A Conversation with Kim Hopkinson on: The Relationship With Readers
“To be read is both surreal and deeply rewarding,” says Kim Hopkinson, reminding us that every story lives twice: once on the page, and once in the heart of the reader.
“To be read is both surreal and deeply rewarding,” says Kim Hopkinson, reminding us that every story lives twice: once on the page, and once in the heart of the reader.
Life changes us in ways our writing sometimes reveals before we fully understand them ourselves. This article explores what happens when the person behind the words begins to change, and the writing quietly catches up.
EJ Saunders writes across fantasy, memoir and children’s fiction, allowing each story to find its own voice. In Weave of Aether, she explores lifetimes, remembrance and a connection that seems to exist beyond time.
When the world begins to fracture, one small Somerset street chooses connection over chaos. Queen’s Road is cosy apocalypse fiction where shared meals, humour, and quiet courage become acts of survival.
A single letter. A lifetime of silence. The Strand by Madi Preda is a deeply moving story about loss, identity, and the unbreakable bond between mother and child, proving that even after decades, love finds its way back.
Nancy Rosenfeld's 50 Cents for a Life brings her father's hidden WWII story into the light: a powerful journey of survival, synchronicity, family, loss, and resilience.
Written in poetry and prose after miscarriage loss, My Heart Is Home is a tender memoir of grief, faith, and quiet rebuilding. A safe space for hearts learning how to breathe again.
“The important thing was to make people think about the issues and generate discussion.”
What happens when the story you want to tell refuses to stay in one genre? Kendra Pecci shares how three versions of Focus on Deception led her to embrace the freedom of indie publishing and create her own lane.
From Los Angeles to an Israeli kibbutz, Uri Marc Nusinow's memoir follows an unexpected journey through love, reinvention, unlikely careers, and the many twists that shape a life.
A woman returns to the language she thought she had lost. Through conversations with AI, she pieces together memory, identity, and belonging, reclaiming a voice shaped by distance, translation, and the quiet cost of starting over.
“These aren’t pieces of a pie. These are ingredients in which all are required to produce a life that reflects the image of Jesus.”
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Arlene Lomazoff-Marron discovered writing almost by accident, decades after first considering it. Her debut novel explores the secrets hidden beneath a seemingly perfect life, and the unexpected second chapter that began when she retired.
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In 2150, memory is power. When Damon Najor awakens trapped in a sheepdog’s body after a failed transfer, privilege vanishes overnight. Stripped of status and voice, he must survive a collapsing society that controls identity itself.
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"Even if only one person reads my story and feels less alone, I know the journey was worthwhile. That hope keeps me writing, one page at a time."
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Quiet sales can make indie authors question everything. But a slow period is not a verdict on your writing. Confidence grows when you learn to separate the numbers from your worth and keep returning to the work.
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Anele Malgas's Still, I Opened explores the emotions we struggle to express aloud. Through intimate poetry about love, vulnerability, heartbreak, and healing, she gives a voice to feelings that often remain unspoken.
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A bold call to break free from patterns and excuses, Live Your Dreams, Not Your Drama shifts the focus from past limitations to present choice, inviting you to take ownership of your life, your mindset, and what comes next.
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“I failed to keep my son alive, so I tried the next best thing. I kept him alive on paper.” A mother’s story of grief, love, and understanding.
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Kaylie thought she was simply following instructions. Then she opened the door. Jas was sitting on a couch, his mouth wrapped around the wrist of an unconscious woman. Blood trickled down her arm. His eyes snapped up. His lips were crimson.
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Connor Rourke isn’t a grand mage, he’s a telekinetic locksmith trying to stay under the radar. But when a routine job exposes a dangerous secret, he’s thrust into a supernatural conflict far beyond his power. Survival will take more than magic.
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“Rapport isn’t something you either have or don’t. It’s something you practice, until connection becomes second nature.”
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Dorin D. humorously explores the unexpected challenges of becoming an author, from publishing and marketing to formatting and writing in another language, while celebrating creative freedom and finding your own voice.
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Eiza L. Dimzon's The Entity began as a 699-word story inspired by a Pedro Pascal commercial. Years later, she expanded and transformed that early idea into a dark fantasy of mythology, danger, desire and complicated choices.