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Natalia Hernandez Followed the Oral Traditions of Her Ancestors into a Successful Author Career Bestselling Fantasy author Natalia Hernandez writes magical Latin American-inspired novels for both YA and adult audiences. But until recently, if you wanted to hear her stories, you had to follow her on TikTok. As a third-culture...
How Direct Sales and Transmedia Have Helped Pierre Alex Jeanty’s Poetry Soar David Viergutz Thought-provoking poetry can speak to readers around the world. It’s something people have seemingly always innately understood about the art form, and it’s a fact Pierre Alex Jeanty has witnessed firsthand as he’...
An Unforeseen Route to Success For Hale, the path to success was anything but a straight line. "I was caught reading by flashlight under my covers at night," he reminisces. "I naturally gravitated towards Fantasy. It was just so enchanting." However, it wasn’t until a...
From Aspiring to Be a Corporate Lawyer to Making Your Granny Blush Gayle Leeson Before becoming the author of more than fifty books, Celeste Barclay earned degrees in international affairs, secondary social science, and political management. It’s no surprise then that her books are so thoroughly researched and accurate....
Awareness Dale began her writing career writing five thousand words of fiction a day while doing technical writing to pay the bills, but somehow, the breakneck speed she’s maintained from the start hasn’t slowed. In the fall of 2000, Dale won fourth place in a writing contest that...
Jonathan Yañez on Writing into the Dark and Taking the Next Step Jenn Lessmann Jonathan Yañez doesn’t have an outline. Some authors talk about writing by the Headlight Method, plotting only as far down the road as their headlights will shine. For Jonathan, assuming that the lights are on...
