What: If you include those compulsory “Composition” exercises at school, I suppose I’ve been dabbling with writing for as long as I can remember: short stories, poems, articles, and the occasional stroppy letter to The Times. But it was around ten years ago, following a life-changing event which could easily fill an entire book on its own, that I began to take my writing more seriously. That was … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Janeen Pergrin Rastall
What: I live on the shoreline of Lake Superior. My first chapbook, In the Yellowed House was about an imaginary family living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In particular, it was about young women living in a rural, male dominated culture. My second chapbook, Objects May Appear Closer, was a tribute to my parents, to our childhood in the fifties. Heart Radicals is a collaborative book of … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Patrick Shawn Bagley
What: I write crime and horror fiction, mostly with a hardscrabble rural setting. My characters tend to be people who are damaged in some way even before I put them through the wringer, and my endings are rarely what you'd call "happy." I've written and published poetry, though not in the last few years. Prose takes up all of my writing time. Why: Why do I write, and why do I write what I … [Read more...]
A Worthwhile New Year’s Resolution
Have you made your New Year's Resolution? Is it something you even think about? Most people keep their resolutions to themselves, and they focus on self-improvement -- which probably explains why they don't follow through. Nearly half of all Americans make resolutions, but only 8% actually follow through. In The Huffington Post, Abigail Williams writes about her resolution from 2016: I Read 52 … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Kristin Bartley Lenz
What: A friend emailed me the other day to say she ordered 17 copies of my book to give as gifts. Seventeen!?! She wanted to know when she could stop by my house to get them signed. Please, I will come to you! . Friends have shown up at yoga class and soccer games with copies of my book to sign. Book clubs have selected my book, posted fun photos on Instagram, and asked if I could meet with … [Read more...]
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