Drawing inspiration from sources as disparate as Steinbeck and Death Cab for Cutie, author Meredith Towbin creates the world of Straightjacket, in which two teenagers lost in a bleak landscape manage to find love. Here she relates her decision to finally start writing and what it takes to keep at it.
Former doctor and mother of 14 year-old triplets (!) Maurissa Guibord takes us to Trespass Island in her new book Revel, revealing secrets along the way about her process when beginning a story, as well as her first bold efforts at writing as a child...
In a frank discussion, actress-writer Kate Ellison opens up to us about her evocative second book Notes from Ghost Town, sharing thoughts on inter-species star-crossed lovers, her undying wanderlust and the often thorny path to successful writing.
Lynn Joseph is the author of many children's books about her island home of Trinidad, including A Wave in Her Pocket and The Mermaid's Twin Sister. Flowers in the Sky is her second novel about the Dominican Republic, following her acclaimed The Color of My Words, winner of the Am
Writing dynamo Kirsten Miller brings us How to Lead a Life of Crime, which draws from some fascinating and little-known New York City history. More on the work and this author's tireless process below.
Michelle Simms is tired of her life as a chorus girl in Las Vegas. She reluctantly agrees to marry Hubbell Flowers, who loves her deeply and promises to show her a better life. He brings her to his small hometown, where she receives a rather cold welcome.
The Carrie Diaries begins in Castlebury, Connecticut in 1984. Carrie Bradshaw comes back from summer break to her junior year of high school after recently losing her mother.
Well the month of March was a very eventful month indeed. I was on the edge of the couch most of the time wondering what is going to happen next. We