I met Paul Geenan several years ago and was immediately intrigued by his intellect and curiosity. When I heard about his new book, Civil Rights Activism in Milwaukee, I wanted to learn more about the book and Geenan’s writing process. Geenan was kind enough to offer an interview, and you can read it below. If you’d...Read More

Today’s guest blog post by romance author Elizabeth Cole takes a look at how digital publishing may change the length of our books. Read on to learn what you need to know before you write that next novel! Size Surprise!: Digital Publishing and Ereaders Make Story Size Meaningless by Elizabeth Cole. There has been a...Read More

I’m delighted to welcome author and professor Jane Nardin to the blog who has brilliant advice for us from Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice. Follow the directions below the tip to enter to win a copy of Jane Nardin’s new young adult novel, Little Women in India. Five Writing Tips Inspired by Jane Austen...Read More

Today I’m delighted to offer you an interview with Chuck Galey, author and illustrator of many picture books. Enjoy! You’ve been in the children’s book business for 20 years now. What was your path in? I completed my college degree in what we called commercial art back in 1978 and had been an advertising art director...Read More

Loyal Mehnert, founder of The Everyday Journeyman, is cosponsoring tonight’s Boswell Book Company event at 7:00 PM with Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling new memoir, Wild. If you’re interested in having your own wild adventure to write about, you need to know about Loyal Mehnert and the work that he does. Here’s my interview...Read More

I’ve been tagged! Have you ever played a GLOBAL game of tag? Well I’m IT. I have been tagged by author Debra Brenegan.   Rules (if you’re tagged): You must be tagged by someone; say who tagged you; list 10 random facts about yourself; tag four more people. Ready or not, here I go. Ten random...Read More