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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


INTERVIEW: Margarita Longoria’s Anthology was Born from Words of Hate
Christina Boyd interviews Margarita Longoria, a nationally recognized, award-winning librarian, educator, speaker, and passionate advocate for diverse literature based in South Texas. A former English teacher, she holds a BA and MA in English, as well as a Master of Library.
She is the founder of Border Book Bash, a literary festival that celebrates teens and tweens of the Rio Grande Valley, and the editor of the acclaimed anthology Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican

Christina Boyd
Sep 2, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Nev March Hopes Readers Enjoy More Stories About Other Cultures
Christina Boyd interviews author Nev March. March is the first Indian-born writer to win Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America’s Award for Best First Crime Fiction. Her debut novel, Murder in Old Bombay, was an Edgar and Anthony finalist. Nev’s books deal with issues of identity, race, and moral boundaries. Her sequel, Peril at the Exposition, is set at the 1893 World’s Fair, during a time of conflict that planted the seeds of today’s red-blue political divide.

Christina Boyd
Aug 26, 20257 min read


INTERVIEW: Jacqui Clarke Says So Many Doors Have Opened to Her Since Becoming an Author
Christina Boyd interviews Jacqui Clarke, an International award-winning author of Stop Worrying About Money, is a trusted advisor, board member (to both listed and private companies - including Chair of SMEG), executor and veteran business executive. As a personal wealth and money management expert with over three decades of experience, 25 years at Deloitte and PWC, she has helped high-net-worth families, individuals, and business owners to build, manage, and preserve their w

Christina Boyd
Aug 12, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Kay Smith-Blum, Authenticity in Every Line
Christina Boyd interviews author Kay Smith-Blum. Kay Smith-Blum, a former fashionista, chaired Seattle’s first marketing campaign as a downtown business owner. She served as Seattle School Board President, a publicly elected position, between 2009 and 2013. An avid gardener, Smith-Blum founded Environmental Endeavors, the first greenhouse program in Seattle Public Elementary Schools. A fan of mid-20th-century history, Smith-Blum has penned two other manuscripts set in Texas..

Christina Boyd
Aug 5, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Helen Hollick Has Been Scribbling Stories Since She Was Thirteen
Christina Boyd interviews USA Today bestselling author Helen Hollick: Helen started writing as a teenager, but after discovering a passion for history, was published in 1993 in the UK with her Arthurian Trilogy and two Anglo-Saxon novels, one of which, The Forever Queen (USA title – A Hollow Crown in the UK) became a USA Today best-seller. Her Sea Witch Voyages are nautical-based adventures set in the early 1700s. She also writes the Jan Christopher cozy mystery series set du

Christina Boyd
Jul 29, 20255 min read
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