Author Interview: Ginny Hamlin
Tell us a little about yourself: I started making up stories for my children back in the late 70s. I’d encourage them to pick a few characters, which included playmates, animals, and (often) inanimate objects. Once the cast of characters was set, I’d have them pick a setting and tell [...]
I’m in a Good Place, but I’m Ready to Move
Physically I'm still in Michigan, which is a good place if you love the eternal winter of Narnia (the rest of us celebrate the small things, like waking up to above-freezing temperatures). I'm not talking about my location, though. Writing and editing have been a struggle. It's not the work [...]
Outcasts (The Safe Lands Book 2) by Jill Williamson
Uncovering the truth could cost them their lives. Since entering the Safe Lands, Mason has focused on two things: finding a way to free his village from captivity, and finding a cure for the disease that ravages many within the walls of the Safe Lands. After immune-suppressive drugs go missing [...]
Keep Learning: Writing and Editing Conferences
Here in northern Michigan, spring hasn't really been an event to anticipate. There's still an insane amount of snow on the ground, and temperatures are so far below normal that we're not busting out summer clothes, we're just happy to finally take off the long underwear. If you're anything like [...]
Find Your Mojo, Don’t Follow Someone Else’s by Elizabeth Maddrey
I’ve been writing forever—I love nothing better than losing myself in a fantasy, my own or someone else’s. It wasn’t until high school, though, that I started entertaining the idea of someday trying to be a published author. Once I decided I wanted to be better at writing, I started [...]