Setting Up an In-Person Reading Event
It can be daunting to set up an in-person reading event for your book, but with the right approach, it can be a highly effective way to increase your book’s visibility and reach a wider audience.
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Exploring Folklore Stories: How Legends Can Inspire Your Writing
Folklore stories provide a framework that reflects human experiences, allowing writers to explore profound truths about life, morality, and community. Understanding and incorporating these tales can offer depth to your characters and plots while helping you craft narratives that are both engaging and meaningful.
Embracing Imperfection: The Role of Mistakes in the Creative Process
Mistakes are often viewed negatively, but they serve a crucial role in the creative process. They encourage exploration, foster resilience, and can lead to unexpected breakthroughs. For instance, many renowned authors have openly acknowledged the value of their missteps. Ernest Hemingway famously said, “The first draft of anything is sh*t.” This candid admission highlights the notion that the creative journey involves refining and reworking initial ideas rather than aiming for perfection from the outset.
An Interview with Victoria Robinson
I am a small-town girl who has always loved to read and write creatively. I always wanted to be able to be an author but never was able to try and didn’t know where to start. But now, in my middle age, I have decided to give it a try.
An Interview with Gabriella Buba
Gabriella Buba is a mixed Filipina-Czech author and chemical engineer based in Texas who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes adult romantic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered. Her debut Saints of Storm and Sorrow is a Filipino-inspired epic fantasy out with Titan Books. Daughters of Flood and Fury is to be released July 2025
An Interview with Margaret Philbrick
Margaret Ann Philbrick is an award-winning poet and author who writes at the intersection of art, culture, community, and faith. Her new novel, House of Honor, received a Kirkus Star Review, saying, “Philbrick’s thriller is a gripping tale about the intersection of art and crime. The author’s skill at drawing her characters is impressive; even the supporting players, feel entirely fleshed out in this nuanced and moving novel.”
An Interview with Christy Schillig
Christy Schillig is a middle school teacher who lives in a log cabin in suburban South Jersey with her two children, her husband/best friend since 6th grade, and her dogs, Puppay and Sheep. Christy graduated from Villanova University with a degree in Italian Literature and Language (yes, that’s a real degree) and uses that degree to commentate classroom science games in Italian and plan off-the-grid trips to the Italian Rivieras. On any given day, you can find her reading young adult paranormal romance beneath her desk at school.
An Interview with Kateryna Ustiuhova
I started writing at an early age, creating comics based on Mayne Reid’s works, particularly The Boy Hunters: Or, Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo, because one of the main characters was my first crush. My dad used to read “grown-up” books to me out loud, and I’m still immensely grateful to him for that. Later on, my interests were shaped by numerous fantasy books I devoured. Naturally, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Anne McCaffrey’s The Dragonriders of Pern, and Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber had a strong influence on me. I like to say that I’m made of books and can easily trace each bit of my personality back to a specific story.
An Interview with Morgan Hubbard
A story lover at heart, Morgan has always been crafting stories. Growing up in East Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains, their mystery and beauty have inspired many of her tales. She’s a big fan of rain, stargazing, coffee, and taking the long way home.
An Interview with Cass Biehn
Cass Biehn (they/them) writes messy queer characters in messier situations—and always with angsty kissing. They hold a Master of Library Science degree from Aberystwyth University in rainy Wales and currently live in the Utah desert, where they split their time between cosplaying and wrangling their dogs.
An Interview with Elizabeth Austin
Elizabeth Austin’s writing has appeared in Huffington Post, Thrillist, Reactor Mag, Business Insider, and others. She holds an M.F.A. from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her two children and their many pets. Find her at writingelizabeth.com and on Instagram @writingelizabeth.
An Interview with DeKeshia Horne
I am DeKeshia S. Horne, a Black nonbinary writer from the west side of Chicago. I am currently the Assistant Manager at Barbara’s Bookstore and have self-published five collections of poetry. My poetry has been featured in the Austin Weekly Newspaper and Chicago Tribune.
An Interview with Zariah L. Banks
Zariah L. Banks is a multi-award-winning contemporary romance author, best known for Beauty Beheld, the first title in the Beauty is Her Name series, and the Amazon bestselling holiday short, “Mistletowed.” Beauty Beheld was a featured title in the Indie Author Project Select collection, one of the best indie books in the Indie Author Project program on Biblioboard.
An Interview with Ashley Fraley
Ashley lives in rural West Virginia with her husband, three kids, and a myriad of animals. She loves the Lord, all things funny, 90s, and spooky.
An Interview with Jeanne Skartsiaris
Award-winning author Jeanne Skartsiaris spins stories about life, digging into the souls of her characters while they deal with real-life challenges. Many readers identify with her stories, making them laugh as well as cry.
An Interview with Kim Alexander
Kim Alexander grew up in the wilds of Long Island, NY, and slowly drifted south until she reached Key West. After spending ten rum-soaked years as a DJ in the Keys, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she lives with two cats, an angry fish, and her extremely patient husband. Please visit her at kimalexanderonline.com.
An Interview with Julie Rogers
Julie is a multi-genre author. Her articles and stories are featured in self-help, inspirational, trade, and fiction publications including Writer’s Digest, Coping With Cancer, Complete Woman, Daily Meditation, and the anthology Writes of Passage: Every Woman Has a Story! She is the 1999 Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Grand Prize Winner for her horror short story, “House Call.”
An Interview with Jennifer A. Jones
Jennifer A. Jones adores animals, rainy days, and the thrill of living a frugal lifestyle. Married with two grown children, Jennifer enjoys her Texas home, where she cuddles with her dogs, immerses herself in books, and expertly pinches pennies because every cent leads to a dollar.
An Interview with Jessica Huntley
Jessica Huntley is an ex-British soldier and Personal Trainer turned author of addictive psychological thriller books. She has spent almost three years writing and is now the author of thirteen books, including two trilogies, three standalone thrillers, two anthologies, a co-written horror project, and a novella. She is both self-published and traditionally published with Inkubator Books and Joffe Books.
An Interview with Madilyn Cruzado
I have been creating little stories in my head for about as long as I can remember! When I was about twelve, I remember having this vivid dream of this unique medieval story happening and I woke up the next morning and wrote it all down. That night, I wrote the first three chapters, totaling around thirty pages. I remember my dad came into my room to say good night and I said to him, “Dad! I’m writing a book!” His response was, of course, “Sure you are, sweetie.” Little did he know that four and a half years later, I would go to self-publish that book.
