I love this post by this week's guest author, Aya de Leon, because it shares a truth that few seem to want to talk about.* Carolina De Robertis, author of The …
Guest Authors
Structure. Story and life. Rough Framing.
My guest today, Marian Palaia, is a San Francisco (and often Missoula, Montana) author whose first novel, The Given World, was praised in a starred Kirkus …
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Peek Behind the Amazon Publishing Curtain: an interview with Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
For her latest novel, The Things We Wish Were True, Marybeth Mayhew Whalen has moved to Lake Union, which according to its website, publishes “contemporary and …
When a Novel is a Long Time in Coming
I've been crazy busy lately, and sadly remiss about hosting guest authors. But I'm delighted to share a post today by debut novelist Jennifer S. Brown, whose …
10 Terrific Quotes from Elizabeth Strout's Fresh Air Interview
May I recommend this interview -- Pulitzer-Prize winner Elizabeth Strout with Terry Gross on Fresh Air -- to anyone who writes, anyone who wants to write, …
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Write it Down, Make it Real
Karma Brown is an award-winning journalist and freelance writer whose first novel, Come Away with Me, released just a few weeks ago, when I was on book tour and …
Friendship on Friendship: Writing with a Partner
I'm so delighted today to be back at the 1st Books business of inspiring writers to keep on writing. And what better way to kick off the post-The Race for Paris …
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5 Tips for Any Writing Career
Lisa Brackmann is the critically acclaimed author of the Ellie McEnroe four novels, including Dragon Day--in bookstores August 18. Booklist, in a starred …
From Academic to Technical Writer to Debut Novel
Amy Reichert's debut novel, The Coincidence of Coconut Cake, was released yesterday. It has a scrumptious cover, and some scrumptious reviews to go with it. …
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Wishful Thinking: Memoir vs. Fiction
This is how a literary friendship begins: on a train going in the wrong direction. My friend Kamy Wicoff and I first met at a lovely literary salon our mutual …
