On Friday, I'll be sitting down with the lovely and talented Melissa Brayden to talk about her new release, Beautiful Dreamer. Melissa has donated much of her time to the GCLS Writing Academy, both as a mentor and an instructor. This week, we're going to discuss her experience with The Academy, find out about her… Continue reading Coming Soon! Melissa Brayden
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Author Spotlight on Jody Klaire
First, a disclaimer. I'm a huge fan of Jody Klaire, both as a person and as a writer. She is immensely talented in a lot of different ways. I sat down to talk about her time with the Writing Academy and about some of her recent work. Let’s jump right in with your book La… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Jody Klaire
Coming Soon
As the Golden Crown Literary Society wraps up its annual conference, the Writing Academy is gearing up for a new school year! We have an exciting roster of author spotlights this season, as well. Next week, we're excited to feature author Jody Klaire. Jody was a student of the academy and excelled so… Continue reading Coming Soon
Author Spotlight – Jenn Alexander
I was lucky enough to read Jenn Alexander's debut novel, The Song of the Sea, before it came out. (There are perks to this job and we take them all!) It is such a wonderful book about overcoming grief and the challenge of loving someone who isn't ready to be loved. I sat down with… Continue reading Author Spotlight – Jenn Alexander
Coming Soon – Jenn Alexander
The GCLS Writing Academy is excited to note that author Jenn Alexander will be joining us next week for our latest author spotlight! Jenn's new release, The Song of the Sea, available here, is already garnering rave reviews. “The Song Of The Sea tackles grief head-on, giving us an intimate portrait of a mother’s love for… Continue reading Coming Soon – Jenn Alexander
Author Spotlight on Maria Rahming
We were already totally in love with Maria Rahming. First, she wowed us during her reading at the GCLS conference in Las Vegas. Second, she has literally the cutest love story with her fiancee Laura. Third, hello? She's gorgeous. But when Beth sat down to interview Maria for the Writing Academy blog, we found out… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Maria Rahming
Author Spotlight – Chris Convissor
Sorry we're a day late on the blog. We were so super excited to sit down with Chris Convissor that we lost our heads and forgot to bring the coffee. We're here this morning to talk to Chris about her award-winning book, her time at the GCLS Writing Academy. We remembered to bring the coffee… Continue reading Author Spotlight – Chris Convissor
Sneak Preview
The GCLS Writing Academy is excited to announce we will be interviewing author Chris Convissor next week in this space. This award-winning author graduated from the Writing Academy in 2015. We're looking forward to having a cup of coffee and a chat with her this time next week! The GCLS Writing Academy… Continue reading Sneak Preview
Author Spotlight on Roslyn Bane
I'm so happy that I had a chance to sit down with Writing Academy alum Roslyn Bane. Her WA book, an incredibly exciting novel called The Long Way Home was published in 2017. We met up to talk about her time in the academy and her latest release, Time for Terri. First, what inspired you… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Roslyn Bane
Our Favorite Authors
The GCLS Writing Academy is a year-long intensive writing program that takes students on a journey to publish a novel. We start with craft classes on creating compelling first chapters and using plot and structure to develop a plan for the novel. We offer classes on dialogue, point of view, character development, writing diversity, and… Continue reading Our Favorite Authors
