Libby Carpenter

I began writing because I craved a creative outlet that allowed me to talk about the world around me. I started a degree in English Literature and Language when my eldest son was at school. Learning about some of the greatest novels inspired me to create my own. I write as a reader – I […]

Alex Dolan

I fell in love with books because of my parents. My father worked at Houghton Mifflin, and when I was very young, he typeset one of my first stories so I could see it in print. My mother is an avid reader, and we continue to recommend books to each other. So, I probably got […]

Jan Moran

When I was a girl, I discovered an impossibly slender, mother-of-pearl fountain pen among my grandmother’s treasured belonging in an enormous cedar chest. “That was my mother’s writing instrument,” she told me, her voice ringing with reverence. This curious nineteenth-century artifact intrigued me—the writer had to dip it in real ink, for Pete’s sake! Wide-eyed, […]

Stephen Douglass

Writing, for me, will never be anything more than a hobby, but if I never sell another book, the thrill and enjoyment of playing this game will have been more than worth the effort. Here is what got me started: I escaped from the daily races and disappeared into obscurity at the tender age of […]