I thought, what if the ultimate story of redemption, grace, love, and mercy started with the misfortune of someone being cast into Hell and finding out that over the millenia since Christ was crucified, a small number of people have actually left Hell and gone to Heaven.
Frank McKinney – 16 October 2026 Continue reading
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The idea grew out of my underpinning principle: the ultimate horror is something that should not be happening but is.
Todd Brown – 13 October 2026 Continue reading
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In most love triangles I read, I can immediately tell which choice the main character will make. I wanted to write something set in a contemporary setting where it’s less easy to see which way the main character will go and where the reader is rooting for both options.
Melissa N. Wright – 10 October 2026 Continue reading
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Sometimes a book can be a saving grace. It is the conversation we need, the encouraging word, the truthteller. We may not find what we crave out in the world, but we can find that intimacy on the page.
Tara Badstubner – 8 October 2026 Continue reading
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The concept was very much rooted in the societal issues that stem from economic inequity in that particular area. Long Island is a weird place.
Robert P. Ottone – 6 October 2026 Continue reading
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I grew up on the Gulf coast and spent years crossing the country, and somewhere in there I noticed a pattern I couldn’t unsee: every time I came home from a road trip, another one of my favorite haunts was gone. Shuttered. Sold. Converted into a chain with a drive-thru and a loyalty app. Or bulldozed flat for another tower of condos nobody who grew up there could ever afford.
L.B. Phillips – 3 October 2026 Continue reading
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The concepts around decision-making also developed fairly easily. As I dug deeper into neuroscience and psychology, I became fascinated by the idea that our brains often have competing constituencies pulling us in different directions. Much of the book ultimately became about creating greater internal alignment between those competing forces.
Rich Harris – 1 October 2026 Continue reading
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It’s the story of my spiritual journey, from a young girl who wanted to become a nun, to discovering my true calling as a spiritual teacher in my late 40s
Rosanne Annoni – 29 September 2026 Continue reading
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One part of the post-apocalyptic genre that I’ve always wanted to see explored in greater detail was people coming together to bring society back.
Glenn S. Robertson – 27 September 2026 Continue reading
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Writing became my way of processing those experiences, and over time I recognized that my personal journey around the world and inward could also inspire others to reflect on their own stories.
Ebony Walden – 25 September 2026 Continue reading
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