We all have a beloved author whose eccentric writing habits make us either love them more or cringe ever so slightly. Honoré de Balzac drank some 50 cups of strong Turkish coffee every day. Edith Wharton wrote in the early morning while still in bed, assembling pages by cutting and pasting scraps of paper. Completed… Read More Ask An Author: Writing Habits
A seemingly silly question can be surprisingly insightful, as our authors found out this week. This week’s feature was inspired by a conversation with a reader, who wondered what the spectrum of answers would be to the question: elephant or mouse? Choose one and explain why. Lee Murray I am a mouse. No doubt about… Read More Ask An Author: Mouse or an Elephant?
Readers of this blog have mentioned a couple of times since the Ask an Author feature was launched how they love finding out more about the people who write books that change their lives. They have been sending in questions so many questions that, once we have increased the pool of participating writers, the feature… Read More Ask An Author: The Unique Relationship between Reader and Writer
The Ask an Author feature, published twice a month on Friday afternoons, is getting increased attention through social media, bringing extra love and shedding light on some great authors. If you are an author who wants to be added to this list or a reader with a question, it would be a pleasure to hear… Read More Ask An Author: Do You Believe in the Existence of the Paranormal?
Readers seem to be quite thirsty when it comes to know those who enable their addiction, a.k.a authors. This is feeding directly into the steady increase in interest in the Ask an Author feature, launched the fay before Valentine’s Day here on Sahar’s Blog. This new feature will continue to be published here twice a… Read More Ask An Author: Writing as a Career or a Hobby?
The reception to the first edition of the Ask an Author feature, launched the fay before Valentine’s Day here on Sahar’s Blog, was much better than I had hoped for. So much so that traffic spiked, and a number of authors signed up to be part of the feature. This new feature will continue to… Read More Ask An Author: Cabin Fever Edition
It seemed appropriate for me to launch Sahar’s Blog latest feature so close to Valentine’s Day. After all, the new Ask An Author feature is only a reflection of my love for authors, whose works have provided me with countless hours of entertainment as well as a wellspring of inspiration. This new feature, to be… Read More Ask An Author: Valentine’s Day Launch!