by Joy Van Stralen Today’s blog post will be a little different. The Writing Academy administration asked me, a Writing Academy graduate, to provide an insight into someone who graduated but did not go on to publication. I did complete a manuscript during my year with the WA, but I never completed revisions nor submitted… Continue reading An Unpublished Writer’s Legitimacy?
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Author Interview
Hi Everyone, I had the great fortune to sit down with Ann Roberts and Stacy Lynn Miller to talk about their new releases, their experience with mentoring, and the importance of giving back to the literary community. Check out the interview here! Ann and Stacy interview After listening to the interview, check out the… Continue reading Author Interview
Coming Soon!
Coming this Friday! A video interview with authors Ann Roberts and Stacy Lynn Miller. We'll talk about mentoring, publishing a first book, and so much more! Join us this week. http://www.goldencrown.org
Author Spotlight – Avery Brooks
I'm so happy to sit down with Avery Brooks today to talk about her time at the GCLS Writing Academy and her new book, Other Girls. (Available at Bywater Books or Amazon.) I loved having Avery in class, so it's even more exciting to be able to talk to her as a published writer. I… Continue reading Author Spotlight – Avery Brooks
Coming Soon – Author Spotlight on Avery Brooks
Coming this week! We get to sit down with Avery Brooks and talk about her incredible debut novel, Other Girls. Other Girls recently made the LezReview (https://lezreviewbooks.com/lex-list-best-lesbian-books-of-2019/) best books of 2019 and we happen to agree. Other Girls is, at it's heart, a story about learning to trust again and the damage a person can… Continue reading Coming Soon – Author Spotlight on Avery Brooks
Author Spotlight on Chris Zett
We were thrilled when we found out author and Writing Academy graduate was going to sit down with us to talk about writing and books. We were even more thrilled when we found out a couple days later that Chris won an Elisa Rolles Rainbow Award for her debut novel Irregular Heartbeat (available here) in… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Chris Zett
Author Spotlight on Karen Richard
This month, I was lucky enough to sit down with Karen Richard in person to interview her for the Writing Academy blog. Karen won a Goldie Award for her incredible collection of short stories, Women of the Year. She recently appear at the GCLS members-only online book club to discuss that collection. Today, we got… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Karen Richard
Coming Soon
Author and Writing Academy graduate Karen Richard will be on hand to discuss her Goldie-award winning book, Women of the Year, her recent appearance at the GCLS members-only book club, and her upcoming, very strange new project. We're looking forward to having a cup of Gay AF coffee with this delightfully funny author! The… Continue reading Coming Soon
Author Spotlight – C.L. Taylor
C.L. Taylor sat down with me today to talk about her writing process, her time with the Writing Academy, and the glorious freedom in writing speculative fiction. Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today. I have an extremely important question – were you the coolest person in your graduating class? … Continue reading Author Spotlight – C.L. Taylor
Coming Soon – C.L. Taylor
Coming this week - the author spotlight is on C.L. Taylor. We happen to adore C.L. She's brilliant, talented, and weird. (In a good way!) C.L will be talking about her time in the Writing Academy, her writing process, and the enduring friendships she's made through the program. I'll also be asking her about… Continue reading Coming Soon – C.L. Taylor
