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The addictive joy of “shipping”
Although I write stand-alone novels, I have spent a great deal of my life enthralled by various ongoing fictional relationships, whether in books or on television. There’s something uniquely addictive...
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The old standbys — books I will recommend to anyone
Choosing books for people can be a lot like choosing art for people. It’s fairly hit-or-miss trying to find something that is exactly to their taste. But I get asked for book recommendations fairly...
View ArticleThe importance of reviews and feedback … even in a climate of fear
As if it wasn’t already hard enough for indie authors to get reviews, things appear to getting scary out there. Amazon is allegedly coming down hard on authors and friends and apparent friends who...
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Being white, writing black: An interview with Cori Tadrus
Cori Tadrus Sandra Hutchison interviews Cori Tadrus, author of “Flawed Happiness,” a novel about a biracial woman’s struggles to get past perfectionism and find happiness. Cori, I remember when I first...
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Genre crossing: Interview with indie author Lisa Ann (AKA Lisa Arrington)
Sandra Hutchison interviews an author who crosses two very different genres Lisa, first you wrote a couple of YA science fiction novels, “Quake” and “Aftershock,” as Lisa Arrington. Then you began a...
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Romance author offers both “clean” AND “spicy” versions
Sandra Hutchison interviews indie author MM Jaye Maria, you’ve recently tried something that I tried and failed with back in 2013 – publishing a new book that has both a “spicy” (NC17) and “clean”...
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How author Florence Osmund “never lost money” on a promotion
Sandra Hutchison interviews indie author Florence Osmund. Florence, you mentioned in a recent helpful blog post for new novelists that you had “never lost money on a promotion.” My ears pricked up at...
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Writing while white: Embracing diversity or appropriating culture?
By Sandra Hutchison In interesting timing for me, the white author Lionel Shriver just caused an uproar at the Brisbane Writer’s Festival for rebuking the liberal left for sometimes condemning the...
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The persistent literary writer: An interview with Robert Schirmer
Author Robert Schirmer How do you persist when the odds are against you? Sandra Hutchison interviews Robert Schirmer, author of BARROW’S POINT, published October 2016 by the small independent Gival...
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Published every way: An interview with author Denise Deegan
Sandra Hutchison interviews multi-published Irish author Denise Deegan (who also publishes women’s fiction as Aimee Alexander). Denise, in terms of being published you’ve moved from traditional to...
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Frustration and hope: An interview with self-published author Lisa Marie Latino
Sandra Hutchison interviews an indie author whose romantic comedy debut was written to give hope to anyone who feels they’ve fallen short of their dreams. What inspired Ten Years Later? I went through...
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Finding success with a hybrid press: An interview with Michelle Cox
Sandra Hutchison interviews Michelle Cox, author of historical mysteries including the about-to-be-released A RING OF TRUTH. She started writing seriously later in life and here shares useful and...
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How Steve Vernon leverages Kindle Scout and his sense of humor
Sandra Hutchison interviews the ever-entertaining multi-genre author Steve Vernon about his experiences with Kindle Scout, the challenges of publishing across genres, his reviewing habits, and more....
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From nun to novelist: An interview with Linda Anne Smith
Sandra Hutchison interviews the debut author of the indie-published TERRIFYING FREEDOM, a novel about a woman whose past as a nun is holding her back from new possibilities in her life. It’s a...
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What happens when you run out of novels? Kathryn Craft on starting from scratch
Sandra Hutchison interviews published women’s fiction novelist and writing retreat leader Kathryn Craft about that moment when you’ve seen all your book babies published and have to start from the very...
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Writing about mental illness when it hits close to home: An interview with...
Sandra Hutchison interviews Barbara Claypole White, bestselling author of THE PERFECT SON. Barbara, I enjoyed THE PERFECT SON, about a mother coping with her son’s Tourette syndrome, her husband’s...
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Writing while white: Embracing diversity or appropriating culture?
By Sandra Hutchison In interesting timing for me, the white author Lionel Shriver just caused an uproar at the Brisbane Writer’s Festival for rebuking the liberal left for sometimes condemning the...
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The persistent literary writer: An interview with Robert Schirmer
Author Robert Schirmer How do you persist when the odds are against you? Sandra Hutchison interviews Robert Schirmer, author of BARROW’S POINT, published October 2016 by the small independent Gival...
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Published every way: An interview with author Denise Deegan
Sandra Hutchison interviews multi-published Irish author Denise Deegan (who also publishes women’s fiction as Aimee Alexander). Denise, in terms of being published you’ve moved from traditional to...
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Frustration and hope: An interview with self-published author Lisa Marie Latino
Sandra Hutchison interviews an indie author whose romantic comedy debut was written to give hope to anyone who feels they’ve fallen short of their dreams. What inspired Ten Years Later? I went through...
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