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
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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
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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
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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
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Watching Lillianna leave behind a career that had brought a lot of unhappiness into her life, making the journey to a new country, and then creating a new life for herself, in many ways reminded me of my own love of travel. It was also a reminder of how a shift in direction is sometimes exactly what we all need in order to feel inspired and excited again about our own journeys.
Robert Babirad – 12 June 2022 Continue reading
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Stef: … But we got so much feedback from other people about wanting to hear more about our relationship, that it eventually developed into a story about us.
James: So it actually wasn’t our idea at all. But I think everyone else was on to something, and the book has turned out much better for it.
Stefanie Wilson & James Wilson – 10 June 2022 Continue reading
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In counseling, I not only dealt with the effects of being in a toxic marriage, I also had some breakthroughs concerning my biological mother leaving our family when I was young. I merged those themes in the book.
Lee Bukowski – 7 June 2022 Continue reading
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Honestly, I don’t know who my demographic is anymore. I thought it was teenagers, but then I realized about half of my readers were adults. Anyone who can appreciate a good story is my demographic, I guess.
Honor Raconteur – 3 June 2022 Continue reading
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I am intrigued by what is a deal breaker in a marriage.
Lynne Kaufman – 30 May 2022 Continue reading
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How many books you read are about ‘something’? Anything? So I thought it would be interesting to write a story about a place where nothing much ever happened.
Ian A. Hollis – 26 May 2022 Continue reading
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