Welcome Tiffany Amber Stockton, from Colorado Springs, author of Patterns and Progress, Hearts and Harvest, Copper and Candles and more! Liberty’s Promise, a repackaging of her three historical Delaware novels: Promises, Promises; Quills & Promises; Deceptive Promises, released last month. Her eighth book, will release in December 2010. Visit her website here to see all her works! When did you first start writing? “I’ve been writing all my life, but professionally? That began in college, about 15 years ago.” Who are your major writing influences? “Tracie Peterson, Linda Windsor, Tamera Alexander.” What is your favorite historical era? What draws you to that era? “Mid to late 1800’s, and I love the pioneer...
Study on WWII Germany
Are there ever periods where you seem to have a common thread in all the books you’re reading? Lately, it’s been a thread linking the movies I’ve seen and the books I’m studying. What’s that tie? Germany during and after World War II. It began with The Good German by Joseph Kanon, which was later turned into a movie (that I hope to see soon!). This book gets to the heart of Germany’s slow and painful recovery after the Allies claim victory in Europe. The Good German is the story of an American reporter who returns to Berlin to find a woman he’d had an affair with before he fled...
For writers…er…revisers
Wonderful post today on agent Nathan Bransford’s blog about how cocktail parties should really go: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/04/way-cocktail-parties-should-really-go.html It’s true! I’m a reviser. Question for you: What other “-ers/-ors” would a writer be? – Procrastinators 🙂
thoughts on kindle
I’ll come right out and admit it: I’m in love with the Amazon Kindle (and I don’t even have one!). I do have the Kindle for Mac and have been downloading free and inexpensive books for the past few weeks and am loving it. At first, I was the staunch, rigid fan of real books only. And truly, there really is nothing like the feel of a new book, or old book, in your hands on a rainy day. But after growing used to editing and critiquing manuscripts on the computer, I’ve become so accustomed to it, that reading on a screen doesn’t bother me. However, the actual Kindle’s screen...
Rejection and Editing
Here is a fascinating story about a 101-year-old rejection letter – http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2010/03/110-year-old-rejection-letter.html. And proof that everyone needs an editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61139623@N00/4456618289/sizes/o/. (Thanks to my friend Caitlin Muir for passing this along!)