Advice to a would-be author: Researching Historical Nonfiction
This post from my legacy blog was initially posted April 11, 2009. Montgomery County, PA, writer Amanda Greenfield posted to my discussion board with several questions about how to go about researching a historical nonfiction book she’s working on about the Delaware Water Gap. It’s a huge subject area, and an ambitious project. I wish… Read more »
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