by Jori Hanna | Jun 5, 2026 | Ask the Authors, Blog, Marketing
by Paul T. O’Connor, author of The Missing Child: The Life She Lived and The Life She Missed When my local bookstores could not host a reading for my new book, I devised a more profitable and enjoyable alternative. I threw my own party. The advantages were...
by webwolffy | Dec 29, 2023 | Ask the Authors, Blog, Writing
Do ideas just come to authors, or do they have to work for them? How do they decide what kind of book they’ll write? Betsy Streeter and Dave Edlund talk about how they found their path. Do you have any questions for our authors? Let us know by leaving a comment...
by webwolffy | Dec 29, 2023 | Ask the Authors, Blog
What defines success for an author? Is is the number of books sold? The number of awards they recieve? Authors Brad A. LaMar and Susan Örnbratt join us for this week’s Ask the Authors blog post on defining and finding success as an author. If you have any...
by Jori Hanna | Dec 29, 2023 | Ask the Authors, Blog, Writing
We asked John Desjarlais to discuss his process writing (and plotting) a murder mystery. In these books, everything is important. Characters, settings, interactions, motive—especially motive—all play into whether or not your reader will believe your story. Packed with...
by Jori Hanna | Dec 29, 2023 | Ask the Authors, Blog, Writing
There are many ways to go about writing a book. Whether you outline or sit down with a blank page, write it yourself or hire someone else to write it for you, you have options. Eva Shaw got her start by sitting with others and learning how to tell their story. This...
by Jori Hanna | Dec 29, 2023 | Ask the Authors, Blog, Writing
People often assume it takes an incredible stroke of luck or skill to become an author. But how many authors started out from the beginning desiring to write books? How many of them, instead, started out in a completely different field? We asked Rebecca A. Miles to...
