Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are story coaches, international speakers, and co-authors of The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression and its many sequels. Commonly called “the Gold Standard of writing guides,” these bestselling books are sourced by universities, recommended by agents and editors, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, and psychologists around the world.
Featuring Tracy Cooper-Posey, author & indie publisher
Read about prolific author & indie publisher, Tracy Cooper-Posey, who has published over 180 titles!
Featuring Anne Stone, author
An interview of author Anne Stone on Diana Stout's Featured Guests blog.
Featuring D.A. Henneman, author
Featured Guest, D.A. Henneman talks about her writing and how she creates her books.
Featuring Laurie Schnebly, writing teacher; writing as Laurie Campbell, author
Laurie Schnebly loves giving workshops that draw on her background as a counseling therapist and romance novelist who won the Best Special Edition of the Year award over Nora Roberts. Along with writing for a Phoenix ad agency she enjoys narrating Talking Books, working at a food bank, vacationing in Sedona (the red-rock town named... Continue Reading →
Featuring Diana Lloyd, author
Diana Lloyd, author of How to Train Your Baron, is a Featured Guest on Diana Stout's Featured Guest blog.
Featuring Patricia Kiyono, author
Patricia Kiyono lives in West Michigan, where she teaches music education and performs in community bands and orchestras. She and her husband enjoy living near their five children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Traveling and the many interesting people she meets inspire her sweet romances. What is your primary or favorite genre to write? –... Continue Reading →
Featuring C.K. Brooke, author
C.K. Brooke writes pirate romance and young adult fantasy romance with historical elements. She is the author of the American Pirate Romances and Mythic Maidens series, and a recipient of the 2020 Best Indie Book Award in Young Adult Fiction. What genres do you like to read? – I read mostly young adult, women’s fiction,... Continue Reading →
Featuring Greta Picklesimer, author
Greta Picklesimer is Michigan born and raised by Kentucky transplanted parents. Besides writing, Greta spends time working on her art journal and painting with watercolors and oil pastels. She is owned by one rescue cat by the name of Pearlie Blue who was named after one of her father’s favorite Bluegrass songs. By day, Greta... Continue Reading →
Featuring Terry Oparka, writing as Tara Eldana, author
I am a recently retired, multi-award-winning staff writer for a weekly community newspaper chain in metro Detroit. I became hooked on romance fiction when my 11th-grade English teacher rejected the book report I wrote, saying the book was much too easy for me, and insisted I read and report on Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. After... Continue Reading →
Featuring Linda Bradley, author
Linda’s inspiration comes from her favorite authors and life itself. Her women’s fiction highlights characters peeling away outer layers of life to discover the heart of their dreams with some unexpected twists and turns along the way. Her writing integrates humor found in everyday situations, as well as touching moments that make readers connect with... Continue Reading →
Featuring Carol Malone, author
Award-winning author, Carol Malone, writes humorous tales of romance, suspense, and adventure to challenge women and men to triumph over their doubts and fears. When not hammering out new adventures, Carol is reading suspenseful romance and switching between a baseball game and a Hallmark movie on TV. What genres do you like to read? –... Continue Reading →
Featuring A. Carina Spears, author
Writing as: A. Carina Spears and formerly as A. Carina Barry A. Carina Spears has an eclectic writing style that swings like a pendulum between the polar opposites of love and death, with a vast totality of human existence in between them. She believes if you can master these two extremes the rest will fall into... Continue Reading →
Featuring Susan Payne, author
I began my life loving words. We were read to at night or listened to the story hour on radio—yes, I’m that old. Publishing was the culmination of many years of thinking about it. What genres do you like to read? – Mostly historical now, but I never had a favorite growing up. I would... Continue Reading →
Featuring James (Jim) West, author
James “Jim” West has been writing since 1998, inspired by the love for his beautiful hometown, Kent, Connecticut. The father of four incredible, grown sons and two adorable grandchildren, he graduated from Stephen’s College, Columbia, Missouri with a degree in healthcare and psychology and is a retired respiratory therapist of forty years. He taught Tai... Continue Reading →