The Book Whisperer Discovers a Winner!

Nov 13, 2022 | Guest Author

Dorothy Caldwell Minor, aka The Book Whisperer, finds a story of triumph, resilience, and strength in  New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin’s The Last Bookshop in London. A little about Dorothy: “I am an avid reader and also enjoy Indie and foreign...

6 Things To Keep in Mind About the Collaborative Writing Process

Oct 25, 2022 | Guest Author

Debbie Harpham by Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris, and Ariel Lawhon originally posted to Writer’s Digest 10.17.22 When authors choose to work together to write a single story, the process goes from a solitary act to one of collaboration and compromise. Here,...

A Writer by Two Names

Oct 18, 2022 | Guest Author

by Kerry Anne King HI THERE! Looking for Kerry Schafer or Kerry Anne King? Both of them are me, and you’re in the right place. On this site you’ll find everything Kerry related — and if you can’t find it, drop me an email and ask. WHY THE TWO DIFFERENT NAMES? Long...

My Four Book Clubs

Oct 4, 2022 | Guest Author

by Fran Hawthorne I’m either insane or a voracious reader, but somehow I manage to belong to four separate book clubs, three of which often choose books of over 600 pages. I can (usually) keep up, because only one of the groups meets every month. But more important, I...

The Little Wartime Library

Sep 22, 2022 | Guest Author

by Kate Thompson June 13th, 1944 and Bethnal Green is under fire. The streets are bathed in a choking, acrid smoke as a German V1 flying bomb explodes out of the sky, hitting a railway bridge and nearby houses. Six people are pulled dead from the scorched wreckage,...

What Makes a Great Antagonist

Sep 13, 2022 | Guest Author

by Maggie Smith; from author’s website Every novel needs conflict and the best way to do that is by creating a unique real-life antagonist, a flesh-and-blood character who stands in direct opposition to your protagonist and has to be conquered before your hero...