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My guest post on Laura’s Books & Blogs

I am so pleased to have a guest post on Laura’s site. This one is a bit of whimsy that draws on the old beliefs about planting your garden at particular times. If it works for peas and potatoes, I figured it would also work for writing. Please visit Writing By The Signs, and see what you thank.

And thank you, Laura!

April Henry ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

Many thanks to April Henry, the awe-inspiring New York Times bestseller, for playing 3QC. And yes–she’s offering a free print copy of her new book, Eyes of the Forest.

Do you start with plot or characters?

For me, it’s always plot. Eyes of the Forest started with me joking about how I needed to be chained to my desk to force me to finish my book. And then I re...

Sheri Chapman ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers

Huge thanks to Sheri Chapman, author of A Killer, Revisited, for taking time to play 3QC.

Which of your books is your favorite? Why that one?

Oh, my gosh!  I really love my new release, A Killer, Revisited, because it is the most imaginative one (creative) that I’ve written to date. It combines elements of a serial murderer (I love watching Dateline and such) along ...

To Be A Writer Is To Endure A Form Of Slavery

guest post by Evy Journey

I’m so happy to have as my guest Evy Journey, author of The Shade Under the Mango Tree. She’s brave enough to tackle the worst (yes, worse than negative reviews!) parts of being a writer. She’s also offering a giveaway, which you can enter below. Thanks, Evy, for your courage and your words.

Most writers are resigned to the fact that what they do is a business. A disproportionate number of introverted introspective souls among writers find this uncomfortable a...

Book Blogging Behind the Scenes

a guest post from Laura Smith

Laura Smith is the owner of Laura’s Books and Blogs, one of the most popular book-related sites out there. She was gracious enough to agree to provide this guest post about about her experience as a blogger. Blogging is an oven-overlooked outlet for writers, and Laura is generous with her experience and knowledge in this post. Thanks, Laura!

Image by kalhh from Pixabay

For over 15 years, I’ve been able to call myself a blogger. I started out writing small n...

Advice From the Man Who Lives With the Hero of My Book

as told by Susanne M Dutton

It’s an absolute joy to have this guest post from Susanne Dutton, who channels the remarkable Dr. John Watson. And there’s more! Be sure to read all the way through for information about Susanne’s new book, Sherlock Holmes and the Remaining Improbable, as well as a $50 gift card giveaway.

Advice from Dr. John Watson, the man who has lived, on and off, with my hero, Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes and the Remaining Improbable is not a long book an...

I Was a Stripper Librarian

Seriously. Most intriguing title for any book, and even more so when it’s a memoir!

No one at the library she worked at knew about Kristy Cooper’s other job.

On the surface, it seem that being a librarian and a stripper are polar opposite jobs, but in practice Kristy found that they were not nearly as different as most people would think. Strip club customers and library patrons both produce wild stories, and you have to be good at working with people in both professions (whether your...

These impossible women!

a guest post from Martti Nelson, author of Lyssa Strata

Ladies, I want you to do something today you’ve never done before. Something you’ve been longing to do. The thing that keeps you up at 3am. I can’t decide what it is, but I suspect there’s something that popped into your head when you read that sentence.

Is there someone you’d like to call up and say, “You’re cute, let’s go get drinks with paper umbrellas in them and see what happens.”

Is there someone you’d like to call up...

My Feats in These Shoes

a Solely Original Memoirby Ronda Beaman

From the moment the glass slippers appear on her feet, Cinderella stands up for herself, rebels against her wicked stepmother and takes control of her life.

Dorothy follows the yellow brick road in her ruby slippers to find the Wizard of Oz in search of answers but finally realizes she had them all along.

And after Forrest Gump’s mother, Jenny, buys him his white running shoes, he’s off on a fascinating life. As she says,

“You can tell ...

The Truth Behind the Mask

Is Alexandra McKay the reason her sister Fletcher left town? Yes. Does that mean Alex wants to put her life on hold to bring the little beast back? No! But when she discovers her sister’s been abducted, Alex will do whatever it takes to rescue her.

Giving up his PI gig was tough, but Jake Keller would rather do that any day than partner up with Alexandra McKay. Unfortunately, if he wants to find his friend Fletcher, he has to work with Her Royal Pain-in-the-Behind-ness. Hot or not, th...