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A gossip queen dissecting politics? A political pundit musing about sports? A romance novelist waxing poetic on music? You read it here first... see what your favorite literary personalities have to say about life beyond books.

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The Page and the Palantir

By Douglas Nicholas - February 28, 2013

Normal 0 The Page and the Palantir One of the things that I found myself thinking about in the last year or so—and wondering why I hadn’t before—is the magical aspect to reading. I knew vaguely that there was a point when I began to read smoothly as a child, and it was no longer something I had to think about doing as I did it, and that it became very...

Stop the presses!

By Gillian Royes - February 28, 2013

I just came back from a book signing in Trinidad -- and a front-row seat on Carnival -- and made a decision. Maybe it was the soca music still whining in my head, or the whirl of dancing for numberless hours in the hot sun, but I decided to change the ending of my third book, still in manuscript form. It only took me a day to come to the conclusion and a few hours to make...

Betrayed by Dragon

By Marion Dane Bauer - February 26, 2013

Not long after I fell on the early December ice, dislocated my elbow and broke the radial bone, I wrote about having discovered Dragon software. It was quite magical. I spoke into a microphone, and the words I spoke appeared on the screen in front of me. As I said earlier, I wasn't sure I could write that way. Many years ago, I began having problems with carpel tunnel, and...

Must They Be Funny?

By Marion Dane Bauer - February 25, 2013

"Must they be funny?" It's what Shonna McNasby asked following my last blog. And her thoughtful question calls for a response. Shonna also said, "I am an aspiring author of picture books, and what I write, I’m told, is rather quiet and sometimes sad. Everywhere I look there are hilarious picture books, (which I do love), and I just saw a notice in SCBWI about a publisher who...

Guest Interview with Adriana Kraft...plus a titillating excerpt from my book

By Mamie Center - February 25, 2013

Today we’re thrilled to welcome Mamie Center, here with an interview and a sizzling excerpt from her debut erotica novel, Hollywood Hook, released in December at Simon & Schuster.Why don’t you start by telling us about yourself (Where are you from? What do you write/do in the publishing world? What do you do when you’re not writing — your “day” job, hobbies,...

Jan Bowles Romance Blog - My first interview

By Mamie Center - February 25, 2013

Guest Blogger: Mamie Center ~ Erotic Romance AuthorToday I have special guest and erotic author, Mamie Center. Mamie writes for Simon and Schuster, and recently debuted with Hollywood Hook, an erotic tale focusing on the inner workings of Hollywood. Read on to find out more about this highly sensual story...Q. Where did you get the idea for Hollywood Hook?R. I’ve lived...

I’ve found my #authorliness

By Katie Ward - February 21, 2013

For some time it’s been very convenient to think of what I do as two jobs.One is being a writer. That is, the person who writes fiction, who ruminates on plots, characters, structures and symbols, and who for better or worse attempts to scratch out a story which in some degree matches the aspirations of my mind.My other job is being an author. The author is different. The...

An Enduring Passion

By Julie Summers - February 20, 2013

Those who know me are aware of my passion for archives. I am never happier than when up to my elbows in old papers and photographs. Much of the research for my books is done in archives. I have a wonderful very part-time research assistant who helps out on hard facts, such as the price of onions in 1940 or the amount of potash shipped to Britain from Canada in 1944, but I do...

The Joys and Pitfalls of Oral History

By Julie Summers - February 20, 2013

If someone in a bar tells you a story about their past, do you believe it wholly or do you think it might have been embellished a little to make it a cracking good yarn? It probably depends on who is telling you the story and how far-fetched it seems to you, given your experience. Normally, it does not matter. You can take it or leave it. However, when you come to interview...

A Charismatic but Fated Family

By Carol Rivers - February 15, 2013

February has a link with a very charismatic family indeed. I have always been fascinated by the part the Romanovs played in Russia’s turbulent history. So much so, that some of my research for my novel, “In the Bleak Midwinter” made quite harrowing reading. I had decided to write about another family, a very poor one, in the East End of London, at the time when the world...

Those Autmn Earmuffs

By Lise Funderburg - February 14, 2013

On the crisp-autumn days that occasionally interrupt the rain here in Philadelphia, I collect evidence of fall. Acorns crunch underfoot, corduroy replaces linen, and the maple at the corner goes high-wattage orange. I see air-conditioners being pulled from windows, spent flower stalks cut back and flopping grasses trussed up. Geese honk from their HOV lanes-on-high, and my...

Calling All Taker Superfans

By Alma Katsu - February 14, 2013

Are you a fan of The Taker books? Does Adair make shivers go up and down your spine? He's been a little pouty lately. His plan for world domination hasn't been going according to plan. This is where YOU come in. We've decided to go the route of so many of our colleagues and to recruit you, dear fan, to join the team. The street team, that is.Don't know what a street team is? You...

The Sadness of Maturity

By Marion Dane Bauer - February 13, 2013

It was a lyrical picture-book text. The subject was spring. And it bounced back because the editor found the tone, somehow, too sad. My agent was bemused, but when he passed the comment on to me, I understood. An undercurrent of sadness often shows through in my writing. There is, truth be told, an undercurrent of sadness in me. I have never been a jolly type, even when I...

Blog Hops and Other Stops

By Joanne C. Hillhouse - February 13, 2013

Thanks for visiting my page and checking out my book Oh Gad! Before and since the book's release in April 2012, I've been busy busy busy trying to get the word out. One part of that has been the guest posts I've made at various blogs. As these give some insight to the book, my country Antigua and Barbuda, me, and the writing process, I wanted to share some of them with you....

Meeting With The Goddess

By Carisa Mellado - February 6, 2013

The Goddess lives is part of every one of us. She is life, death, pregnancy and rebirth. She is the flame in the dark and the dark that extinguishes itself. She is beautiful, powerful, sensitive and wise. The irrational drive towards self discovery and transformation for she always seeks, to live and be reborn.The archetype of the Goddess is the loving mother that nurtures and...

The Anima/Animus and Relationships

By Carisa Mellado - February 6, 2013

Anima/AnimusThe psychologist Carl Jung talked about an Anima/Animus that lives in our psyche. This Anima/Animus is mirrored the relationships we have with the opposite sex. This internal psychological force is at play whether a person is heterosexual or homosexual. The Anima/Animus does not always need to represent the romantic relationship.Men have an Anima, a female spirit...

Develop Your Intuition and Communicate With Your Higher Self

By Carisa Mellado - February 6, 2013

Every single person is intuitive. Intuition is a natural part of people. We use our intuition on a daily basis without even noticing. It is instinct and vision. It’s that feeling you get deep down for no logical reason, that makes you add an extra ingredient when cooking, or use specific road to drive home, or talk to a person you may not have spoken to in while.I believe that...

By Marion Dane Bauer - February 5, 2013

Last July I was on the east coast, having traveled there to receive an honorary MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts where I taught for so many challenging and satisfying years. After the ceremonies my partner and I went on from Vermont to the coast of Maine, a place neither of us had ever visited before. The Maine coast, in case you don't know, looks exactly like its...

Free print-ready I'M BORED gift cards, envelopes, gift tags and bookplates

By Debbie Ridpath Ohi - February 5, 2013

To make holiday gift-giving more fun, I've created a wide range of free I'M BORED gift cards (snarky and non-snarky options) to download, print and use on regular 8.5" x 11" paper...or heavier paper if you prefer:http://debbieohi.com/im-bored-stationeryTopics include:Holiday-themed, new parents, baby gift, teacher, librarian, doctor or dentist or piano teacher for their waiting...

Print-ready I'M BORED activity sheets & tips for young writers & illustrators

By Debbie Ridpath Ohi - February 5, 2013

Hi all! I'm gradually uploading print-ready I'M BORED activity sheet PDFs for young writers and illustrators: http://debbieohi.com/im-bored-activity-pages/Also do check out my I'M BORED Classroom Activities page: http://debbieohi.com/imbored-classroom/which includes Tips For Young Artists:http://debbieohi.com/imbored-youngartists/and Tips For Young...

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