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Guest Post: On Writer’s Block (and Other Surgical Complications) by Deb Baron

In the long, grey hours between surgeries…that’s where the stories start. Guest post.

Bubble, Fizz, Erupt…Sabbatical by JP Preston

I spent years – decades – putting Fin’s story together in my head before my creative volcano bubbled, fizzed, and erupted, and the glorious compulsion to get it down on paper (well, Word document) overtook me…

A Stand Out Moment by Troy Jenkinson

A stand out moment had to be on a recent visit to a school where I work with a child who was a selective mute…

My favourite memory of being a writer? by Jo Fletcher

How could I even dare to pick up a pen when there were already so many beautifully-constructed sentences out in the world? 

I remember those by Clare Ashton

I treasure my comfort reads from other authors, which I turn to for multiple reasons. My treats and safe havens. So, it’s magic when someone finds that in one of my books

Reader Ink and Connections

Being a writer means having all kinds of great memories. Mine include having my name inked into people’s skin…

Book cover with the title The light and shade of ellen swithin. It has a soft yellow background and an illustration of a slim, attractive black woman.

One of the Hardest Parts of Writing a Crime Novel (Besides Not Actually Committing One) by DG Coutinho

Unreliable characters don’t stop being unreliable just because you invented them.

ana clements in a light grey suit with a blue v-neck top beneath. She is smiling.

Hunting for nuances by Ana Clements

My hope is for every author to find their perfect ‘voice’, and that every project becomes a matchmaker’s dream come true.

Little Moments of Joy by Ami Spencer

Maybe holding onto one defining memory as a yardstick isn’t the way we should view our happiness in any part of our lives. Maybe…

Being a Writer Sucks by Ileandra Young

Being a writer sucks.
That’s why I’m not a writer. I never have been.
(Okay, wait for it, you’ll love this part, I promise.)