Soren Petrek is a practicing trial attorney with a passion for studying World War Two. He lived in France and England for years, listening to people’s stories of personal sacrifice and struggle during the darkest years of the war.
Did you ever wish you could sit down and talk to an incredibly knowledgeable writer about the craft, getting published, and most importantly, getting paid? Now you can.
Colleen Coble has had the type of writing career most of us just dream of. She has some wonderful advice about getting a first book published.
Robert “Doc” Gowdy is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a Ph.D. in Literary Criticism and Theory and an emphasis on Nineteenth-Century British literature. His specialization in literary theory is psychoanalytic criticism and theory, particularly Lacanian psychoanalysis, with further emphases on Milton and Eighteenth-Century British literature.
Nibi Soto grew up along the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. She has been called the quintessential Renaissance woman because of her varied interests, experiences and education.
Moonlight Falls author, Vincent Zandri, is an award-winning novelist, essayist and freelance photojournalist. His novel As Catch Can was touted in two pre-publication articles by Publishers Weekly and was called “Brilliant” upon its publication by The New York Post. The Boston Herald attributed it as “The most arresting first crime novel to break into print [...]
A few weeks ago I finished the book Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet. I love historical fiction, but I usually keep my tastes toward the “Tudor” end of things. I am also a lover of Impressionism, so when I spotted Claude and Camille I knew I had to read it.
It’s amazing to me how many writers have creative talents in other areas as well. T.K. Toppin, for example, worked as a freelance graphic artist. I can’t help thinking that creativity in one area can help in other. T.K. first got the writing bug just two years ago, and has already penned three future-fiction novels. [...]
One thing is certain, writers each take a different path to the publishing world. Some start very young and others end up waiting a bit. Some, like Tamara Leigh, get a four book contract to kick off their writing careers!
In getting an Annie’s Attic newsletter recently, I noticed they now have a mystery series called The Lady in the Attic. According to their website, the book “combines interesting characters, entertaining stories and the love of crafting into mystery books you’ll never want to put down.”
