Published on March 18, 2020
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![Literary Prize Winner Abandons Writing for Awhile, and Then Finds His Muse in Africa!- by David Michael Litwack Literary Prize Winner Abandons Writing for Awhile, and Then Finds His Muse in Africa!- by David Michael Litwack](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/camel_1575154324-e1575154350754.jpg)
“When a young Peace Corps volunteer is recruited for a ‘second job,’ we are thrust into a new heart of darkness—and light. A rich, thrilling LeCarre-esque journey into the tribal and geopolitical wars of 1960s Africa.” -Kenneth W. Davis, Professor Emeritus of English, Indiana University Background In 1966, the Peace Corps sent me to the […]
Published on March 13, 2020
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![Trucker’s Insanity Leads to a Collection of Insane Short Stories about Trucking! – by Chris Hanly Trucker’s Insanity Leads to a Collection of Insane Short Stories about Trucking! – by Chris Hanly](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/trucker_1571852642-e1571852652876.jpg)
Many truckers allow the insanity that consumes them to run rampant in their lives, while others become victims of circumstances, unaware of the consequences involved. Others become victims of their environment, not being able to have a say in what happens to them…
Published on March 13, 2020
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![Author Gives Dying People a Voice through Creative Non-fiction! – by Patrice Rancour Author Gives Dying People a Voice through Creative Non-fiction! – by Patrice Rancour](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/holding-hand-of-eldery-in-hospice.jpg)
My experiences the terminally ill were deeply powerful. Creative non-fiction let me give them voices in a less technical way.
Published on March 5, 2020
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![Author Uses Publisher’s Annual Themes to Concoct Novel Ideas! – by Darlene Franklin Author Uses Publisher’s Annual Themes to Concoct Novel Ideas! – by Darlene Franklin](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vietnam_1576798393-e1576798412668.jpg)
Every year, I look forward to my publisher’s reveal of their annual Christmas novella themes. They publish at least two collections every December, one historical romance and one contemporary. I’ve made a career out of writing historical fiction so my challenge each year is to brainstorm until I come up with a historical setting and […]
Published on March 5, 2020
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![Author of a Banned Book Releases Another One! – by Owen Levy Author of a Banned Book Releases Another One! – by Owen Levy](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/banned_book_1575862244-e1575862263102.png)
The novel even appears on a list of banned books, along with some very famous titles in American literature…
Published on March 5, 2020
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![Teacher of American History Gives a Voice to the Native Americans of Roanoke Island – by Harold Titus Teacher of American History Gives a Voice to the Native Americans of Roanoke Island – by Harold Titus](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/algonquin_1573604762-e1573604775503.jpg)
Why repeat what other authors of fiction have written about the Roanoke story, almost all of which feature a romantic relationship between an English settler and a local native? Why not, instead, write a story about human conflict within a society that few readers know anything about…
Published on February 27, 2020
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![I Published a Book of Diabetics’ Stories to Educate Against Superstition and Misconception in Nigeria – by Dr Ifediba Zube I Published a Book of Diabetics’ Stories to Educate Against Superstition and Misconception in Nigeria – by Dr Ifediba Zube](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/diabetes_black_1582828602-e1582828624239.jpg)
I succeeded in creating awareness on a level that a health rally or a health talk forum would never have!
Published on February 20, 2020
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![A Tough Nun Inspires a Lifelong Love of Books and Writing! – by Cynthia Ripley Miller A Tough Nun Inspires a Lifelong Love of Books and Writing! – by Cynthia Ripley Miller](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nun_1575863167-e1575863288121.png)
In first grade, I found reading difficult. I heard Italian spoken every day, but spoke English. A tough Catholic school nun, Sister Mary Ernest, took me under her wing and I soon began to read…
Published on February 20, 2020
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![A Military Intelligence Career Inspires an International “Private Eye” Novel – by Van Tellfaster A Military Intelligence Career Inspires an International “Private Eye” Novel – by Van Tellfaster](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Feature-Image.jpg)
What I didn’t realize is that my time in the military, and civilian career in the government, gave me plenty to think about, not to mention lots of material to craft my novel…
Published on February 13, 2020
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![From Countless Rejections to Numerous Published Children’s Books and Wyoming Poet Laureate! – by Eugene M. Gagliano From Countless Rejections to Numerous Published Children’s Books and Wyoming Poet Laureate! – by Eugene M. Gagliano](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/postage_1575864928-e1575864948281.jpg)
Money was tight raising four children on a teacher’s salary so my son Darin helped me collect aluminum cans along the roadside to get money for postage to send out manuscripts…