Aaron Michael Ritchey's Blog, page 11

Step 3 Continued: My Best Self

Step 3 – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a power greater than ourselves I have a hard time with the God idea. I wish I didn’t. Lots and lots of people find amazing … Continue reading →

Intro to the Third Step: The Writer in the Wilderness

Step 3 – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a power greater than ourselves So if the third step is about turning our will and our lives over to something greater than ourselves, oh, … Continue reading →

I Get Serious, Silly, and a Little Witchy Woman with Author Elizabeth Cheryl

I’m nervous about doing this interview. You don’t get it, I don’t get it, no one understands! I read Elizabeth Cheryl’s book, The Summerland, and generally I don’t get a chance to read the books for the people I interview. … Continue reading →

I Get Empathic and Stutter with Publishing Icon Heather Savage

I met Heather Savage from Staccato Publishing at Romantic Times this past year and she is a nuclear explosion of power and publication. And caring. Can a nuclear blast be caring? Most definitely, if you’re talking about Heather, who like … Continue reading →

Step Two Concluded: The Path to Hope

Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. A lot of people say that the principle behind the 2nd step is hope, and I think that’s right. We hope that we can … Continue reading →

Step Two Continued: Atheists Are Writers Too!

Step 2 – Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Okay, I took kind of a long break, but well, you know, life happens. Stupid life. Let’s recap. For me, a sane writer … Continue reading →

I Talk Heart of Darkness and Fledgling Shapeshifters With YA Author Natasha Brown

Writers can pop up literally anywhere. In your shower, late at night. Hotel rooms in bad parts of town. Kathmandu, Nepal. We are an elusive breed, shadowy, here one minute, gone the next. So was I surprised to find that … Continue reading →

I Go Moby Dick and Freakin’ Cuss with Urban Fantasy Romance Author Kendall Grey

I met Kendall Grey at Romantic Times Book Lover’s convention in Chicago and our first conversation was all about how she was hardcore cynical and dark, and she could out-negative me. Oh, Ms. Grey, you don’t wanna go there. So … Continue reading →

Tuesday Wendover Explanations

I am in Wendover, Utah.  Not to be confused with Wendover, Nevada.  Um, yeah, you prolly should be confused.  Where in the world is Wendover?  And I have to explain myself.  I know there are literally dozens of people confused that … Continue reading →

PART II! I Get Goddess Literary and Shy Killer With Romance Writer Marne Ann Kirk

Friday, no angels, but we have a Marne.  Marne Ann Kirk is back for part two of the interview!  We’ll start, in media res, ’cause we go Greek sometimes. AARON: So in the beginning, getting all biblical, in the beginning, … Continue reading →