The following is a guest post by Judy Alter, author of The Gilded Cage. I sort of slid sideways into a career as a writer. In college, I had no thought of a career—I was going to get married and some man would support me, while I read Silver Screen and ate bonbons—or maybe while I read To Kill a Mockingbird and ate raw veggies. It was the typical late ‘50s…
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Dan Buri
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Interview with Dan Buri
Dan Buri graciously agreed to talk with Book Obsessed. His first collection of short stories, Pieces Like Pottery, was published in October 2015. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. First off, thank you for hosting me on your site, Cecile. You have a wonderful blog! This is a great place for us all to indulge in our shared love of reading and writing, isn’t it? Thank you…
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John Irving in Ottawa
Yesterday, John Irving was in the city for the Ottawa International Writers Festival‘s last event of the season. It didn’t start on a good note though: when I arrived, I was told that the author would not be signing books and that the audience would need to submit their questions in advance for approval. The public could buy a limited number of signed books at the entrance, but there was…
Graeme Smith
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The Awakening of Abraham Brown by Graeme Smith
The following is a guest post by Graeme Smith, author of The Awakening of Abraham Brown. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. The inspiration for The Awakening of Abraham Brown came through my own spiritual awakening which has been a culmination of the following things: yoga, meditation, life experiences, and over 30 years training in the martial arts. I…
Brydie Walker Bain
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The Secret of Sinbad’s Cave by Brydie Walker Bain
The following is a guest post by Brydie Walker Bain, author of The Secret of Sinbad’s Cave. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com Inspiration What do you get when an author works as an adventure cave guide, jumping off waterfalls and tubing on underground rapids? An exciting new young adult ebook full of mystery and action. That makes it…
George Schnaider
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Poems from Life’s Precipice
The following is a guest post by George Schnaider, author of Impressions and Expressions. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. In 1984, I was struck by a car while I was walking along the shoulder of a road. I was nearly killed. I spent three weeks in a coma, four weeks connected to a life support machine, seven…
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Traveling Left of Center by Nancy Christie
The following is a guest post by Nancy Christie, author of Traveling Left of Center. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. The Book There are some people who, whether by accident or design, find themselves traveling left of center. Unable or unwilling to seize control over their lives, they allow fate to dictate the path they take—often…
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I Write From What I See… In My Mind, That Is
The following is a guest post by Stan Yocum, author of Unrelenting Nightmare. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. My creative inspirations often come from my mind’s eye. I begin to write a scene, describing characters interacting with one another, and as I continue my mind starts visualizing the scene. I can see the characters talking, and…