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I have been influenced most by my own experience as a physician-scientist and educator and my view that our collective future depends on instilling in our children a sense of curiosity and interest in discovery and innovation.

Bruce F. Scharschmidt – 4 May 2023 Continue reading →

I actually struggled with the parts of the book that were close to my real life. I needed distance, which is one of the reasons why this book took so long to write. 

Corie Adjmi – 2 August 2022 Continue reading →

I usually write more mature heroines, which I hope regardless of age can resonate even with the younger generation. My main characters are usually in their mid-thirties, who have mostly experienced the many pains of life’s journey.

29 April 2023 Continue reading →

Telling what really happened was a very slow, painful process. I could complete only a few sentences before being overcome with emotion. Eventually, I put his death into words and began to accept that he was gone in his magnificent physical form.

Jeff Seitzer – 27 April 2023 Continue reading →

I don’t think that any author’s characters are entirely fictitious, especially in historical fiction. There must be a kernel of truth, or it would not be realistic. All my characters are composites – borrowing from the real world and my imagination. 

Meryl Ain – 25 April 2023 Continue reading →

I have been living in chronic pain for my whole adult life, and writing has always been the way I process, learn and understand what has happened and how I might think about it differently.

Francesca Grossman – 22 April 2023

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I’ve always been fascinated by creative nonfiction, and I was inspired by David Sedaris’ early collections of essays, “Naked” in particular. The stories are so weird and joyful, and I love how unabashedly he celebrates his own and his family’s eccentricities and quirks.

Irena Smith – 18 April 2023 Continue reading →

There’s a lot of culture conflict, and morality conflict. Is it OK to kill in the name of protecting innocent animals being slaughtered? How do you deal with the clash of local aristocratic classes (living the last vestiges of colonialism) encroaching on both modern civil society as well as tribal life?

Jeffrey Ulin – 13 April 2023 Continue reading →

The main inspiration for the story was the unsolved savage murder of Dwayne Jones in July 2013. Dwayne was gay and attended a dance party outside Montego Bay disguised as a woman. He fooled everyone but made the fatal mistake of confiding who he was to a girl he knew from church—who then outed him to her male friends. 

Russell Brooks – 11 April 2023 Continue reading →

A fictional character who might come close to Sam is Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird. They are both intelligent, introspective (especially regarding the good and bad within themselves and others), they are both kind-hearted, and they stand out from their peers.

Sandra L. Rostirolla- 8 April 2023 Continue reading →