Five Things about Clare O’Donohue
The first job I landed after college graduation was as a paste-up artist for a small community newspaper. (I was “allowed” to write on my own time.) When the publisher asked me what my hobbies were, and I said quilting. He said, “The job is yours.” Later, he told me that quilters have a personality trait he had learned to look for over the years—the ability to be exact and meticulous, along with creative. I was reminded of this long-ago interview recently during my emails with...
Read MoreFive Questions with Joanna Campbell Slan
Joanna Campbell Slan is a woman who understands how two passions like storytelling and scrapbooking can come together in a novel. (I love that.) After all, she’s written four scrapbooking mysteries. Before that she wrote many non-fiction books on scrapbooking. I am not the expert she is when it comes to one of the most popular hobbies in the U.S., but I totally get scrapbooking as “family storytelling” as she labels it. Joanna’s latest in her scrapbooking mystery series, Make, Take,...
Read MoreFive Questions with India Drummond
Today, I’m starting a new feature on my blog where I interview authors. In this day of the ever-changing publishing landscape, it’s appropriate to start with India Drummond. She is successfully entering the world of e-publishing with a traditional e-publisher—but she has a ten-year plan of publishing her own work. It will be fascinating to watch her career progress—and succeed. Full disclosure: India is one of my best “writing” friends. It’s been my privilege...
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