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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.
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I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart; I am, I am, I am. —Sylvia Plath
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Christina Boyd
- Nov 21
- 9 min
INTERVIEW: Nicole Clarkston Published Her First Book Before Telling Her Family
Interview: Nicole Clarkston is a book lover and a happily married mom of three. Originally from Idaho, she now lives in Oregon...
Christina Boyd
- Nov 15
- 4 min
Guest Review: THE TURNCOAT by T.J. London
Guest review by Sophia Rose: “The Turncoat” had me in its grip and left me emotionally wrung out. I can’t praise these enough.
Christina Boyd
- Nov 14
- 9 min
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 8
- 3 min
Guest Review: A CASTLE IN THE AIR by Kelley Armstrong
Guest review: A CASTLE IN THE SKY Another series hit and I can recommend it to those who enjoy a mashing of genres in a historical setting.
Christina Boyd
- Nov 7
- 5 min
INTERVIEW: How Louis Bayard Makes Real-Life Fit His Historical Fiction
Christina Boyd interviews New York Times Notable author Louis Bayard.
Christina Boyd
- Nov 1
- 4 min
Review: IT HAPPENED ONE FIGHT by Maureen Lee Lenker
Christina Boyd reviews "It Happened One Fight" I liked the Old Hollywood vibe and the play on fake relationship and enemies-to-lovers trope
Christina Boyd
- Oct 25
- 3 min
Guest Review: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood
Guest review by Sophia Rose: The Love Hypothesis is the book that started it all for Ali Hazelwood’s STEMinist romances.
Christina Boyd
- Oct 24
- 4 min
INTERVIEW: Pamela Aidan, Jane Austen Fan Fiction Pioneer
Interview: Pamela Aidan is the author of the acclaimed series "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman" and other books about Austen characters.
Christina Boyd
- Oct 19
- 5 min
Review: JANE AND THE FINAL MYSTERY by Stephanie Barron
Review: Excellent world building, engaging characters, and thought-provoking prose, I found this fifteenth book more intrigue than maudlin..
Christina Boyd
- Oct 16
- 1 min
EDIT TIP: Let’s Talk About Some Punctuation
EDIT TIP: The em dash. I love ’em. It’s often used instead of commas, parenthesis, and colons to offset or add emphasis. But…
Christina Boyd
- Oct 10
- 9 min
INTERVIEW: How William Martin Seamlessly Blends Fact with His Fiction
William Martin is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, a PBS documentary, book reviews, magazine articles, and…
Christina Boyd
- Oct 3
- 6 min
INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy
Joana Starnes has been living in Regency England for decades in her imagination and plans to continue till she lays hands on a time machine.
Christina Boyd
- Sep 26
- 5 min
INTERVIEW: Damianne Scott, the Woman Behind "Black Girl Loves Jane"
Damianne Scott (Dami) graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she earned a BA and MA and...
Christina Boyd
- Sep 25
- 1 min
EDIT TIP: Don’t Be Cliche
Avoid using cliches. First drafts are full of them. You know what I mean:
World turned upside down
Released a breath didn’t realize…
Christina Boyd
- Sep 19
- 6 min
INTERVIEW: Cass Grafton’s Journey from Fan Fiction to Traditional Publishing
Cass Grafton began writing about Regency England, enlisting Jane Austen’s help to time-travel but now is ensconced in 21st century Cornwall.
Christina Boyd
- Sep 12
- 6 min
INTERVIEW: Jana Vandelaar is a Virgin Author
As a flight attendant in the midst of 9/11, award winning author Jana Vandelaar found writing to be a form of "free therapy sessions."
Christina Boyd
- Sep 5
- 4 min
INTERVIEW: Tosca Lee and Real Success
Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Between, The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba
Christina Boyd
- Aug 22
- 6 min
INTERVIEW: Karen Odden on Research, Intrigue, and Honing Her Craft
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden received her PhD in English from NYU, writing her dissertation on Victorian literature,
Christina Boyd
- Aug 15
- 7 min
INTERVIEW: Karen M Cox Writes Stories Brushed with History & Romance
Karen M Cox is an award-winning author of four full-length novels that adapt Jane Austen to other eras: 1932: Pride & Prejudice Revisited...
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