Author Archives: Robin Henry

Part two of my interview with Colin Mustful, this time, his perspective as a publisher.  One thing he did not mention, is that he signed NYT bestseller, Alina Adams, author of Nesting Dolls for her book, My Mother’s Secret, which is for sale at his website here:  https://www.historythroughfiction.com/my-mothers-secret  Look for a review on Readerly soon,Continue reading “Part 2 of the Interview with Colin Mustful, Publisher…”

This interview is in two parts, because Colin is both an author and a publisher.  This week, we hear from Colin the author: Colin Mustful is an independent author, historian, editor, and publisher. His writing helps readers learn and understand the complicated and tragic history of settler-colonialism and Native displacement in the Upper Midwest. HeContinue reading “Interview with author Colin Mustful”

It’s time for a true confession.  I recently had to revisit a long held opinion about something and change it.  I know!  Some of you already know that I was a school librarian for a number of years.  In the course of my work as a librarian, I was fortunate enough to attend many conferences. Continue reading “Revising is also a Life Skill”

Reading this book about knowing when to quit combined with a podcast about how to build your writing habit got me thinking.  Do you know when to quit? I don’t mean you should quit writing.  I mean quit doing something that keeps you from writing.  Just like our main characters, we have choices.  When weContinue reading “Know when to quit…”

I have been working with authors for a while now.  One of my favorite things to do is a manuscript review.  Lots of coaches don’t like doing them, but I love getting the complete picture of the work so we can take it apart and figure out how to put it together in revision thatContinue reading “Cause and Effect is Your Friend”