Ann Patchett is the author of six novels, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, and State of Wonder. I’ve read each one. She’s one of my favorite authors. I met her in Danville at a reading event for her collection of essays, This is the Story of a Happy […]
Writers Quote by Henry James
Henry James said, “What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?” James was born in New York City on April 15, 1834. He wrote short stories, plays, and novels. He focused on the consciousness of his characters and his stories were seen as psychological thought-experiments. He often […]
Quote from Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is, and will be, remembered and honored . Here is one of her quotes: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”
What We Learn From Writing Our Novels
Julianna Baggott said, “…each novel teaches me how to write it.” I agree with her. I have three novels in my computer files. From the first one, I learned the characters limited my reading audience and how to write emotions into scenes. The second one, I learned to love rewriting and polishing it that I […]
Elizabeth Strout Interview
Bella Andre Best Selling Author
Bella Andre has sold more than 1.5 million books. She’s been called “One of the top digital writers in America” by The Washington Post. February, 2013, she was a keynote speaker at the San Francisco Writers Conference where she talked about how she went from midlist to bestseller list.Her enthusiasm was inspiring to the attendees. […]