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by | Sep 16, 2021

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...

Behind the Quill: Getting Started on That Book

To continue our Behind the Quill series, we are immensely pleased to announce that we have our own little panel of beloved and highly-experienced authors here to answer YOUR questions about writing: Jill Barnett, Kari Lee Harmon, Willa Blair, and Jaclyn Reding! You...

Alexa Aston Lets Us in on How She Invents Characters

It’s NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month! Each November, NaNoWriMo helps writers set goals and connect with other writers as they try to complete a 50,000-word manuscript during this very hectic month. It’s free to participate, and many experienced writers act as...

Alexa Aston Revisits Sugar Springs

Hello, all of you lovely readers! If you’re a lover of Small-Town Romance, or really Romance in general, we’re sure you’re well aware of our guest for today’s post, Alexa Aston! She last stopped by to give us a little insight on her Maple Cove series, and today, she’s...

Maggie Shayne reflects on her 30-year Career

30 Years a Storyteller It’s surreal to me to be at this end of my career, looking back on 111 stories over the past 30 years. Exactly 30 years, this very month. The biggest part of my writing journey began one sleepless night when I was a young mommy with a colicky...

A.N. Sage Delves into Portal of Ruin

Hello everyone! Today we’re welcoming Inessa Sage, who you all know as A.N. Sage, to the blog to celebrate her book Portal of Ruin that just came out yesterday! It’s the 8th in her Shadowhurst Mysteries series, and the first one to release through OHB! Welcome! How do...

Gayle Callen Revisits Willow Pond

Welcome back to the blog, Gayle! We’re so excited to have you here to talk about The Viscount in her Bedroom! This book is the third book in your Sisters of Willow Pond series, a series that follows the Shelby sisters, correct? So we were curious, for those readers...