It’s Friday and time to let the writers do the talking! Today, I’ve got a guest post from author Stacey Verdick Case about the thing that inspires her to keep writing. I write, I know several other people who write, and it’s hard work. I have tremendous respect for people who do this for a living, since I know how… Read more

It’s Friday and I am letting the writers do the work for me! Today, I’ve got a really interesting guest post from Robert Ferrigno, author of The Girl Who Cried Wolf, which just came out in February. You know that I love to hear from writers about their process — how they write, how they get inspired — and Robert has… Read more

No need to check your calendars — this is a bonus, middle-of-the-week Guest Post! (And don’t worry, I’ve still got one coming on Friday.) Today, I have Charles Brokaw, author of The Oracle Code, the fourth book in the Thomas Lourds series. The book was described to me as “Indian Jones meets National Treasure” — that sounds like it’s going to be… Read more

This afternoon, I’ve got a sneak peek from the new novel by Michael Johnston – Rembrandt Sings: a Tale of Forgery, Deceit, Sex and, quite possibly, Murder. Here’s a little about the novel: Ambitious art historian Bill Maguire searches Paris for a subject for his doctoral thesis and follows up faint clues about once famous abstract painter Alexander Golden. He finds… Read more

Today, I’ve got a special guest post from Shelly Lowenkopf, author of The Fiction Writer’s Handbook. Shelly has a bit to say about one of the most common mistakes for new writers: the Reader Feeder. That’s a new one for me – how about you? The Dysfunctional World of the Reader Feeder Much of storytelling has to do with imparting dramatic… Read more

Today, I’ve got a really special guest post. Helen Harper, a romance novelist, emailed me regarding a review of her new book, Bloodfire, and to comment on a quotable I posted a few weeks ago. It was a quote from John Waters about the books he read in school. I have always been an avid reader, even as a kid, and it… Read more

Today, as promised, a guest post from debut author Mike Martin. As I’ve said before, I can’t read every book that’s pitched to me (at the end of last year, I cleaned out my inbox — over 600 review requests that I hadn’t even had time to read) but I love giving new authors some exposure. These guest posts and excerpts… Read more

I’ve got some guest posts to share with you over the next month or so — you know I love letting the authors do the work here now and then! Today’s author, Doug Jaffe, has been living all over Asia for the last 20 years, and clearly it has had an effect on his writing. As someone who loves to… Read more

It’s Friday, so we must have a guest post! Today’s contributor is Terri Austin, author of the Rose Strickland mystery series. Her latest effort is Last Diner Standing, where poor Rose is having a blue Christmas. I asked Terri about the special difficulties in writing a series: how do serve both new readers and the folks who have read all… Read more