Five Questions for Laura Childs
She doesn’t know this, but New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs holds a special place in my writer’s heart. Her book, Bound for Murder, was the first scrapbooking mystery I ever read. It was fascinating to read a mystery using my favorite hobby as an integral part of its plot. Years later, here I am about to publish my own scrapbooking-themed mystery, although it is not like Laura’s series at all. Laura’s scrapbooking series offers one female sleuth, a...
Read MoreFive Questions for Therese Walsh
Therese Walsh is at the top of my list of wonderful-talented-friendly people I’ve met through social media. We bonded over 140-characters-or-less musings about our children. Little did I know what a gifted writer she is. I ordered her book, THE LAST WILL OF MOIRA LEAHY, read it, and was blown away by the stunning, poetic, haunting story. And I was not the only person to note how wonderful this book is. Among other things, it was selected as a Target Breakout book. (Check out her...
Read MoreFive Questions for Elizabeth Massie
Elizabeth Massie is one of the hardest working working-writers I know. I mean she writes everyday, gets paid to do it, and this is how she makes her living. She situated her life so that she could do that—and we are all the better for it. I met Beth several years ago and am pleased to call her a friend. Not only is she a wonderful and successful writer, but also a giving and kind person. She lives in my town and we’ve shared coffee, resources, and sometimes just listened to one...
Read MoreFive Questions for Emilie Richards
Most bestselling authors don’t get back to you when you write them asking if they will read your soon-to-be-published book. I know. I’ve tried. It’s an uncomfortable position for new novelists. But we all need to come to terms with it. I wrote to several, thinking I’d be really lucky to hear from any of them. Not that I held it against any of them. Time is a precious commodity for writers—which is one of the reasons I was so touched when Emilie Richards got back to me....
Read MoreJenny, Part Two
Pardon my breaking this post up into two posts! But Jenny’s answers are so long that WordPress could not handle it in one post! I had to break it up right in the middle of the juiciest part. JG: …(See previous post.) Many authors were cut from their houses, many book options canceled. It’s been unfortunate for readers because they are being offered a smaller and smaller selection of authors from which to choose, and of course it’s been quite unfortunate for...
Read MoreFive Questions for Jenny Gardiner (Part One)
I met Jenny Gardiner more than a few years ago through a Charlottesville writers group, the Literary Ladies who Lunch. (Sounds fancy. But we are a group of working writers and editors who get together for support and writerly exchange.) We hit it off right away. She’s hilarious, kind, a prolific writer, and she has roots in Western Pennsylvania, and so do I. We also both started our professional writing careers in journalism, though she moved into fiction way before I did. Jenny has been...
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