I vividly remember the moment Derek was born. The doctor laid him across my chest and there he was, my first baby -- his round face like a pale moon, his eyes open and unblinking, his little body warm and wet, his heart beating against my bare skin. I won't ever forget his first smile, his first word (It was butterfly, and I have a witness), and his first steps in the wooded acre behind our … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Nadia Ibrashi
What: I’m editing my novel The Secret of Maimonides. It’s a thriller set in modern times, yet digs deep in the past to discover secrets of the Middle East. The story developed as an act of creative empathy, written from the points of views of characters of various faith traditions, and I spent years researching it. And I’m always working on poetry, and short stories. I’m also compiling memoir … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Colleen Nye
What? I am a fiction writer, biographer as well as owner of Blue Deco Publishing. Eventually, I hope to have a regular, syndicated column, but I'm pretty happy being a novelist as well. I can not stick with one genre - having published works in dystopian, tech thriller, romcom, romance, crime drama, paranormal and sci-fi. And honestly, I prefer it that way. My interests are spread about, so why … [Read more...]
How to Make a Book Purse
Years ago, while working on the early drafts of my novel, I had a business making books into purses. I no longer have my Etsy shop, but occasionally I find an interesting book that I think will make a great clutch purse, or a friend asks me to make one for them. I recently made this book purse with a button and loop closure for my friend from her memoir: "Tell us how you did this!" Nancy's … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Audrey Mei
What: It's a chunky book that doesn't fit into one genre. Historical fiction? Magical realism? Asian literature? Speculative fiction? Family saga? World-fabulist-diverse-immigrant-adventure? Yes, a little bit. To all of these. Trixi Pudong and the Greater World is a novel that tells the tale of four generations of a Chinese family, torn between their deepest dreams and loyalties. There is war … [Read more...]
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