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3 Questions & a Pose ~ Shawnee Randolph

Wherein my guest, a yoga instructor and writer, answers three questions and shares one (sometimes more than one) pose that yogis and writers will find informative, intriguing, and entertaining.

Question 1

Which came first, your yoga or your writing?

Writing. Without a doubt–writing. Of course, once I learned the mechanics of the ABCs and phonics-inspired spelling, I delighted in crafting stapled-together storybooks adorned with stick figures and houses built of shapes. Like most...

Olivia Hill ~ Three Questions & a Cover

A short interview wherein my guest, one of my favorite authors, answers three questions about the writing life.

Question 1

Question: What’s your Go-To source when you need inspiration?

I look to nature to give me a reset. I can relax from the constant intellectual processing of my mind. Putting to rest the monkey mind that demands and jumps from one crisis or another. Nature demands nothing from me except for being present in my body, feeling the air, seeing the sky and creature...

Absolutely True Adventures of a Writer in a Writers Group

something like an expose by Susan Jo Humphrey

A writing group can be the best–or the worst–way to develop your craft. My guest today, Susan Jo Humphrey, shares a few of the reasons why….

The late great poet-philosopher Groucho Marx once said, “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

My concern about ‘writer’s groups’ was similar, but I joined anyway.

The idea of sharing a work in progress with strangers seemed … peculiar; it summoned up a slew of uncomfortable ...

b.read.crumbs: Summoning

My partner in b.read.crumbs, Julie Wray Herman, chose our topic for this month: Ritual. You can read her post about it on her blog or here

So. Ritual. What is that exactly? I looked it up so you don’t have to. Ritual is “a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.”

For example, if we wish on every falling star we see as a way of winning the lottery or finding true love, we’re committing an act of ritual. Sometimes we ...

3 Questions & a Pose ~ Shana Thornton

Wherein my guest, a yoga instructor and writer, answers three questions and shares one (sometimes more than one) pose that yogis and writers will find informative, intriguing, and entertaining.

Question 1

Which came first, your yoga or your writing?

Definitely, writing. I was storytelling from a young age, entertaining groups of friends at lunch or recess and captivating my family’s attention at as many weekend gatherings as possible. I also couldn’t get enough time to listen to stories...

Kristin O’Donnell Tubb ~ Three Questions & a Cover

A short interview wherein my guest, one of my favorite authors, answers three questions about the writing life.

I was barely two pages into A Dog Like Daisy when Kristin O’Donnell Tubb earned my admiration. Her skill with words, yes. The story she was telling, also yes. But the character development! So subtle, so true, so unique. Y’all, you gotta read this woman’s work.

Question 1

What’s your Go-To source when you need inspiration?

Nature! When I get stuck, I get moving. I have ...

Confessions of a Literary Bigamist—Marrying Your Characters

a guest post from Lauren Carr

I’ll bet you’re wondering how on earth a person writes multiple books about the same characters. Well, here’s Lauren to explain it:

I’m a mystery writer and have been blessed to write five popular murder mystery series: The Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Thorny Rose, the Chris Matheson Cold Case mysteries, and the Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries.

I guess it goes without saying, I love book series. In reality, it is not a love for book series as much as i...

b.read.crumbs: Julie Wray Herman

The Ritual of Creation

This month’s b.read.crumbs post by Julie Herman, which you may find in the original on her website.

I have been in a tussle recently with my creative self. I keep trying to draft new scenes that feel flat, keep searching my inbox for a happy letter from one of the agents I have queried with a finished project, keep hoping for a sign that I am doing the right thing following this creative path.  

Creating is a lot like faith. We trust that we will tell a story,...

Shuly Xóchitl Cawood ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Wherein my guest, a writer I admire, answers three questions about the art, the life, and the universe.

Shuly Xóchitl CawoodQuestion 1

Do you create elaborate outlines for your books? If so, can you explain the process (briefly)? Or do you fly  by the seat of your pants? If so, do you have any tricks you use to keep yourself from crashing?

I’ve always been a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants writer, whether it was prose or poetry. For me, not knowing what is going to happen on the page is...

On Learning by Listening

a guest post by Bill Powers

A strong police procedural is has always been one of the most popular sub-genres, and (I predict) always will be. Bill Powers brings decades of experience to the genre, and he’s taking readers along for the ride in this edge-of-the-seat mystery. This guest post from Bill is filled with the kind of insight, wisdom, and heart that the late David Hunter’s work always contained, and you can’t go wrong with that.

Police officers constantly talk to people...