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…”
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Interview with author Colin Mustful
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”
Book Review: The Bangalore Detective Club by Harini Nagendra
I had the privilege of interviewing Harini for the Read Like a Writer Podcast recently and her interview will be available to listeners in March, in anticipation of her new book, the second in the Bangalore Detective Club series. I listened to her debut novel on Audible and found it great fun. It is aContinue reading “Book Review: The Bangalore Detective Club by Harini Nagendra”
Revising is also a Life Skill
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”
Season Two of Read Like a Writer has Arrived…
Take a listen to my interview with Readerly Writer Lisa Williams Kline. Her book came out February 1! Find out more about Lisa and what she has coming up next at https://www.lisawilliamskline.com/
Know when to quit…
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…”
Cause and Effect is Your Friend
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”
New Episode of Stump the Chump
In which we find out whether someone could have attempted murder in the 1920s by pushing someone off Enchanted Rock…
Book Review: Trust by Hernan Diaz
This book is fantastic. It is historical fiction that is also literary and it contains so much fodder for great discussions. I hope you and some friends will read it and discuss it. It will be featured in an upcoming episode of the Read Like a Writer Book Club podcast, so stay tuned! The structureContinue reading “Book Review: Trust by Hernan Diaz”
Mystery and Thriller Round up for 2022
It is time for year end lists! Here’s my list of favorite mysteries and thrillers I read in 2022. NOTE—I read these in 2022, some of them were published earlier… Each of these are a great mini-masterclass for mystery writers, too. Each does a wonderful job of keeping the reader curious, building suspense, but withoutContinue reading “Mystery and Thriller Round up for 2022”