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Interview: Alex Cavanaugh Talks About His Writing Process

November 10, 2010 Writing

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Alex Cavanaugh, author of CassaStaR, about his writing process, and I’m very pleased to feature the interview here today!
CassaStaR is a debut sci-fi novel about which the Library Journal wrote, “…calls to mind the youthful focus of Robert Heinlein’s early military sf, as well as the excitement [...]

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Interview: Erick Setiawan Talks About His Writing Process

October 13, 2010 Blogging and Blog Events

Erick Setiawan has written a rich, lyrical novel in OF BEES AND MIST. In this interview, MsBookish.com got the chance to talk with Erick about his writing process.

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The Lineup, edited by Otto Penzler

October 4, 2010 Books and Reading

A couple of months ago, I bought The Lineup: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives, edited by Otto Penzler. I decided to purchase it in ebook format, so it’s been sitting there on my iPhone, ready for me to dip into whenever I’m in the mood.
If you love [...]

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Kobo eReader, and What I’ve Been eReading

August 30, 2010 Books and Reading

I was given a Kobo eReader for my birthday and yes, it’s definitely been keeping me busy!
I was able to move my library of ePubs bought from the Sony Reader Store onto my Kobo eReader – it was something I could have done before on my iPhone, by moving the ePubs to the Stanza app, [...]

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Bad Guys and Villains

March 17, 2010 Writing

Have you noticed? I haven’t talked much about my WIP, WAVERLEY, after having to cut 33,000 plus words from it early last month.
That’s because I felt kind of numb.
I didn’t really know how to begin again.
So I did what I now do when I’m not sure what to do. I let it go. I decided [...]

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An Interview with Author Trilby Kent on Her Writing Process

November 1, 2009 Books and Reading

Author Trilby Kent, whose debut novel Medina Hill was recently released, talks to MsBookish about her journey to publication and her writing process.

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Interview: Author Joy Preble Talks About Her Writing Process

September 24, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

An interview with author Joy Preble!

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Kaleb Nation, Author of Bran Hambric, Talks About His Writing Process

September 19, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

"What if your mother was a criminal? What if her crime was magic? What if magic ran in the family?" This is the intriguing premise of Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse, a middle grade fantasy novel written by Kaleb Nation.
Kaleb initially got the idea for Bran Hambric when he was fourteen years old; he [...]

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Reading: The Opposite of Fate, by Amy Tan

August 29, 2009 Books and Reading

I am in the midst of getting the house tidied up, as we’re having friends over for dinner tonight – I love the end result of this process of cleaning and tidying, because it means not only a nice clean space in which to entertain, but also a nice clean house for at least a [...]

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On Writing: When Do You Write?

June 21, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 639 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 58,596 words
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words
Yes, this is the first time I’ve written so little since I started my On Writing posts. It’s been an exhausting day, but I finished deadline 3 out of 4 (the 5th one got extended until late July – got to [...]

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On Writing: Feeling Disjointed

June 16, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 1,971 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 48,961
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words
I didn’t think I would write as much as I did today. I know it’s not quite my daily goal, but it’s pretty close. But when I sat down at the computer, I definitely didn’t feel like I had much to write. [...]

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Review: Write Away, by Elizabeth George

June 3, 2009 Books and Reading

In Write Away, mystery novelist Elizabeth George writes about her “approach to fiction and the writing life”. I am always on the lookout for books about writing written by authors I know and love, and this is one of my favorites.
I am a big fan of George’s Inspector Lynley novels; I’ve read all of them [...]

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Author Interview: Barbara Levenson (and a Giveaway) Part 2

February 16, 2009 Books and Reading

Due to a glitch in my blog theme, it turns out I can’t go over a certain word count per post, so I’ve had to post my interview with Barbara Levenson in two parts. Here is Part 2 of Barbara Levenson’s interview (and here is part 1 of the interview).
MB: You had a rich and [...]

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Author Interview: Barbara Levenson (and a Giveaway)

February 16, 2009 Books and Reading

Fatal February is the first book in a new mystery series featuring criminal defense attorney Mary Magruder Katz and written by Barbara Levenson.
In addition to being a writer, Barbara is also a senior judge in the circuit court of Miami-Dade County; prior to her election to judgeship, Barbara was a criminal defense and civil rights [...]

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