on Writing – Book Club Babble

With so many options in publishing, authors have the opportunity to mix genres and not worry so much about where to 'shelve' their books. Certainly, readers want to know what they're getting into, at least the ... Read More...

Using Setting As Character – Guest Post by Alana Quintana Albertson

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Ramón and Julieta is my 30th book, but one of the biggest struggles in my earlier novels was how to use setting. I was an English Literature major at Stanford, and I remember that back then when I was reading a... Read More...

Science Fiction or Fantasy? Guest Post by Colin Alexander

Tabitha Lord

Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Often science fiction and fantasy are linked together under the same banner, but are the two genres really the same? What are the essential components of each, and can they be combined? Today on BCB, guest auth... Read More...

Creating Mythical Characters – Guest Post by James Priest

Tabitha Lord

Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Have you ever wondered how writers think up new characters, especially characters of the mythical sort? Read on to learn how fantasy author James Priest develops the weird and wonderful characters who populate ... Read More...

Four Techniques to Attract More Readers for Your Book

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Books, on Writing

You wrote your book because there was an undeniable need within you. Now, you want to share it with the rest of the world. The problem is it can be hard to get people to read your book, no matter how good it ma... Read More...

Interview with Wanda M. Morris, Author of All Her Little Secrets

Maribel Garcia

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Reading, on Writing

Today Book Club Babble is pleased to introduce and interview Wanda M. Morris, whose new, fast-paced thriller All Her Little Secrets recently debuted. In ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS, Ellice Littlejohn se... Read More...

Hidden Pictures | The Images Writers Place in Fiction by Lynne Reeves Griffin

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Guest post by Lynne Reeves Griffin, author of The Dangers of an Ordinary Night, publishing November 9, 2021, by Crooked Lane Books When I was a kid I couldn’t get enough of the Hidden Pictures puzzle... Read More...

Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust /Author Interview with Chloe Dulce Louvouezo

Maribel Garcia

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Interviews, Memoir, on Books, on Creativity, on Writing, podcasts, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis

Today Book Club Babble is pleased to introduce and interview Chloe Dulce Louvouezo , emotive storyteller extraordinaire who explores the nuances of Black women’s diverse experiences in each episode of her podca... Read More...

Ways that the World Could End: Author Interview with Kim Hooper

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Reading, on Writing

Today Book Club Babble is excited to be talking to Kim Hooper. Kim, thank you so much for joining us today. Let’s get started… Maribel Garcia: I love that this particular novel centers on neurodiverse ... Read More...

Writing Romantic Comedies – Guest Post by Bestselling Author Helena Hunting

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

The first book(s) I ever published were angsty new adult romance, heavy on the feels. When I was writing Clipped Wings and Inked Armor I reached the heaviest, angstiest parts of the book and basically snot sobb... Read More...