The Wednesday interview

Reading time: About 2 minutes Leah Miles cherishes a little metal tag she keeps stuck to her computer. It says: “Write like you’re running out of time.” Leah Miles grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and planned to have a career as either a television anchor or a successful author. After getting a bachelor’s degree in […]

Reading time: About 2 minutes Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho says she used to think she should write only when inspiration struck. So, she didn’t write much. Now, she understands she just has to sit down and do it…. Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho has published short stories and personal essays in PRISM international, Ricepaper magazine, River Teeth, Room and several anthologies. Her first book

Reading time: About 2 minutes Scott T. Miller says that writing is neither all art nor all science. Instead, it requires a bit of both… Scott T. Miller is an American science-fiction author, researcher, and educator. He received his PhD in Global and International Education from the University of Hawaii. His debut novel, The Below,

Reading time: About 2 minutes Todd Medema says that building a 15-minute-per-day writing habit allowed him to finish his book — and to find inspiration in everyday life… Todd Medema is the author of How to Surf a Hurricane, a hopeful climate heist. He works in climate (product management in clean energy) and is deeply

Reading time: About 2 minutes Walking in nature is one of the ways Dhana Musil inspires herself to write. She says it helps prepare her for long periods of sitting and creating… Dhana Musil lives on the unceded and occupied territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh people in British Columbia, Canada. She is a

Reading time: About 2 minutes Kent Shwendy says that all writers need to develop their own methods and styles for getting words on the page. What works for one person might be ineffective for the next… Kent Schwendy is an engineer and military veteran who balances his day job as a corporate executive with his

Reading time: About 2 minutes Judy LeBlanc cherishes the Chekov quote: Chekhov quote, “To make a face out of marble means to take away everything but the face,” because she appreciates the sculpting metaphor.  Judy LeBlanc’s stories and essays have appeared in magazines, most recently Geist, 2025, and in Don’t Tell: Family Secrets. She’s the author of The Promise

Reading time: About 2 minutes Ashraf Zaghal says that true originality comes from how a story is told, not from the novelty of the concept. Born in Jerusalem, Ashraf Zaghal moved to Toronto in 2006 to study Environmental Engineering. Between 1998 and 2016, he published four poetry collections in Arabic: Wheels of Ashes (Ramallah, 1998),

Reading time: About 2 minutes Christopher Amato likes to take writing advice from Ben Franklin, who said, “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Christopher Amato always dreamed of working in law enforcement. After earning a degree with honors in criminology from Florida State University, he served as a federal agent. Upon

Reading time: About 2 minutes Joe Siple says he’s been able to make writing a habit — something he does every morning — no matter how he’s feeling…. Joe Siple is the author of the USA Today bestselling novel The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride. His other books include The Final Wish of Mr. Murray