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INTERVIEW: Filipina American Author Trish Caragan Says Write What You Love
Christina Boyd interviews Filipina American debut author Trish Caragan. Trish writes YA books about Filipinos falling in love, chasing after their dreams, and finding their voices. Her debut SMILE FOR THE CAMERA publishes October 2026.

Christina Boyd
Sep 16 min read


INTERVIEW: Austenesque Author Vanessa Kelly on Murder, Mystery, & the Magic of Jane Austen
Christina Boyd interviews Canadian Vanessa Kelly, USA Today bestselling author, about her upcoming Austenesque mystery, MURDER at ENSCOMBE PARK, writing craft, story inspirations, and more.

Christina Boyd
Aug 245 min read


INTERVIEW: Daniel W. Shegrud Shares His True Author Payday
Christina Boyd interviews Daniel W. Shegrud: I first met fellow Washington State author Daniel W. Shegrud through the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. We were both up for the Best Romance Unpublished Writers Award in September 2025. I sat with him and his lovely wife at the awards banquet.

Christina Boyd
Jul 217 min read


INTERVIEW: Scott Lambridis Says Stories Need Momentum
Christina Boyd's interview: I met author Scott Lambridis after Bellingham Mini-Con at Village Books while standing in line to buy David Beaumier's debut, The Mourning Fields. And as writers do, we started talking about current writing projects. When Scott said he had a book coming out in July 2026 via Regal House Publishing, I invited him to this interview.

Christina Boyd
May 267 min read


INTERVIEW: Heather Cavill Says the Real Work is Rewriting
Christina Boyd interviews author Heather Cavill. Cavill lives with her family in a quiet beach community near Vancouver, where the fog, sea, and folklore of the West Coast shape her writing. With decades of experience as a professional photographer and branding and marketing consultant, she brings a visual storyteller’s eye to every page. Her background in creative writing, combined with her artistic roots, drives her passion for crafting immersive, atmospheric fiction. Debu

Christina Boyd
Apr 286 min read


INTERVIEW: Grace Fox's Writing is Often Inspired by Her Past Lives
Christina Boyd interviews debut author Grace Fox. Grace grew up traveling the back roads of America, collecting stories the way some people collect postcards. The places she’s seen, the people she’s met, and the dreams she’s carried have always found their way into her writing.
Grace's debut novel THE VIRGO PROPHECY is a paranormal thriller with romantic elements set in Arizona. Grace is actively seeking agent representation.

Christina Boyd
Mar 315 min read


Interview Sam Evans' First Book Taught Her to Keep Going
Christina Boyd interviews author Sam Evans. Sam has lived all over the US but currently resides in the Upper Midwest. She’s a software engineer by day but letting her imagination run wild is her full-time occupation. She lives with her partner, a high-strung border collie, and an insane kelpie. She routinely drinks too much coffee and gets too little sleep.

Christina Boyd
Mar 175 min read


INTERVIEW: Heather Grace Stewart's Heart Leaks Into Her Characters
Heather Grace Stewart writes emotionally rich romantic comedies filled with real heart, cozy spice, and a touch of magic. Known for The Timeless Love Chronicles, her stories blend laugh-out-loud banter with deep connection, found family, and swoony Highland romance. If you love Bridget Jones, Emily Henry, or Outlander-style escapism with humor, you're in the right place.

Christina Boyd
Mar 37 min read


INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Watson is Drawn to Underdog Narratives
Christina Boyd interviews debut author Elizabeth Watson: I first met Elizabeth Watson through Bianca Marais' Great Beta Reader Matchup. After a couple of exchanges, Elizabeth, Sarah Dohlman in Australia, and I decided we were a match and would like to continue working together. That was over two-years ago, and we met via Google Meet every other week to discuss the pages we had critiqued. Elizabeth and I even met in real life when her family traveled to Seattle for a quick pe

Christina Boyd
Feb 34 min read


INTERVIEW: Fern Ronay Says There’s A Reason Things Seem Better in the Morning
Christina Boyd interviewed author, podcaster, and spiritual explorer Fern Ronay. She has lived in Manhattan, Chicago, and now sunny Los Angeles with her husband, but she always considers herself a Jersey girl. She is the author of two novels, Better in the Morning and Better Believe It, and is the host of the podcast Signs from the Other Side.

Christina Boyd
Dec 30, 20254 min read


INTERVIEW: Cathleen Earle Writes Best in the Morning
Christina Boyd interviews Austenesque author Kathleen Earle.

Christina Boyd
Dec 23, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Darcy McGuire Says Writing a Love Scene is Easier Than Describing Setting
Christina Boyd interviews author Darcy McGuire. Darcy grew up in the wilds of New Zealand and eventually settled in the paradise of the Pacific Northwest.
When she’s not working as a high school counselor, she loves writing about fierce female protagonists who can dodge daggers and bullets but never seem to escape Cupid’s arrow.

Christina Boyd
Dec 9, 20257 min read


INTERVIEW: Melissa Anne Published Her First Book in Secret
Christina Boyd interviews Melissa Anne, an accidental author who fell down the Jane Austen rabbit hole and never wanted to leave. After devouring hundreds of Pride and Prejudice variations, she thought, “I could try this too”—and has since managed to publish more than a dozen full-length novels and a few novellas! From her home in Georgia (by way of East Tennessee), she crafts Regency romances that stay true to Austen’s era.

Christina Boyd
Dec 2, 20256 min read


INTERVIEW: Pernille Hughes Says Find Your Writing Tribe
Christina Boyd interviews British author Pernille Hughes. She has previously had three novels published: Ten Years, Probably the Best Kiss in the World, and Punch-drunk Love. Her writing has also been printed in the Sunday Times. She lives in Buckinghamshire, and while the kids are at school, she scoffs cake and writes stories in order to maintain a shred of sanity.

Christina Boyd
Nov 25, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: K. C. Freeman Began as a Ghostwriter
Christina Boyd interviews USA Today bestselling author KC Freeman, who writes mostly urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels. She also spends a lot of time editing manuscripts with her company, Book Mage Editing, and is certified by the Professional Book Editors Association.

Christina Boyd
Nov 11, 20254 min read


INTERVIEW: David Beaumier Continues to Give Back to Literary Community
Christina Boyd interviews award-winning Pacific Northwest author David Beaumier about writing, new release, and giving back.

Christina Boyd
Nov 4, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Gia Stone Must Remind Her Friends That Her Books Are Fiction
Christina Boyd interviews author Gia Stone, an author of steamy romances and fictitious novels. Faulted characters, misguided motives, and misconnections
are at the heart of her books. She loves to collect passport stamps, savory memories, and race medals.

Christina Boyd
Oct 28, 20253 min read


INTERVIEW: Sarah E. Pearsall Typed Her First Draft at Age Fourteen on an Electric Typewriter
Christina Boyd interviews Sarah E. Pearsall. "I was fourteen years old when I started writing the first version of The Summer Knows. I was inspired by my friendship with two brothers who only came to visit during their summer vacations each year, but we formed a deep and everlasting bond. I wrote the first manuscript, all one hundred and fifty pages, on my mom’s electric typewriter."

Christina Boyd
Oct 14, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Jo Abbott Says Her Character Arcs and Plots Develop Together
Christina Boyd interviews British Austenesque author and editor Jo Abbott.

Christina Boyd
Oct 7, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: S.L. Woeppel Loves Books with a Gut Twist
Christina Boyd interviews S.L. Woeppel, BookLife finalist.

Christina Boyd
Sep 9, 20254 min read
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