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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: 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: 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: 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 27, 20253 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 6, 20255 min read


INTERVIEW: Author Rod Haynes Says Give Yourself & Others Permission to Err
Christina Boyd interviews fellow Washingtonian Rod Hayes. Rod recently retired after nearly 30 years of service at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with locations in Seattle and San Francisco. A former naval officer, Rod has taught U.S. History at the university and community college levels. Rod Haynes has written numerous non-fiction books. His latest work, Unauthorized Disclosures: A Naval Memoir About the 1980s, will be published by Ingram in July 2025.

Christina Boyd
Jul 21, 20253 min read


INTERVIEW: Cassandra Davis Wrote Her Debut Book at Age Twelve
Christina Boyd interviews scifi author Cassandra Davis.

Christina Boyd
Jun 30, 20253 min read


INTERVIEW: Author Candace E. Esham Champions Elder Care Reform
Christina Boyd interviews Candace E. Esham, an engineer turned elder care advocate and author whose personal tragedy sparked a movement for change. After losing her beloved grandmother to neglect in an assisted living facility, Esham founded the Delaware Elder Care Advocacy Coalition.

Christina Boyd
Jun 23, 20254 min read


INTERVIEW: Jeannie Reed, a Professional Psychic, Gets Lost in Her Writing
Christina Boyd interviews author/medium Jeannie Reed. Her book, The Afterlife Book, is about her real-life experience living with a spirit.

Christina Boyd
May 5, 20253 min read


INTERVIEW: Jenny Rose Cafaro Says a Good Story Lingers with the Reader
Christina Boyd interviews author Jenny Cafaro. She lived as an Appalachian Kentucky transplant most of her childhood, where she attended

Christina Boyd
Feb 25, 20257 min read


INTERVIEW: Austenesque Author Christina Morland Says Characters Need to be Unique and Recognizable
Christina Boyd interviews author Christina Morland. Morland spent the first 2 decades of her life with no knowledge of Pride and Prejudice.

Christina Boyd
Feb 11, 20254 min read


INTERVIEW: Sandra Ramsey Sees Herself in Her Strong Female Characters
Christina Boyd interviews Sandra Ramsey. Ramsey’s love of books evolved early in childhood. Encouraged by her mother to read…

Christina Boyd
Nov 12, 20244 min read


INTERVIEW: Susie Orman Schnall Shares Three Points of Advice for New Authors
Christina Boyd interviewed Susie Orman Schnall, author of 5 novels about ambitious women: Anna Bright Is Hiding Something, We Came Here to

Christina Boyd
Aug 26, 20245 min read


INTERVIEW: Robert Dugoni Regrets Killing Off Sloane's Wife
Christina Boyd interviews Robert Dugoni, critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestselling author.

Christina Boyd
Jul 8, 20247 min read


INTERVIEW: Kelli Estes Says Write the Story That Needs to be Written
Christina Boyd interviews USA Today bestselling author Kelli Estes of THE GIRL WHO WROTE IN SILK, translated into 11 languages and ...

Christina Boyd
Mar 11, 20246 min read


INTERVIEW: Gwynne Jackson Says Women Do Not Become Disposable as We Age
Christina Boyd interviews Gwynne Jackson (also writing as Ophelia Leigh) who writes across multiple genres, with a focus on romance and…

Christina Boyd
Feb 20, 20244 min read


INTERVIEW: Mimi Matthews Empathizes with Her Characters
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances…

Christina Boyd
Jan 9, 20243 min read


INTERVIEW: Kim Hornsby Gets a Rush Seeing Actors Speak Her Words
INTERVIEW: KIM HORNSBY is a USA Today Bestselling Author and Produced Screenwriter known for adapting her novels to screenplays.

Christina Boyd
Nov 28, 20235 min read


INTERVIEW: Jessie Lewis Says Life is One Long Research Trip
Interiew: Jessie Lewis enjoys words far too much for her own good and was forced to take up writing them down in order to save her family…

Christina Boyd
Nov 14, 20239 min read
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