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Today I am with Bruce Buchanan from Greensboro, North Carolina. He has been a professional writer for more than 25 years, as both an Associated Press award-winning newspaper reporter and, currently, the senior communications writer for an international law firm. He is the author of two previously published books and his debut YA fantasy novel, THE BLACKSMITH’S BOY
Today I am with Thom Hawkins from Maryland. He has written books soliciting anecdotes from people on a particular topic (In Name Only, A First Time for Anything, Alphabetical Orders, Musical Madeleines)—as well as children’s books (The Yeti Made Me Do It, Baldwin, Two Kings, Claudine)—and has co-authored several poetry books (Thirty Placebos; O, DeJoy; Slight Refreshments). His video art and drawings have been displayed at exhibitions or in performances in Baltimore, Wilmington (DE), Philadelphia, and New York. Thom has also appeared with the Baltimore Improv Group, Ignite Baltimore, Ignite DC, and on The Stoop Storytelling podcast.
Though I didn't become a published writer until my late 30's, those voices inside my head, voices we writers tend to hear, have kept me company since childhood. Because I can't climb inside other writers' minds, I have no way of knowing how much of what they put on the page is rooted in their own experiences, I just know that almost everything I’ve ever written, fiction and nonfiction, is rooted in mine.
Today I am with Victoria Holland from Massachusetts. She is a Pushcart Prize-Nominated Author for her work in I’m Not the Villain, I’m Misunderstood, as well as Lead Anthologist for The Carnation Collection. She has also published in multiple other collections including Into the Mirror and The Magical Muse Library Vol. 1 & 2. She is a romantic, daylighting as an activist and moonlighting as a witch and healer.
In the ever-evolving publishing industry, authors have more choices than ever before. One option that has gained significant traction recently is working with an indie publisher. Independent publishers, often smaller than their traditional counterparts, offer a range of benefits that can make them a great option for lots of authors.
Not every good fright comes from phonebook-length novels. Horror poetry can deliver goosebumps and jump scares in just a few words.
I’ve always been fascinated by flying. Probably should have joined the Air Force instead of the Army! When I was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, I used to go to the Frankfurt Airport and watch the planes come and go. Something about that planted the seed of a story about a pilot.
by Marla Miller Los Angeles author Joe Ide, a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, is delighted with the success he has enjoyed since selling his first novel, IQ at age fifty-eight, delighted and making no bones about this when he addressed a room filled with writers at a recent Southern California writers conference. Few … Continue reading The Facts and Fantasy of ‘Bestselling’ Author
reflecting back on what was lack.. civility for those who dared
Since my hair-brained idea at the start of 2021 to change my MHA a year into the program to something I was more passionate about, my MFA journey has been one of the best things I've ever done. It provided me with a creative outlet and gave me back a sense of identity I had lost after running up the corporate mountain, being a wife, and a mother for more than a decade prior. But most importantly, it gave me the structure to help others find their kernel of success, whatever that may look like for them.
Wild Ink Publishing 