5 Q’s with Louise Sloan
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewFreelance writer Louise Sloan has also worked an editor at several magazines and recently published a nonfiction book about single women choosing to become mothers. Here she talks about freelance writing and her new book called Knock Yourself Up.
The art of the interview
by George Angus @ Tumblemoose interviewAs a writer, sooner or later you are going to need to interview a subject. if you write non-fiction an interview will be a crucial part of your article, even if the interview is to gain a short quote or two. For a novelist, interviews are needed as part of the research process to gain knowledge about subjects that you want to include in your book but have NFI about the subject.
5 Q’s with Jennie Nash
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewJennie Nash is a writer, keynote speaker, and writing coach based in California. Her second novel, The Only True Genius in the Family, comes out this month. Here Jennie shares her tips on dealing with writer’s block, shifting genres, and more.
5 Q’s with Catherine Banner
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewNineteen year old British author Catherine Banner has been called the next JK Rowling, and her first book, The Eyes of a King, recently came out in hardcover. I was thrilled that Catherine agreed to an interview with me. Here’s how this teen lit sensation managed to land a three-book publishing deal…
5 Q’s with Hannah Seligson
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewHannah Seligson and I are both members of Damsels in Success, a new professional networking site for women. I asked Hannah to tell us about her first book entitled New Girl On the Job.
5 Q’s with Wendy Burt-Thomas
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewWendy Burt-Thomas has written more than a thousand articles and three books, most recently The Writer’s Digest Guide to Queries; Landing articles, agents and book deals. Wendy and I chatted about query letters, book writing, and more.
5 Q’s with Kristin Harmel
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewKristin Harmel (also known as the “Lit Chick” on The Daily Buzz) is the author of How to Sleep with a Movie Star, The Blonde Theory, and the forthcoming Art of French Kissing. She’s also teaches Media Bistro’s class on Writing Chick Lit, which I took a few weeks ago. Here Kristin shares her insights into writing…
5 Q’s with George Singleton
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewGeorge Singleton is the author of Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers. In addition to publishing four collections of stories, he has contributed short stories to The Atlantic Monthly, Glimmer Train, North American Review, Fiction International, Epoch, Esquire.com, and many other places. George and I discussed fiction writing as well as his favorite authors.
5 Q’s with Anna David
by Susan Johnston @ Urban Muse Writer interviewI interviewed Anna David almost two years ago when her first novel came out. Bought is a fictional account of a journalist who gets sucked into the world of high-class prostitution as she’s writing about it. Here’s how Anna approched her second book, got published in the New York Times, and more…
Author Interview: Vincent Lowry
by Laura Fabiani @ NouveauWriter interviewNouveauWriter has had the pleasure of interviewing Vincent Lowry author of The Constellation Chronicles: The Lost Civilization of Aries
5 Q’s with Stephanie Dickison
by Susan Johnston @ The Urban Muse interviewStephanie Dickison is a freelance writer and the author of the recently released book, The 30-Second Commute: A Non-Fiction Comedy About Writing And Working from Home. Stephanie and her publisher have graciously offered free copies of her book to two lucky Urban Muse readers, so be sure to read to the bottom for details on how to win! For now, here’s how Stephanie approaches her writing projects and working from home.