Author Interviews Archives - Best-selling authors, professional creatives and emerging voices in quirky dialogue on how they write and why it works.

The 5-Question [Writer] Interview: Amy Paturel

The writer tells about how being frightened is a good sign, the truth about truth

The editor goes into generous detail about shimmering talent, selling a book versus selling an

In life, we are destined, it seems, to repeat certain experiences until the meaning or

Note: This piece first appeared in 2012 but in light of our current state of

I do like scaring myself when I write— writing about something that I might not

Peternelle van Arsdale is a book editor who never thought she’d be a writer. She

The writer thinks about intention, chronological order and connection to a story. Kim Hooper lives

“Faith in self has to be protected and nurtured like a fire in the rain,

There’s so much that goes into writing a strong novel that the dangerous part, early