Though when I began writing letters to Dana, and then my Facebook friends, there was zero thought of a future book, the profound impact of living the story made me completely committed to sharing it.
Amy Weinland Daughters – 11 July 2022 Continue reading
I think it’s a helpful read for anyone who is struggling with either a lack of purpose or a lack of self-knowledge. I wrote it at a point where I was feeling pretty lost, and it helped me rediscover myself, so I hope it does that for others too.
Ellie Martin-Mc-Kinsey – 8 July 2022 Continue reading
Many aspects of my early life trying to survive in an abusive and dysfunctional home are difficult to write about, but I believe the many years that have passed have allowed me the perspective to view my life through new eyes.
Beverly J. Armento – 5 July 2022 Continue reading
Always remember, first people will make fun of your works, and when you become something to this world, they will follow your creations. And, you will become the trend!
Salman Aziz – 1 July 2022 Continue reading
I write for a reader like me—someone who loves a story, a plot that moves, but who also loves meat on the bones of her mystery, something to talk about in a book club.
Shelley Blanton-Stroud – 28 June 2022 Continue reading
Stories of extremists always catch my eye as potential material; I don’t like extremists. Also, new medical procedures, and the never-ending quest for immortality and what price people are willing to pay for it, and… possible bizarre outcomes.
Paul Clayton – 24 June 2022 Continue reading
A brief twinkle of inspiration was spurred by an article I read—a sculptor who had developed a unique style of work learned that his much-admired artistry was actually the product of a life-threatening brain tumor. The only way for the artist to save his life was to have the tumor removed—but that would have meant sacrificing his art as well.
Robert Steven Goldstein – 21 June 2022 Continue reading
Some writers have trouble with the middle, but once I get started I become immersed in the story. The characters and snatches of scenes I’ve yet to write appear in my mind distracting me from my everyday life.
Paula Priamos – 19 June 2022 Continue reading
I realized that I continued to see my childhood, my family members, my home, my very identity through the eyes of my parents and siblings, even though I had left my hometown more than a decade before. Writing the book enabled me to translate my childhood for myself, to reconfigure my identity by re-translating my life.
Linda Murphy Marshall – 17 June 2022 Continue reading
Its title represents the utter extreme tragedy of the murder of my family experienced on one Sunday afternoon and the complete opposite represented by a peaceful Sunday afternoon when growing up on our small Ohio farm.
Ben Ewell 14 June 2022 Continue reading