Sometimes I have to explain that writers are assholes: we steal the identities of people we know, and we twist them around to suit the narrative. To the people (not many) who strenuously object, I say you know, it’s an honor to be in my book.
Henry Hitz – 7 November 2019 Continue reading
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I’m a down to earth person and don’t take myself too seriously. I’m the type of person that loves to laugh and love to make people laugh because laughter truly is the best medicine. I think that is why I have a lot of humor in my book. I didn’t want the tone to be serious. I wanted to give my readers an authentic view of myself and sense of humor.
Eliza Wilde – 1 November 2019 Continue reading
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Malayna is what my Mama raised me to be – strong and resilient. Many times, when my husband would be deployed overseas, I would hear “oh you’re so strong” or “I don’t know how you do it.” The truth is no one knows what they are truly capable of until being strong is the only choice they have.
Tamara Mallimo – 26 October 2019 Continue reading
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I grappled a lot with how to describe other people, what to expose or not, the ethics of that. I tried to be very matter-of-fact and just report what I had directly experienced, but I also wanted to be careful to not publish things that could be perceived as reinforcing messed up stereotypes about, for example, how working class men behave, and so on.
Grace Covill-Grennan – 21 October 2019 Continue reading
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It attempts to show how varied cultures are in terms of food, customs, etc. Satire is present throughout the novel to keep it entertaining.
Brent Robins – 14 October 2019 Continue reading
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When I’m not writing novels I’m a music journalist, so I’m fascinated by the ways that sounds can affect our emotional and physical health.
Catherine Fearns – 8 October 2019 Continue reading
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I just thought about the way technology affects the way we mourn; the digital footprints left by a dead friend, lover, or relative. I explored a bit more, then the story was born.
Feyisayo Anjorin – 3 October 2019 Continue reading
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Overall, I think it’s hugely important to read a lot and to read a wide variety of genres and styles. I think there is a kind of osmosis that takes place. The writer inhales the language and hopeful exhales something that’s worth reading.
R.J. Norgard – 27 September 2019 Continue reading
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Freud, Faulkner and Leonard Cohen. When I started writing I was trying to re-create their style – their use of language and subject matter …
William Bishop – 21 September 2019 Continue reading
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I took my own experience of searching for answers, coupled with a desire to write something Dystopian in nature, and that’s basically how I get the idea for the journey. The romance and the deathly illness were added later, for dramatic reasons and to enhance the characters. And, of course, what’s a story without some creepy, animalistic hunters?
David Kummer – 15 September 2019 Continue reading
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