Melanie Gideon’s A Slippery Year is one of my personal favorite memoirs. It also stayed on the New York Times’ top ten best-seller list for many weeks, and received rave reviews from NPR, NY Post, San Francisco Chronicle, New Yorker’s Book Bench, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Magazine, Elle, Kirkus, Booklist, BookPage and others. I…
Read MoreWhy the Zebra Has Stripes
Creation stories, ‘why’ stories, and origins stories are great fun, which is most likely why Truckstop Sally created a series of them on HubPages. This week, we’re featuring a particularly popular edition of her ‘why’ series – Why the Zebra Has Stripes. This short, fun, playful, and poignant story is sure to entertain. Big thanks…
Read MoreThe Corpulent Vampire
A lot of folks really loved Once Upon a Childhood: Pirate Gold– a short story by Hyphenbird that we featured on an earlier Fascinating Ficiton podcast, so I thought it would be fun to share another of Hyphenbird’s short stories. The Corpulent Vampire is the tale of an undead aristocrat who, despite an all liquid…
Read MoreEstablishing Your Personal Brand
When you hear the word “brand” you may think of companies, not writers, but creating a strong personal brand is very important if you wish to make it as an author. For this week’s Online Writing Insider podcast, Pia Chatterjee and I discuss four simple things you can do to build your personal brand as…
Read MoreOnce Upon a Childhood: Pirate Gold
I’m a sucker for short, funny stories, so when Hyphenbird shared Once Upon a Childhood: Pirate’s Gold with me, I knew we had to make a podcast of it! Though she created her own fantastic recording, some technical glitches have prevented me from using it for the time being, so this week’s Fascinating Fiction podcast…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: An Interview with Christin Evans of the Booksmith
As a part of our On Writing Well series, we reached out to the incredible Christin Evans, the owner of the best bookstore in San Francisco, the Booksmith. Christin’s job connects her to a large number of great writers, and her advice on writing is very welcome. Thanks Christin for your wise words! 1. What…
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