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The Story Behind the Story: Alligators in the Trees
The fun thing about being an author is not knowing when or where inspiration will strike. For anyone who’s decided they wanted to write a book and gone as far as sitting in front of their computer with absolutely no idea what to say, I’m sure you can appreciate the caprices of creativity. It likes…
The Story Behind the Story: Rafael Amadeus Hinds “Bishop’s War”
In the same way some films take you by storm and don’t let up until the last frame, “Bishop’s War” explodes right off the page and never gives you a breather. My taste in books is all over the place, but I’ve always loved crime, espionage and war movies—anything with good guys vs. bad guys.…
The Story Behind the Story: Ann Campanella “Motherhood: Lost and
Mother-Daughter relationships. That three-word phrase is enough to send the mind running wildly. It’s hard to be neutral on the subject if you’re a mother or a daughter, or both. Even the best mother-daughter relationships become challenged when a mind-altering illness enters the equation. In my case, Alzheimer’s presented me with a blessing inside a…
The Story Behind the Story: Susan Rooke “The Space Between”
I first read some of Susan’s work last year after clicking on a link in her Twitter post. I knew immediately that she had a wonderful writing style, the kind that is so easy to get caught up in. I must confess that I downloaded her book when it came out and have gotten well…
The Story Behind the Story: Paul Hollis “The Hollow Man”
Paul Hollis is another talented author I found on Twitter. I was intrigued by his posts and downloaded “The Hollow Man”, the first book in the series by the same name. The opening scene grabbed me right away; it was eerie, suspenseful and full of an uneasiness that hinted at the chain of action-filled events…
The Story Behind the Story: Jean Lee “Alzheimer’s Daughter”
Early last year, I was contacted by a lovely woman named Jean Lee. She had come across my book, “Finding Ruth” and wished to extend an invitation to join her group of writers who had banded together to form AlzAuthors, a blog devoted to sharing books on Alzheimer’s with caregivers, families and individuals struggling with…
The Story Behind the Story: Girl Trap
Looking back, I can’t recall exactly what inspired me to create the storyline behind Girl Trap. When things got really intense with my mother’s situation back in 2015, I was forced to put Madeline’s third adventure on hold. When she was moved into a nursing home in Northern California, my thoughts became focused on what…
The Story Behind the Story: Suzy Henderson “The Beauty Shop”
Books based on true stories can be incredibly powerful. Especially in cases of courage in the face of overwhelming pain and suffering. When author Suzy Henderson learned of the heroic efforts of soliders fighting against an unimaginable horror and the doctor brave enough and creative enough to patch their lives back together, she knew this…
The Story Behind the Story: Finding Ruth
It never occurred to me to write a book about my mom, for several reasons. But discovering a photo taken of her when she was just nineteen made me realize how little I knew about her life before I came along. I imagine she kept those precious, shining memories of her first two decades safely…