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Banter Like Nobody’s Business: Author Becca Kinzer on Writing a Second Chance Romance

In this guest post from rom-com author Becca Kinzer, Becca answers a few questions about her latest contemporary romance, First Love, Second Draft.

In the second chance romance, Gracie is a romance author burned out on love who is forced to work on the memoir of the man who …

Birth of a Story: Author Cathy Gohlke on Writing Fiction

In this guest post from author Cathy Gohlke, Cathy takes us behind the scenes of how she creates heartfelt and purposeful novels.

In her latest novel, This Promised Land, Cathy writes about a woman who has inherited her family’s Christmas tree farm and the aftermath of that inheritance for …

On the Home Front: A Journey of Writing a Historical Novel Set During Wartime

Join author Michelle Shocklee as she takes us on her journey of discovering where her latest time-slip novel, All We Thought We Knew, would be set and who her main characters would be. 


I’ve been a student of World War II history for a while, mainly because my dad …

Pay Attention to Life: Patricia Raybon on Researching Her Historical Novels

Many authors get asked how they research for their novels, especially authors of historical fiction. Hear from Patricia Raybon, author of the Annalee Spain series which is set in 1920s Denver, about how she answers this question from readers.


I’m visiting a book club, and before the meeting ends, I …

Hope and Adventure: The Inspiration Behind The Crown Conspiracy

Join author Connie Mann for a peek into the inspiration behind The Crown Conspiracy, her new romantic suspense and adventure story, the first of the Speranza Team novels.


I have always loved tales of adventure, especially those involving treasure hunts and secret societies. I’ve been reading them for years …

The Unexpected and the Inevitable: Q and A with Thriller Author Steven James

Steven James’s latest novel, Fatal Domain, continues Travis Brock’s search for the truth of what happened the night of a brutal fire over a year ago. In this Q and A with Steven, he lets readers into the mind of a thriller author.…

Janice Cantore’s Three Steps of Novel Writing: Go Behind the Scenes with a Romantic Suspense Author

Author Janice Cantore is a former police officer who now writes romantic suspense novels. Janice writes suspense that keeps readers engrossed and leaves them inspired. In her latest novel, One Final Target, a sergeant and a detective team up to discover who was behind an explosion that put one …

Reveal, Restore, Recover: Author Robin W. Pearson on Her New Southern Family Drama

Robin W. Pearson’s latest Southern family drama, Dysfunction Junction, centers around three sisters who, after an unexpected phone call, need to reckon with a past all of them would rather forget. Publishers Weekly called the novel “a heartfelt tribute to the bonds of sisterhood.” In this Q and A …

Love in a Dangerous Time: How the Roman Legend of Saint Valentine Inspired Jamie Ogle’s Debut Novel

Author Jamie Ogle’s debut historical fiction book Of Love and Treason retells the story of Saint Valentine, a man who defies the Roman emperor and becomes both a hero and the most wanted man in the empire. In this Q & A with Jamie, she talks about her inspiration for …

The Walker Family of the Great Smoky Mountains: Inspiration for a New Historical Novel

Deep in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee sits an old, weathered cabin that was once home to the Walker family. I first saw the ancient-looking, two-room dwelling in the fall of 2018 when my husband and I headed to the mountains to enjoy the fall foliage. We’d heard about the …

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