Tag: writing
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Julie Hatch, author of The Very Best of Care
Why did you choose to write in your genre? As the adage goes, write what you know. I’ve spent over twenty-five years as a nurse practitioner in pediatric and neonatal intensive care. My love for medicine started in 5th grade when I learned about white blood cells and their role in clearing the body of…
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R.C. Dickens, author of Crown of Blooms
What inspires you to write? I am driven by a compulsive desire to inflict my emotions on others. So much of my writing is based on what I find intriguing or compelling about the world and the human experience and the fun thing about writing is that if you do it well enough, people are…
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J.D. Rasch, author of The Quasi-Crystal
What inspires you to write? As I looked at all the different problems of the world I thought I should add my voice to the solution. I didn’t initially think of writing a novel, but more writing essays, but when I sat down to do that the “advice” seemed too simple – don’t do bad…
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Black History Month: How to Find Black Indie Authors
While I’m sure you’ve heard of contemporary Black authors like Octavia Butler, Walter Mosely, Terry McMillian, Nnedi Okorafor, James McBride, Samuel R. Delaney, and Tomi Adeyemi, I bet you’re less familar with Milton J. Davis, Amanda B. Weaver, Alicia Ellis, C. C. Solomon, Jessica Cage, and Antoine Bandele. That’s because the latter are indie authors,…
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E.C. Hibbs, author of The Road Through Night
Are you a full-time or part-time writer, and how does that affect your writing? I’m part-time, but the hours I put in probably equate to a full-time gig! I rely on structure and schedule to get things done. Before my shift at my day job, I spend 90 minutes in the library, where I do…
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Kelly Scriven, author of Taking Flight
What inspires you to write? I honestly just have a drive to tell and share stories; I always have. Stories have an incredible power behind them, to make us imagine, feel, and understand things that we otherwise wouldn’t or couldn’t. I love to get lost in a good book, and I can’t remember a time…
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A.M. Davila, author of The Undoing
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I didn’t choose this genre, it chose me! My go-to “guilty pleasure” genre when I need a break from reading historical fiction has always been apocalyptic fiction. They have always been fun for me to read, and I actually first started reading them…
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Bret Kissinger, author of The Surviving Remnant
What inspires you to write? As someone who loves history, I’m greatly influenced by it. So many people find history to be boring. But sometimes we lose sight that history wasn’t some grainy black-and-white photograph. These people lived life in the full spectrum of color. My inspiration to write has been there since I was…
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Janet Constantino, author of Becoming Mariella
What inspires you to write? The urge to say something about a strongly held value or moment of experience, or emotion inspires me to put words to paper. To tell that character’s, or my truth, even if it’s momentary. When did you first consider yourself a writer? I wanted to be seen as a writer…
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Next Newsletter Issue Coming Sunday…
Happy new year! I’m excited to announce that the next issue of my newsletter will be dropping this Sunday. To welcome us into the new year, I’m offering my book, Eve and the Faders, for free to those who subscribe before the release of the next newsletter. So don’t miss this opportunity to add another…
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