Fresh off of the Women In Publishing 2026 Summit , I’m spending two weeks working at The Museum at Bethel Woods , home of the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Both events had the power of community at their heart—something I want to encourage writers to embrace in all steps of their journey. The stereotypical image of a writer is someone alone in a little room, maybe a cottage somewhere, cutting themselves off from everyone in order to focus on their writing. And certainly, som

Author Interview with romance writer Samantha Bryant on her new book Not Too Late

A question I always ask the authors I'm working with when it comes to their characters is "Why?" Why is this character doing that? Why do you think they would do it? Why do you think they wouldn't? When you're starting to develop your characters and the situations they'll be finding themselves in, these are some of the best questions to ask yourself to really get to know your characters—and by extension, let you readers get to know them. Be Memorable, Be Real I always argue t