Author Interview: Tiffany Amber Stockton

Welcome Tiffany Amber Stockton, from Colorado Springs, author of Patterns and Progress, Hearts and Harvest, Copper and Candles and more! Liberty’s Promise, a repackaging of her three historical Delaware novels: Promises, Promises; Quills & Promises; Deceptive...

Study on WWII Germany

Are there ever periods where you seem to have a common thread in all the books you’re reading? Lately, it’s been a thread linking the movies I’ve seen and the books I’m studying. What’s that tie? Germany during and after World War II. It...

For writers…er…revisers

Wonderful post today on agent Nathan Bransford’s blog about how cocktail parties should really go: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/04/way-cocktail-parties-should-really-go.html It’s true! I’m a reviser. Question for you: What other...

thoughts on kindle

I’ll come right out and admit it: I’m in love with the Amazon Kindle (and I don’t even have one!). I do have the Kindle for Mac and have been downloading free and inexpensive books for the past few weeks and am loving it. At first, I was the staunch,...

Rejection and Editing

Here is a fascinating story about a 101-year-old rejection letter – http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2010/03/110-year-old-rejection-letter.html. And proof that everyone needs an editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61139623@N00/4456618289/sizes/o/. (Thanks to my...