Tag: Guest Article

Author Therapy during Book Promotion by Donna Balon

Book promotion is lonely. I know what to do: activate social media accounts, schedule blog tours, and engage in author forums. But book promotion is an unexpected emotional journey. I login to my computer morning and night. How books many were sold? Are there… Continue Reading “Author Therapy during Book Promotion by Donna Balon”

How I Wrote a Historical Novel- That Combines Famous People with Fictional Characters by Susan Dormady Eisenberg

Every novel needs a dynamic protagonist and colorful secondary characters. To achieve this cast in my historical rom-com, One More Seat at the Round Table: A Novel of Broadway’s Camelot, I mixed the legendary creators of this beloved 1960 musical—and the performers who gave… Continue Reading “How I Wrote a Historical Novel- That Combines Famous People with Fictional Characters by Susan Dormady Eisenberg”

Funny Stories About Library Readers by Lita Marson

Library for the Blind brought me not only a variety of job experiences but also a lot of funny stories. Readers regularly say and do strange, astonishing and odd things, and I want to share some of them with you.

An Accidental Author by Brock Meier

    My journey as an author has been anything but conventional. Unlike the vast majority of published authors, the first time I picked up a pencil and paper at age five, I did NOT think “Gee, I’m going to be an author when… Continue Reading “An Accidental Author by Brock Meier”

“Tiny Christmas Angel: A Story of Hope” by Stephenie Poeschel

What is Tiny Christmas Angel about? Tiny Christmas Angel is a special story told from the mind of a little boy who is missing his baby brother at Christmastime. He asks his mother about Christmas in Heaven and about his brother. Is he happy?… Continue Reading ““Tiny Christmas Angel: A Story of Hope” by Stephenie Poeschel”

An Interview with Amanda Shaw

What’s your favorite thing you have written? A letter to my niece, Ruthie, on her first birthday. Her arrival into the world transformed my life, and she appears in several of the poems in It Will Have Been So Beautiful. The book is dedicated… Continue Reading “An Interview with Amanda Shaw”

Interview with ELIZABETH BRUCE

· What’s your favorite thing you have written? Oh gosh, I love all my characters in everything I’ve written. I really love all the plain-spoken, scrappy characters in my new collection, Universally Adored & Other One Dollar Stories, just published by Vine Leaves Press,… Continue Reading “Interview with ELIZABETH BRUCE”

Teenage sleepovers and the beginnings of my writing by Stephanie Cowell

I never fail to read the acknowledgements on the back pages of novels, seeing the lists of those who helped to bring the book together. I am always amazed at the number of them and wonder what each one contributed. Writing my own thanks,… Continue Reading “Teenage sleepovers and the beginnings of my writing by Stephanie Cowell”

“The Strong Women Series: Romance with a Twist” by Lyla Davis- Author of Series

What is The Strong Women Series? The Strong Women Series is a contemporary romance series that follows the healing journey of 6 different women who persevere through some of life’s most tragic struggles, finding hope and love in the end.