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Author Lisa Hardwick’s Passage through Postpartum Depression

October 30, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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Lisa Hardwick has written a startlingly honest memoir about her experience with postpartum depression. I asked her to talk about her choice to share this with readers.

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Author Takes a Real Life Approach to Rescuing Companies

September 1, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

Rod Moore - The Long Game - Moving from Failure to Profit

In “The Long Game,” author Rod Moore’s goal was to differentiate his book from others who “rescue” companies and write about it. I asked him what were the most important aspects of his methods to convey to readers? When I decided to begin turning companies around, I decided to start by reading how other people […]

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YA Protagonist Teaches Us to See Through New Eyes

August 12, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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William Klein’s new YA novel takes a brave, young protagonist through the scary realities of refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. Knowledgeable on this timely topic, Klein vividly takes readers on his MC’s ride.

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Where Do You Work/Nosh?

January 12, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

As a work-at-home editor/writer/author coach, I tend to become a tad uncivilized and antisocial. As in, “How many days have I worn this sweatshirt?” Or I’ll catch myself asking the pup questions that are above her reading level and pay grade.

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Chicago: Setting as Character

November 19, 2019 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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Author Dana Killion has published three thrillers in the Andrea Kellner series. Like her lead character, Dana is a Chicago resident. Her fourth book, “Tell Me a Lie,” will be out in January.

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Michael Pronko: Utilizing Tokyo’s Allure

September 15, 2018 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

Tokyo-based author Michael Pronko has written two thrillers in the Detective Hiroshi series, “The Last Train” and “The Moving Blade.” He’s at work on book three.

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Interview: Middle Grade Author Fred Marion

January 10, 2018 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

For as long as I live, I’ll remember the exhilaration of reading a handful of books as a boy: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny and the Champions of the World, Charlotte’s Web, The Chronicles of Narnia and others.

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Oregon Coast: The Pull of Paradise

November 8, 2016 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

Like most serendipitous life events, meeting author Alice Lewis, editing her book, becoming friends, and falling in love with her village of Yachats, Oregon, did not follow a linear path. But these occurrences began when I took on the edit of Lewis’ work-in-progress, “Ghosts of Yachats.” Billed as a paranormal romance/ghost story, I wasn’t sure what to expect from that unique genre description. Lewis and I met via email and discussed the work required to hit that coveted finish line of publication.

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