“Wrestling with Point of View in Writing,” by Holly Robinson, author of SLEEPING TIGERS

When I was in first grade, I had an art teacher who shamed me into crying in front of the entire classroom. She had given us an easy assignment. Handing out blocks of wood, she asked us to draw faces on them. I loved art, and happily got to work drawing a man’s face. When [...]

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Book Review: Black Cow, by Magdalena Ball

Magdalena Ball’s latest novel, Black Cow, is the engrossing, poignant story of a family trying to spiritually survive in a world ruled by materialism. James and Freya Archer live in one of Sydney’s poshest suburbs. Together with their teenaged children, Cameron and Dylan, they live the good life surrounded by luxuries and everything money can [...]

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Interview with CS DeWildt, author of Candy and Cigarettes

CS DeWildt lives in Tucson Arizona with his wife and sons. His novella Candy and Cigarettes was recently released by Vagabondage Press as an ebook. His short stories can be found online at Bartleby Snopes, Word Riot, The Bicycle Review, Foundling Review, and Writers Bloc. About the book In the face of revenge, innocence is [...]

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Interview with Cuban Playwright and Novelist Teresa Dovalpage

Please welcome my special guest, award-winning Cuban playwright and novelist Teresa Dovalpage. She’s here today to talk about her novel, Habanera. Teresa has a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature and is the author of five novels, three in Spanish and two in English, and a collection of short stories in Spanish. Her plays has been [...]

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Meet Scientist-Turned-Author Bob Boan

Bob Boan has been a member of the space community for over twenty-five years developing RF and optical systems for communications and sensing satellites. He has multiple patents and publications in his field. Previously, he served in academia. He earned a BS from Campbell University, a master’s from the University of Mississippi and a doctorate [...]

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Magdalena Ball talks about the poetry writing process…

I’m sure that it differs for each writer. We all have our quirks and idiosyncrasies, but for me, the poetry writing process is quite different than the fiction one. With fiction, it’s much more craft than art—with deliberate plotting, careful construction, character spreadsheets, and timelines. I’ve got to have a pretty clear outline before I [...]

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“How to Create Literary Fiction,” by Magdalena Ball

As a book reviewer, I get anywhere from fifty to one hundred review requests a week. Of these, I might accept five or so. While I do occasionally take nonfiction books, most of what I accept will be in the genre known as literary fiction. But just what is literary fiction? What differentiates literary fiction [...]

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On the Spotlight: Reyna Grande, author of Across a Hundred Mountains

It is my pleasure to have here today a very special Latino young writer. Her name is Reyna Grande and she is the author of the acclaimed novel, Across a Hundred Mountains, winner of the 2007 American Book Award. Her next book, titled Dancing With Butterflies, will be coming out later this year. Thanks for [...]

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Review of The Violin Lover, by Susan Glickman

The Violin Lover is a beautifully written novel, one that fans of violin music, as well as readers of serious literary fiction, will particularly appreciate. The story takes place in England during the start of the Second World War, just before the invasion of Hitler into Germany. Young widow Clara Weiss lives with her three [...]

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Interview with Irene Watson

Irene Watson is the award-winning author of The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference and The Story Must be Told. She’s also the Managing Editor of Reader Views, a book review site catering to readers, writers, and the publishing community. Currently, Irene is touring the blogosphere to promote her memoir, The Sitting Swing, [...]

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