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Summer — 2020 Two New Author Interviews

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New review published 9-08-20: “Storytelling as an effective teaching strategy was my first focus…”  ~~Kate Farrell STORY POWER: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories  An interview with Kate Farrell by B. Lynn Goodwin Storytelling has been around longer than the written word. How can you make your stories more vivid, compelling, and engaging?

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Spring 2020–An Interview with Susan Cushman

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“The best editor I’ve had actually helped a book increase by 10,000 words by making suggestions to expand scenes and even add chapters where the plot was sagging.”             ~~Susan Cushman FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY An interview with Susan Cushman by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN # 978-1633938953 Koehler Books   Informed by Issues from my

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Interview with Camille Pagan–Summer 2019

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Don’t be so stuck on one course of action that you miss crucial opportunities to advance your career.   –Camille Pagan    The Only Constant in Publishing is Change An Interview with Camille Pagan by B. Lynn Goodwin   Do you ever want out of the drill and tedium of your daily life? I sure

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Interview with Mary Jo Doig — April-June 2019

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My Story Must Be Told An interview with Mary Jo Doig by B. Lynn Goodwin   We all have things we don’t remember. Some memories move over to make space for more important ones, and some get buried because they ignite pain or fear. In Mary Jo Doig’s memoir, Patchwork, a flashback following the death

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An Interview with Peng Shepherd

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“Dystopian literature especially appeals to me because it’s a genre that lends itself well to exploring what it means to be human.”            ~~Peng Shepherd   The Book of M   As I Wrote The Idea Grew An interview with Peng Shepherd by B. Lynn Goodwin   Author Peng Shepherd starts The Book of M with

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An interview with Ann Steiner, Ph.D.

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“I thought that “real writers” didn’t need to rewrite and edit their work. Little did I know!” ~~Ann Steiner, Ph.D by B. Lynn Goodwinn   Make It Easy To Read   Have you ever tried to run a group and been faced with arguments and disagreements? You are not alone. Fortunately, Ann Steiner, Ph.D. has

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Home – Volume 19 Number 2

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 An Interview with B. Lynn Goodwin: Writer Advice Editor and Author of TALENT     Jill Hedgecock was the first person to interview me about my coming of age novel, TALENT. People wrote back. One, a writing peer, said she learned a lot about me. Another said she got insights into the way I think. I

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Home – Volume 21 No. 4

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“I try to capture the sounds of their (the characters’) voices in the articles I write.”B. Lynn Goodwin An Interview with Jamey Bradbury By B. Lynn Goodwin When I Started Asking Questions   What makes a debut writer shine? Originality, for one thing. Unique characters driven by exceptional motives and objectives are important. The writing

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“I thought that “real writers” didn’t need to rewrite and edit their work. Little did I know!”~~Ann Steiner, Ph.D An interview with Ann Steiner, Ph.D. by B. Lynn Goodwinn   Make It Easy To Read   Have you ever tried to run a group and been faced with arguments and disagreements? You are not alone.

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Home – Volume 20 Number 1

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An Interview with Shari Goldhagen by B. Lynn Goodwin Revision is Key Shari Goldhagen’s 100 Days of Cake is complex, sometimes funny, and sometimes disastrous, just like the life of almost any teenager. The narrator, Molly Bryne suffers from depression despite the fact that she often makes funny cracks and seems average. Frankly, she just wants

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