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Q & A What is Your Protagonist’s Dream Job?
Protagonists go through so much. They strive, struggle, and suffer at the hands of writers as they take us on amazing journeys. Sometimes a journey...
Q&A: What Are Your Writing/Reading Goals for 2024?
December always makes me think about what I want to (and what I can realistically) accomplish during the following year. I've already picked out a...
Words with a Wordsmith Lindsey S. Fera
Lindsey S. Fera's Books What literary pilgrimages have you gone on? I've gone on several for my Muskets Trilogy. The easiest ones were close to...
Q&A – Books that Make Great Gifts
It's that time of year again! The winter holidays are rapidly approaching and the hunt for the "perfect" gift for those on our list can't be put off...
What Makes a Good Ghost Story?
Encore Q & A - This was such a fun post from October, 2020, we just had to share it again! To wrap up our month of “Things That Go Bump in the...
Writing Contests: Which is Your Favorite? by Guest Blogger Pam Nowak
At this time one year ago, I was in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Will Rogers Medallion Awards Ceremony. That got me thinking about writing contests and...
Q & A Have you written characters with disabilities, illness or injury?
Fiction is all about the protagonist’s journey. What challenges does the protagonist face, what’s at stake? Is he/she/it looking for a...
Q&A – Historical Fiction Novels for Newbies
Wading into the waters of historical fiction for the first time can be intimidating. With so many sub-genres under the umbrella term of "historical...
Q & A – Do You Hide Easter Eggs in Your Stories
Language is funny. Who would have thought the term Easter egg would ever refer to something other than those hard-boiled, colored things the Easter...
Q & A What is the Spark that Prompted Your Book
The world of historical fiction is full of amazing, interesting, and fascinating stories. I often wonder what sparks authors to write the stories...
Q&A: Favorite Ways to Interact with Readers by Guest Blogger Michael Ross
PLW NOTE: This is a guest post by historical fiction author Michael Ross. Thanks, Michael! *** Reader interaction is one of my favorite parts of...
Q&A – Something You Don’t Like About the Period You Write In
In order to be an author of historical fiction, an author must get really down and dirty in their chosen timeframe. The more intimate the research...
Q & A – Novel Pet Peeves
Every day, more and more novels become available for our reading pleasure. But sometimes, in the rush to get a novel written and published, things...
Q & A – Setting of Your Current Work in Progress – Where & Why?
Where a novel is set determines so many things about a story—the landscape, the architecture, the clothing, the food, the customs, the music, the...
Our Lanterns’ Favorite Holiday Books and Movies
For many, the holidays are about traditions; those past down from generation to generation and new ones we make, placing our own unique touch on the...
Dear Author… Thank You!
Writers become writers because they were first readers. Readers who got lost in someone else’s story and subsequently found their vocation. Today, a...
Q&A: What Strategies Do You Use to Keep Focused on Writing During the Holiday Season?
Since I have taken on the challenge of becoming a serious writer, I have discovered how easy it is to allow outside distractions to pull me away...
Q & A – Books to Make A Bad Commute Better
Rumor has it we’ve headed back to school and back to work. Even if you’re barely easing back into the outer world, the Paper Lantern Writers have...
Q & A – Can A Good Book Be Badly Written?
Writing gurus opine about plot, character, setting and a whole host of other factors that ensure a book’s success. But does every author really need...
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