The Wednesday interview

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 […]

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

Reading time: About 2 minutes Meg Todd has a motto for writing: Get it down as fast as you can, and then edit slowly. Meg Todd grew up in the Alberta prairies. Her novel, Most Grievous Fault, was released in the fall of 2025. Exit Strategies, her debut short story collection, was

Reading time: About 2 minutes Little bits of writing count, even just a few minutes’ worth, according to successful writer Renée Sarojini Saklika…. Renée Sarojini Saklikar is the author of six books, including the award-winning Children of Air India and Listening to the Bees. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in