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Peter Murphy: Writing about Siblings
In previous posts I have discussed various aspects of writing about family, and I hope they have been of value to readers. In this post,...
Sep 6, 20184 min read


Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Raising Writers
In this ongoing series of posts, I, without expertise, prejudice, or agenda, will share my insights and/or observations on writing about...
Sep 4, 20183 min read


Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Writing about Family
Writing about family can be a very dangerous business because not all families teem with the ideals of unconditional love and the...
Aug 30, 20184 min read


Peter Murphy: Writing about Family
Just as the next (last) book is about to go out and meet the world, I got a nice message from my publisher informing me that the number...
Aug 28, 20185 min read


Susan Petrone: How to Throw Like a Woman
The idea for my novel Throw Like a Woman kind of sprang fully formed into my head during a bike ride. I’m a cyclist—I love the feeling of...
Jul 2, 20184 min read


Molly D. Campbell: What If?
Every novel has a premise. They start with just a whim or an idea in the author’s head. What if this happened? My novel Keep the Ends...
Jun 28, 20182 min read


Lynn Voedisch: Twin Souls
My first Story Plant novel, The God’s Wife, came about for the oddest of reasons. The book, a historical fiction/fantasy, basically...
Jun 28, 20182 min read


Cara Sue Achterberg: We're All Just Practicing Normal
I live on a rural street. My neighbors are measured by miles, not feet. We have plenty of “head cases” (my husband’s term) out here....
Jun 28, 20183 min read


Steven Manchester: Inspiration
In 2014, I wrote a stage play entitled, Three Shoeboxes. I wanted to create a story where the main character (Mac) held life in the palm...
Jun 28, 20183 min read


Emily Sue Harvey: Twilight
“Truth is stranger than fiction,” has always been an intriguing concept to the writer in me. Most of my books start out based on true...
Jun 28, 20183 min read