HistFic Secrets: When a Character Isn’t Human, The Polikarpov

Welcome to the inaugural post of From the Archives! This is a new weekly column from the Tall Poppies, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at Historical Fiction (and other genres that pull in historical threads). We’ll take a glimpse at the fascinating research gems...

Tuesday Chat: Barbara Stark-Nemon on The What-If Book

Welcome Barbara Stark-Nemon to Tuesday Chat! Her forthcoming novel, Hard Cider, comes out in September and is available now for pre-order. Learn more about Barbara below, and find links to her books. -Katie Rose The What-If Book When characters and events in your...

Writing Isn’t Sexy with Katie Rose Guest Pryal: What Frightens You?

What frightens me? Everything. Today I was talking about anxiety with a friend. I don’t think most people know the depths, the power, of my anxiety. I have what is called an anxiety disorder, and I see a doctor for it, and take medicine. But despite the great...

Tell Me A Story: The World is a Book

By Tall Poppy Writer Tina Ann Forkner I love to travel. I think it’s because I grew up in a small town and always imagined what it would be like to live in faraway places such as Shakespeare’s England or on a tropical island like the girl in Scott O’Dell’s ISLAND OF...

Tuesday Chat: Barbara Claypole White on Creating Characters with Invisible Disabilities

This week on Tuesday Chat, I have a fellow Chapel Hill-area author, Barbara Claypole White. Barbara is one of the kindest and most supportive fellow authors I know. Her latest book is THE PROMISE BETWEEN US, and I’m so happy to have her on the blog today talking...

Tell Me A Story: An Old Lesson About Waiting Rings True

By, Amy Sue Nathan A long time ago, as a young married mom, I spent a lot of time waiting. Waiting for the right time to have another baby (three and a half years after the first), waiting for another move to another city for my husband’s job (five interstate moves in...