“I look for writing that reflects a narrator’s or character’s unique worldview communicated through specific use of senses.” –Riham Adly Breaking Away An interview with Riham Adly by B. Lynn Goodwin BLG: Tell us how you got interested in writing. RA: I started writing since I was 11 as coping mechanism to help me vent
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Editor’s Note: I started Writer Advice in 1997 because I wanted to learn the stories of other authors, and I needed a place to publish the interviews. Nice to have something in common with Logan Steiner. –B. Lynn Goodwin Author Secrets An interview with Logan Steiner, Author of After Anne Logan Steiner’s After Anne is
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“Art is salvation in the worst of times.” –Stephanie Raffelock Creating an Anthology An interview with Stephanie Raffelock by B. Lynn Goodwin Art In The Time of Unbearable Crisis, written by the women that SheWrites Press has published, offers experiences, insights, and heart-to-heart moments that will help all readers feel less alone as we experience
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“You need great, rich characters that people will care about, and want to learn more about, and want to see changed in some way by what they experience in the stories.” ~~Jerome Preisler FEATURE INTERVIEW WITH BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JEROME PREISLER Jerome Preisler: On Keeping Legend Tom Clancy’s Work New-Reader Relevant Through Re-Imagination, And Keeping A
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“I wanted to give back to books and authors after they’d carried me so far.” ~~Zibby Owens They Persevered and So Did I Zibby Owens is a woman with energy, ambition, and a huge appreciation for writers. She started a blog and a podcast and then she wrote Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss,
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“It’s tough to edit your own life story.” ~~Linda Strader Just Write An Interview with Linda Strader by B. Lynn Goodwin Remember when you graduated from high school, and it seemed like the whole world waited with bated breath even when reality reared its ugly head? Now imagine that you had to move across
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“A well-written and interesting blurb hopefully means the inside is the same.” ~~Andrew Benzie Andrew Benzie Books Founder Shares His Thoughts Andrew Benzie Books founder Andrew Benzie has spent over thirty years in the design/print industry. Andrew grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from the University of California with a fine arts degree. He
Read MoreWinter of 2022 ~~ Author Interviews
“This story that existed on my laptop that I typed on in my pajamas in my cabin in the North Georgia mountains a few years ago is suddenly a Proper Thing with folks making decisions about wardrobe and hair and emotions and perspective. . .” ~~Karin Slaughter Karin Slaughter’s Pieces of Her on Netflix
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“Write about things that you’re afraid to speak. . . ” ~~Linda Hoye The Presence of Absence: A Story About Busyness, Brokenness, and Being Beloved The Presence of Absence sounds like an oxymoron at first. Far from it. It’s a story that encompasses philosophy, spirituality, and a fascinating journey of self-discovery. Author Linda Hoye
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“Entering any contest is good for a writer. It sharpens our tools and forces us to do the best we possibly can. To get published, we must accept nothing but the best from ourselves.” ~~ Susan Keller Writing Brings Clarity An Interview with Susan Keller by B. Lynn Goodwin Susan Keller submitted the opening
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“Journaling is my way of clearing my throat as a writer, basically getting anything that might be in my way out and onto paper so I can focus.” ~~Susan J. Tweet A Creative Time An interview with Susan J. Tweit by B. Lynn Goodwin Susan Tweit’s Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a
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“Isolation isn’t an excuse to give up.” ~~Carolyn Howard Johnson “Be generous to others and it will come back to you.” ~~ B. Lynn Goodwin “Whenever I try to engineer a story too much, it ends up feeling forced and obvious.” –Eliza Jane Brazier Note: More interviews coming soon. Another Project,
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