Behind The Quill: Finding Inspiration in the World

While perusing your local bookshop, reading a wonderfully unique novel, or scanning the “Also By” page of a book by one of your favorite authors, you’ve doubtlessly been struck with the same question at least once: How do they get all of their ideas? It’s seriously...

Behind the Quill: Researching with Holly Newman

I am a history junkie. I love history, and, in the past, I have been known to get lost in my research to the detriment of my novel writing. I’d chase details down a rabbit hole and become lost in a different world, like Alice in Wonderland. In wide-eyed wonderment,...

Behind the Quill: Making Connections in the Industry

Hello lovely readers, If you took the leap last week to try to write a book during NaNoWriMo, we bet you’re already feeling a tad bit fatigued. Whether you’re a seasoned author who already writes fast or someone who is trying this whole writing thing out for the first...

Camille Duplessis Believes in You

This one is for all the people who experience dread when their peers start talking about NaNoWriMo. I used to abhor the entire affair, which is ironic because few things motivate me better than competition with myself. As a child, I used to set summer reading goals to...