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Sep 6, 20184 min read
Peter Murphy: Writing about Siblings
In previous posts I have discussed various aspects of writing about family, and I hope they have been of value to readers. In this post,...
Sep 4, 20183 min read
Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Raising Writers
In this ongoing series of posts, I, without expertise, prejudice, or agenda, will share my insights and/or observations on writing about...
Aug 30, 20184 min read
Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Writing about Family
Writing about family can be a very dangerous business because not all families teem with the ideals of unconditional love and the...
Aug 28, 20185 min read
Peter Murphy: Writing about Family
Just as the next (last) book is about to go out and meet the world, I got a nice message from my publisher informing me that the number...
Jul 2, 20184 min read
Susan Petrone: How to Throw Like a Woman
The idea for my novel Throw Like a Woman kind of sprang fully formed into my head during a bike ride. I’m a cyclist—I love the feeling of...
Jun 28, 20182 min read
Molly D. Campbell: What If?
Every novel has a premise. They start with just a whim or an idea in the author’s head. What if this happened? My novel Keep the Ends...
Jun 28, 20182 min read
Lynn Voedisch: Twin Souls
My first Story Plant novel, The God’s Wife, came about for the oddest of reasons. The book, a historical fiction/fantasy, basically...
Jun 28, 20183 min read
Cara Sue Achterberg: We're All Just Practicing Normal
I live on a rural street. My neighbors are measured by miles, not feet. We have plenty of “head cases” (my husband’s term) out here....
Jun 28, 20183 min read
Steven Manchester: Inspiration
In 2014, I wrote a stage play entitled, Three Shoeboxes. I wanted to create a story where the main character (Mac) held life in the palm...
Jun 28, 20183 min read
Emily Sue Harvey: Twilight
“Truth is stranger than fiction,” has always been an intriguing concept to the writer in me. Most of my books start out based on true...
