Living and writing about mothers and daughters

Before English Rose was born, I didn’t know whether I was having a boy or a…

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Look at Storm Residue

“So Lucy. What went on here?” “Looks like a big storm moved through last night.” “I…

Oh, the yummy goodies I buy when I’m waiting for notes from my editor…

@jinabacarr waiting for notes from my editor #writersoftiktok #womensfiction #authorlife #authorsoftiktok #writerslife @boldwoodbooks #historicalfiction ♬ original…

Summer at the French Café by Sue Moorcroft – Blog Tour/Book Review

The most wonderful review from Book Mad Jo. BookMadJo – mad about books About the book:…

If publishing a book is like being pregnant, I’m in postpartum depression!

“Publishing a book is like being pregnant. By the end, you’re just ready to get that…

You’ve Got Five Pages, The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, To Tell Me You’re Good.

Hello, amazing fellow creatives! Here’s to more fun perusing the library’s new releases to see what…

Nearly there?

 The WIP – provisionally titled Masquerade on the Riviera – is in the third and I…

The Last Princess by Shelley Wilson

Shelley is an English multi-genre author. She has written nine young adult/middle-grade supernatural, fantasy, and sword…

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for MAY 25

I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking a…

Life Changes in the BLINK of an Eye

When I go back and re-read portions of Blink, my memoirish (I admit it!) gay love…

EXPLORING OTTAWA WITH CRIME FICTION AUTHOR BRENDA CHAPMAN

Multi-award nominee Brenda Chapman is a Canadian crime fiction author with more than twenty published novels.…

Fantasy Author Kath Marsh’s Venture Into Self-Publishing

​Good Morning, Booklovers! I’m not doing a regular interview today. My guest on this rainy day in…

Welcome to Romance Author – Beth D. Carter

I’m delighted to have Beth D. Carter on my blog. Beth D. Carter – Author Hello…

It Could Happen to Anyone

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty My book club read this novel for our May meeting…

Do You Know Your Blind Spots?

Do You Know Your Blind Spots? How can you address weaknesses if you’re blind to your…

NYC Trip and… FEELS LIKE FALLING is Releasing in Mass Market Paperback Today!!

FEELS LIKE FALLING is on sale in Mass Market Paperback today! Get your copy and enjoy…

Spotlight on FACE TO FACE, Regency Romance by Alanna Lucas

My friend, author Alanna Lucas, joins the blog today with the first book in her Waltz…

  Genre: Paranormal, LGBTQIA+, fantasy, gay, magic, fae, werewolf, shifter, witches, coven, gods, polyamory Add to…

Kickstarter Campaign

FROM EVA POHLER: I have a surprise for fans of The Underworld Saga. To celebrate my…

Dial M for… Merewalh of the Magonsæte and all his little Ms…

 A family featuring prominently in my writing, both fiction and nonfiction, is that of seventh-century Merewalh…

How a Real Cliff Diver Tames Her Fears

Ellie Smart is a professional cliff diver, but not an adrenaline junkie. Riiiight. A native of…

Putting a little thriller in the cozy

By Terry Ambrose  One million words. It’s a big number. Right? Somewhere along the way during…

Timeless Woodland Pictures from the Time of Lockdown

Originally posted 2020. I am lost in writing. I am in the Iron Age. Second draft.…

Writing Characters With Matt Bird

How do we decide on the hero for our story? How can we write distinctive —…

The Perfect Dessert for Victoria Day Weekend: Cupcake Fantasy by Author Helen Carpenter…

The day was perfect; one of those low humidity, blue sky, breeze-off-the-lake days that made tourists…