The IndieView

I wanted to write a book that’s page-turning fun. With characters you love and others you’d avoid like the plague. But at the same time, I wanted to engage with the social, political, and economic issues of our lives…. And so, walking around D.C., I created Jen Lu to embody all the above.

Michael Kaufman – 23 December 2022 Continue reading →

The characters are deeply influenced by the people I’m surrounded by though. The main character, Eiliyah, resembles my mother’s personality.

Umme Pritam – 17 December 2022 Continue reading →

Many years ago I requested information about Project Blue Book from the United States Air Force. At the time, I read articles and books about UFOs. Although I had wanted to try to write a thriller about the federal government’s investigation into the subject, I put it off for decades …

Bentley Turner – 16 December 2022 Continue reading →

I hope I’m a reminder to those who are immigrants, orphans, lonely and seeking refuge while living in challenging times that some of us who live in darkness do so to sit beside you and spin tales to pass the time — a beacon to show you’re not alone.

Victory Witherkeigh – 6 December 2022 Continue reading →

This is the continuation of a series that is the story of a feisty little donkey who carries a big secret.

Cindy Tingley – 1 December 2022 Continue reading →

I sat at my computer, tears streaming down my face, but I didn’t give up. I still cry each time I edit or reread that section.

Susen Edwards – 15 November 2022 Continue reading →

I wanted to explore why and how people identify so closely with the past even when it is impossible to ever know exactly what happened.

Heidi Hackford – 15 November 2022 Continue reading →

Writing my blog allowed me to vent, evaluate my life and the world around me, and ponder the big questions. It also gave me space to make fun of myself (I’m OCD and have low self-esteem) and showcase my quirky family and wonderful (but silly) collies.

Emily Kemme – 12 November 2022 Continue reading →

I traveled to Leningrad in 1979 as a college student and the most moving and impactful part of that trip was a visit to the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery where nearly 500,000 of the one million casualties of the siege of Leningrad are entombed. More civilians are buried in that single cemetery than the total number of Americans who died during the entirety of World War II. 

Suzanne Parry – 8 November 2022 Continue reading →

When living in San Francisco, my husband discovered a linen closet hidden behind a mirror in our apartment. We’d lived there for over a year, never realizing the mirror was actually a door. It inspired me to create a world where every mirror could potentially have something to hide, even another dimension.

Lenore Borja – 4 November 2022 Continue reading →