The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Lian Dolan. Welcome, Lian! Who are you? I’m Lian Dolan, a writer and broadcaster. My writing career includes regular columns in O, the Oprah Magazine and Working Mother, two collections of essays, a TV pilot and two women’s fiction titles that are contemporary romantic comedies with … [Read more…]
I’m thrilled to announce my novel GRAFFITI IN LOVE is available for preorder on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. What’s more, I’m offering the book at a special preorder price of .99 before it releases on Feb. 11th. (The regular price will be $2.99, so it’ll save you a nice chunk of change.) What’s it about? … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Michelle Falkoff. Who are you? Michelle Falkoff, author of PLAYLIST FOR THE DEAD. I live in Chicago and teach legal writing at Northwestern (most of the time) and creative writing at the University of Chicago (once in a while). What are three beloved books you first … [Read more…]
I’m a big fan of podcasts. They’re not only a great way to keep entertained, but allow you to absorb information while commuting, cleaning, or driving your kid to school. Podcasts have made a huge impact in my journey as a writer: teaching me about the book world, inspiring me to self-publish, helping me craft better sentences. … [Read more…]
I’m happy to announce that a romance anthology I contributed to, TASTE ME, TEMPT ME: 8 TALES OF SWEET & SPICY ROMANCE, is out today! Sink your teeth into something delicious. Eight contemporary and historical romance authors offer tempting tales of love and lust through time, served hot. Some of these short stories are sweet, and some … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with contemporary romance author Betsy Talbot. Who are you? I’m the author of The Late Bloomers Series and my heroines are all women in their prime. I love exploring what life looks like on the other side of forty—mainly because that is precisely the time my life … [Read more…]
I’m over at the romance site Lady Smut today talking about gothic romance and writing CRAZY, SEXY, GHOULISH as a goth rom-com. Check it out! I’m happy to announce I’ll also be regularly posting on Lady Smut the first Friday of each month on romance, gender, sexuality, and pop culture. I’m so happy to be … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with author Nicki Salcedo. Who are you? I’m a happy writer. I love finding stories and tales of the unexpected. I was an English and creative writing major in college. I’ve always wanted to tell stories that were both complex and accessible. I read all different genres, … [Read more…]
I read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear last weekend. While I don’t normally review novels on this site, I thought I’d highlight a nonfiction book that may especially resonate with some of you fellow writers and other creative people. Unlike other books on how to unlock creativity or be a writer, Gilbert’s book is … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read interview series welcomes Kieran Lyne this week. Who are you? I am Kieran Lyne, author of The Last Confession of Sherlock Holmes and the youngest writer to be endorsed by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate. I live in the middle of nowhere in Suffolk, England, where I work for a local … [Read more…]