Our archive of interviews with authors, publishers, agents, filmmakers, and other literary and publishing professionals.
I’d never thought that someone prepared for war might be open to artistic endeavors until a writer friend of mine – a Vietnam veteran – put aside his inner demons …
In my interview with Ken Ilgunas, author of Walden on Wheels, we talked about frugality, sacrifice, dating, liberal arts and, of course, his book.
I like to tell writers in my workshops that they should first learn the rules and then break them. Author Susan Steinberg considers that corner her metaphorical home.
Writers are complex creatures as are the characters that fill our pages. Actress and author Kristen Johnston knows this all too well.
Imagine growing up and knowing there’s something wrong with you. You feel different; you are different. You’re fine physically, but socially you’re an outsider, alone and sad. Then imagine the relief decades later when a name is given to how you feel, and do, and act.
Experts like San Diego-based Paula Margulies, owner of Paula Margulies Communications know how crucial it is for authors to reach their audience… and she helps them do just that.
Sara Lunsford didn’t have to imagine prison life at all. She saw it, lived it, took it home with her.
… technically, I wrote a business book for writers, but it’s also a guidebook for aligning your deepest self-expression with the needs of the world right now.
Author Teresa Rhyne’s memoir, The Dog Lived (And So Will I) tells of the cancer battles fought by both her and her rescue beagle Seamus. Funny and poignant, the book speaks volumes about the love humans feel toward their pet companions…and vice versa.
When I was a child, my mother always twisted my long black hair in tight pigtails. But when her back was turned, I tossed off the rubber bands and delighted in feeling my hair going off in all directions, loose and unkempt. That was a metaphor moment for me, and it’s the kind of detail that author Marion Roach Smith promotes in her book The Memoir Project
