We asked WriteAngles registrar Saloma Furlong to tell us about her upcoming memoir WHY I LEFT THE AMISH which will debut next January. She sent us this intriguing blurb: There are two ways to leave the Amish – one is through life and the other through death. When Saloma Miller Furlong’s father dies during her […]
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Kristan Higgins is the author of several romance novels including, ALL I EVER WANTED, THE NEXT BEST THING, and the 2010 RITA Award-winning TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. Let’s get started by having you tell our readers a little bit about yourself. The truth is, I’m about as normal a person as you can find.
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Barbara Keiler, who writes as Judith Arnold, will appear on the panel Not Your Grandmother’s Harlequin: Writing the 21st-Century Romance. She is the author of over eighty-five novels, including LOOKING FOR LAURA, THE FIXER UPPER, and HOPE STREET. MEET ME IN MANHATTAN was released in September 2010. Tell our readers a little bit about yourself.
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The irony of my situation this week hasn’t escaped me: I agreed to write this blog piece about finding time to write, but I’ve been unable to find the time! There were the girls’ dentist appointments, the emergency teacher conference. My daughter needed a tutor, so I had to make a half dozen calls… New
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Barry, who will be on the panel Launching Your Book into Cyberspace, writes YA romance under the name of Storyheart. By mixing online book promotion with more traditional marketing methods, he has garnered over 100 reviews on Amazon.com for his debut novel ACROSS THE POND. Let’s begin by having you tell our readers a little
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A week before award-winning poet and children\’s picture book author Richard Michelson participates in our WriteAngles panel \”Bringing Characters to Life\” he\’ll be on another one in Boston. At the second annual Boston Book Festival, October 16, Rich will join the panel \”Border Crossing: Understanding Social Justice through Fiction\” which takes place from 11:30 to
In a piece written in anticipation of the National Book Festival on September 25th, novelist Elinor Lipman (who will be on this year\’s Bringing Characters to Life panel) exhibits her trademark wit and wisdom. Here, excerpted from her article \”Elinor Lipman\’s Guide to Author Anxieties,\” is some advice for authors, anxious or not: “Don\’t complain
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Jo Knowles\’ blog piece was lovely [see below]. It reminded me of a post I did a while back on my blog. It was about writing the second book of my current trilogy and accidentally being reminded of the creative process for writing the first book. Since I\’m now writing the third book … well,
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Jo Knowles, who writes for the young adult market, will participate in the panel \”Inspiration Throughout the Writing Process\” at this year\’s conference. Recently she reflected on her journey as a writer, which began 16 years ago at a point in her life when she doubted her ability to succeed. Read Jo\’s \”Letter to Myself\”
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Guess who is interviewed in the September 2010 issue of The Writer\’s Chronicle? Our keynoter Andre Dubus III, that\’s who. The piece, titled \”Letting in \’the Other,\’\” is by Laura McCullough. In the interview Dubus makes striking observations such as \”I try not to say anything with fiction, I try to find something,\” and, \”I\’ve
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