Deirdre Madden is a writer from Toomebridge, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The author of eight acclaimed novels, she has twice been a finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction (2009, 1996) and has received numerous other awards and honors, including the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of ...
Having never met an unhappy ending she couldn’t mentally “fix,” Leah Vale believes writing romance novels is the perfect job for her. A Pacific Northwest native with a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington, she lives in Central Oregon, with a huge golden retriever who...
Mystery author Kit Ehrman, official web site. Ehrman's latest, TRIPLE CROSS takes place at the Kentucky Derby.
Susan Carlisle is an author of sweet, sassy, sexy romance novels with stories of love with medical themes and stories that reach your heart.
And since most novels and pretty much all memoirs deal with their respective protagonists on virtually every page, that can result in a whole lot of capital letters competing for Millicent’s attention. Are you satisfied with that outcome, John? John? If you don’t start paying attention, ...
I’ve featured four different national parks in my novels, and I’ve hoped from the beginning that I’d be able to write about the redwoods one day. When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with a book called Big Tree by Mary & Conrad Buff, written from the perspective of a redw...
Longer than average for this age range, The Big Ol' Bike is meant to be transitional between chapter books and middle grade novels. Themes of bullying, friendship, and finding confidence are explored within this story. ALSO AVAILABLE ON AUDIOBOOK!
He leaned down and graciously kissed the back of her hand as he would the most beautiful lady in London. “See that you do, puss.” He smiled and nodded before he got on his horse, leading Olivia’s mare behind him. Miranda stared at him until he disappeared over the horizon, and th...
Mentor – mentors are practically required in Fantasy novels (here’s to you, Gandalf!) and very often in any genre in which the protagonist is a child Main Character’s triumph – the MC must, must, must solve the mystery. Some writers make the mistake of allowing the mentor or another...
I’ve cleaned out all the drawers and I’m up to date with the washing. We’ve painted the kitchen and mowed the lawn within an inch of its life. I’ve baked, knitted, crocheted, read, and written novels. I ignore the state of my hair when I look in the mirror. I rather like...