The Wednesday interview

Reading time: About 2 minutes When struggling with writing, Natalie Southworth will sometimes tie her Ethernet cable into a complicated knot to keep herself off the internet… Originally from England, Natalie Southworth has lived all over Canada, where her stories take place, and today she lives with her husband and children in Montreal. Her award-winning […]

Reading time: About 2 minutes Edythe Anstey Hanen takes inspiration from the words of Toni Morrison: “Don’t try to write through it, to force it…Just wait, it will come…” The short fiction of Edythe Anstey Hanen has been published in literary magazines, anthologies and in the Globe & Mail, National Post and the Hamilton Bay

Reading time: About 1 minute If she doesn’t manage to write on a given day, Lucille Guarino tries not to be too hard on herself.  Sometimes, she’ll even give herself a pass, she says.  The author of Elizabeth’s Mountain, and Lunch Tales: Suellen Lucille Guarino lives in Lexington, South Carolina with her husband. Lunch Tales

Reading time: About 2 minutes Sarah Nakawatse says that writing is not so much about reaching the endpoint, but instead about all the experiences you have along the way… Sarah Nakawatase is the author of the romantic suspense novel Double-Crossing the Border and co-author of the science fiction novel Dormant Diversion. Her paranormal romance novel,

Reading time: About 2 minutes S.M Stevens tries NEVER to make writing a chore. “Otherwise, what’s the point of this labor of love?” she asks. S.M. Stevens has written the friendship/social justice novel Beautiful and Terrible Things, which won seven awards including Best Literary Book of 2024 from Indies Today; Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, and

Reading time: About 2 minutes Laura Pulaski says it’s not that difficult to begin writing a book. Just open your computer and type “Chapter 1,” then take it from there…. Laura Pulaski, who writes under the name LeeAnne James, was born and raised in Central New York, but after retirement, moved with her family to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Reading time: About 2 minutes Writer Paul Jantzen believes that anyone who actually enjoys the editing process might have some psychological problems. For Paul, writing is the step that gives him the most  joy.  Paul Jantzen grew up surrounded by baseball diamonds, tree forts, and the kind of small-town adventures that shape a lifetime of

Reading time: About 2 minutes Sherry Hobbs says that writing a book is not the end of the process. Instead, it’s only the beginning… The daughter of an Air Force Colonel, Sherry Hobbs spent her childhood traveling around the world, including living in Saigon, Vietnam, when her father was the Air Attache, and in Paris

Reading time: About 2 minutes Elizabeth Bachinsky refuses to let fear get in the way of her writing — even though it tries really hard. Once she gets momentum, she says, writing becomes easy enough for her to keep on going. Elizabeth Bachinsky is the author of six books of poetry, including Home of Sudden

Reading time: About 2 minutes Aaron Cully Drake is one of the rare writers who absolutely loves editing. Aaron Cully Drake doesn’t actually use his middle name — except in publishing — because people struggle to find the right spelling, so he doesn’t want to put that level of stress on someone he’s just met.