Do you ever struggle with writing a character that has different religious or spiritual beliefs than your own?  Secondary characters are one thing, but what about your lead? 

Let’s say your heroine believes in reincarnation but you, the author, do not.  In your story, the heroine tries past life regression to find an answer she seeks, [...]

Hi everybody! I’m excited to bring you an interview today with Laura Benedict, the talented author of Isabella Moon. Enjoy!

~Jane

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JJ: Hi Laura and welcome to Textyladies! I want to thank you again for doing this interview. Why don’t you start by telling us a little about you?

LB: I was born in Cincinnati, but [...]

What’s This All About Then?

Terry Pratchett, author of the bestselling Discworld novels, has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer’s. He has donated half a million pounds (approx $1 million) to Alzheimer’s research and appeared in the media highlighting the low levels of research funding Alzheimer’s receives.

Match It For Pratchett [...]

I, Pamela, am one of the luckiest girls in town!  I have had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Kathy Ostman-Magnusen, a magnificent artist and poet. Kathy has worked in a variety of styles in many mediums.  Her work can be wildly passionate, mystical, serene and all the shades of emotion in-between.

Kathy’s work focuses primarily on [...]

TGIF, folks!  Here’s the update for next week:

Our Monday Mix and Wild Wednesday will post as usual.

Jane will bring you Tuesday’s interview with the very witty and talented author Bettie Sharpe. 

In Thursday’s column, I’ll continue the comics thread with Vol. 1, Issue 2 of A Case for Comics.  Please continue to bring on the fabulous [...]

“Hey, that does sound like a good book.  Who wrote it?”  “Neil Gaiman.  It’s a comic book.”  “Oh, you mean those superhero stories?  Nah, I don’t read that stuff.”  This is the overwhelming response I receive from other women after holding a conversation like this.  Heck, I’m fairly certain I gave a similar response to [...]

Happy Tuesday! Pamela here. This week’s interview is with talented author Jacquie Rogers. My deepest gratitude to Jacquie not only for the great interview, but for allowing us to hold a contest along with it! She’s supplying some fabulous prizes which are listed at the end of this post.  The instructions on how you [...]

Today, for the Monday Mix, we decided to survey our audience on their preferences in books and the publishing biz. 

1.   Who is your favorite author?

2.   What genre do you read most?

3.   Have you ever purchased an ePub?

4.   Who is your favorite ePub to buy from and why?

5.   What is your favorite eBook reader and why?

6.   Do you [...]