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Daralyse Lyons, author of Yoga Cocaine, on Memoir Writing

Maribel Garcia
Interviews, Literary Lagniappe, Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing
I never expected to make the transition to writing memoir.  As a long-time novelist, I was used to fabricating stories – as opposed to recounting them.  But then I realized that the most memorable, most “true,”... Read More...

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

Maribel Garcia
Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing
Most characters deliver messages through their words and actions, but some characters deliver messages through their very being. For years, I was curious about how castrated men were described in literature ... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books, on Publishing, on Writing
I'm a speculative fiction girl. Sure, I like a good mystery. I can appreciate literary fiction at it's finest. Historical fiction will keep me turning pages. And who doesn't like a little romance now and again?... Read More...

Is the Key to Being Resilient, Keeping Hope Realistic? An Interview with Memoirist, Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Maribel Garcia
Book Club Questions, Interviews, Memoir, on Writing, Reviews
In this memoir, we meet Becky Galli. We are first introduced to the author's life while she is safely ensconced in a pretty idyllic 1960s southern upbringing-complete with the pastor father and a stay-at-ho... Read More...

Trepidation, Dread and Discovery of Memoir By Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener
Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing
As I listen to writers in a memoir workshop I’m leading about writing difficult subjects; I think how we share this in common. We’re on a journey of self-exploration … survivors who seek transformation and will... Read More...

Is Memoir Vanity or An Act of Love? By Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener
Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing
Not everyone understands why some write their memoirs. They dismiss it as narcissistic vanity. Why write something so personal they ask? Who cares? Stories are my passion, so I am biased that writing memoir,... Read More...

Family Myths and the Memoir Writer by Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener
Memoir, on Writing
The memoir writer has the unenviable task of breaking through the family myths to get to the heart of her story and the people who populate it. Too often we bow “to the legend,” as Virginia Woolf writes in her ... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Delilah Dawson

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing
Delilah Dawson first caught my attention when she wrote a short story for the Star Wars franchise titled Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon. When I looked into her other work, I learned she had an impressive resume ... Read More...

Inside a Writer’s Mind: On Editing

Tabitha Lord
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
I actually like book editing. The bones of my book are already there, and at that point, I know I have a good story. I’ve worked out the major plot tangles and character arcs, defined the conflicts, and sorted ... Read More...
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The Inside Scoop on Small Press Publishing – Q&A With Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press

Tabitha Lord
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Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press I'm so pleased to welcome Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press, to Book Club Babble today. Originally, I was planning to talk with her ... Read More...
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