If you stay, stay safe I’ve written about people who don’t realize they are victims of domestic violence. (Click here to download a PDF about domestic violence.) Now let’s consider the victims who DO know but aren’t yet prepared to leave the relationship. Never mind why they stay — they have good reasons for that,…
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Lori Benton ~ – Three Questions & a Cover
Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.
Barbara Linn Probst — Queen of the Owls
Have you ever wondered where the idea for a book comes from? Barbara Linn Probst has an answer. Where did you get the idea for your book? I’ve been asked that question many times about Queen of the Owls, my debut novel, and I’ve responded in various ways. Mostly, I say it was a combination…
Read Banned Books Week is almost here
The last week of September is when wise people remind us that the freedom to read, the freedom of access to information, the freedom to choose for ourselves is always in peril. This year Banned Books Week is September 27 through October 3, although I strongly suggest that you read banned books every chance you…
The Nature of Nature review
Enric Sala wanted to know: “In what way do we depend on all…other species for our own survival?” This book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild, is the answer. A former faculty member at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Sala founded the National Geographic Pristine Seas program. With these and other relevant…
How Living in Saudi Arabia Helped Me Navigate Covid-19– With Splashes of Joy! guest post from Doreen M. Cumberford
I‘m delighted to have Doreen Cumberford as a guest on the DZA blog today. There’s information at the end of the post about her new book, Life in the Camel Lane, but first…the most interesting post you’ll read all week…. My family and I lived in Saudi Arabia during the 9/11 disaster. From the vantage…
Steven Womack – Three Questions & a Cover
Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.
The Mindful Writer – Dinty W. Moore
When I invite authors to participate in Three Questions & a Cover, I’m as eager as anyone to read their answers. There is probably a writer somewhere who understands this crazy profession / lifestyle / obsession / madness. Most of us are as confused about it today as we were the first time we put…
Elizabeth Foxwell – Three Questions & a Cover
Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.
Writing Down the Rows
This guest post from Julie Herman originally appeared on my blog back in 2012. Julie is the author of the Three Dirty Women gardening mysteries, and she has lately expanded her literary gifts to include middle grade mysteries, beginning with Burned. The previous article had a comment that got me to thinking. I do a…