Tag: novels
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Elizabeth Harlan, author of Becoming Carly Klein
What inspires you to write? In a word, LIFE inspires me to write. Early on, I discovered that expressing in writing my impressions and feelings deepens and enriches my experience. I’ve always wanted to make living and writing companion pieces of my existence, and becoming a professional writer enabled me to forge this alliance. When…
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It’s a Black Queer Thing: Four Black Queer SFF Novels
Happy Pride Month and Juneteeth! If you regularly follow Waking Writer, you know that I’m an indie author of fantasy, paranormal, and sci-fi novels that center queer Black women. I’m hyper aware of how invisible Black queer authors are, whether indie or traditionally-published. But we’re out here, y’all, if you look hard enough. The fact…
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Duncan Whitehead, author of A Cozy Mystery…With Cupcakes and Zombies
What inspires you to write? Writing brings me joy and inspires me to write. Whether my books are published, sold, or critically panned, my passion for writing remains unchanged because it genuinely makes me happy. Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? I am a part-time writer and…
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Kat Hausler, author of What I Know About July
What inspires you to write? I love words – their nuances, the way what comes before or after a phrase can change its meaning entirely, their rhythm and sound, how a sentence can get stuck in your head like a tune. And I also love stories and how they connect people, giving us insight into…
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Ray Tabler, author of Fool’s Paradise
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I sold a short story for the first time in 2006. I’d been writing with the intention of being published since 2001. In 2000, I got cancer. I’m fine now, but the experience reshuffled my priorities. In the wake of chemo, it dawned on me that…
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Allison Lee, author of Live or Die
What inspires you to write? I consider myself to be a good story teller. I have lots of ideas and I enjoy putting pen to paper. I have a vivid imagination and I have a passion for bringing characters to life. I strive to make the reader want more and I enjoy writing books that…
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Stoney Compton, author of Alaska Republik
What inspires you to write? I can’t not write. I have always been a creative person. For many years in Juneau, where I lived for 16 years, I had an art studio and made my living as a freelance graphics artist/publication designer. I had my own etching press, pulled intaglio and woodcut prints, as well…
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Max Vayne, author of Charles and Her
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I realized I was one at heart when I was a kid. I got an assignment to write a story and I enjoyed it immensely. I then started writing my first book as well. I guess I have been since forever. Do you have a special time…
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Frank Giammanco by Lord of the Wood
When did you first consider yourself a writer? From the time I was in elementary school. I remember my fourth-grade teacher asking us to write an essay about Thanksgiving and I wound up writing a story about a talking turkey. My teacher got such a kick out of it that she had me read it…
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Mary Frances Fisher, author of Growing Up O’Malley
Do you work with an outline or plot sketch, or do you prefer to let a general idea guide your writing? For my current novel, Growing Up O’Malley (based on my mother’s family), I did not have a diary or sequence of events but relied on numerous stories I heard in my youth. Clearly, this…
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