Posts by Guest Authors

This is the reverse chronological archive, with excerpts, of all posts contributed by guest authors published here at Colloquium. An alphabetical list of all guest posts is part of the Sitemap. Or to find a particular post, search (right sidebar, bottom) by the author’s name, title(s) of his/her book(s), or key word.

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Guest Post: The Indie Revolution

May 7, 2012

My special guest today is Ashley Mackler-Paternostro, author of The Milestone Tapes. It is the story of Jenna Chamberland, a woman who has 4,320 hours left to live. Jenna has waged a three-year battle against breast cancer. But she is going to lose that battled. Although she never wanted anything more in life than to be […]

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Guest Post: Bookmarked

May 2, 2012

It is such great fun to discover new authors and today I welcome first-time novelist Joanne DeMaio to Colloquium. Joanne’s first book, Whole Latte Life, is the story of Sara Beth Riley, a woman who never dreamt she’d walk straight out of her life. In fact, she could never have imagined many of the things […]

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Author Interview: Diane Chamberlain

April 27, 2012

It is my great pleasure to welcome author Diane Chamberlain to Colloquium today! This time last year, The Midwife’s Confession, consumed me and I am happy to relate that Diane’s newest book, The Good Father, is equally engrossing. The Good Father is the story of Travis Brown who decided, at the age of just nineteen, […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Why I Love Blogging

April 26, 2012

When I first began reviewing books here at Colloquium, I happened upon Pump Up Your Book, specialists in virtual book tours, online book publicity, and social media marketing for authors. I grew up in the days when authors promoted their books by making the rounds of television talk shows, spending time chatting with folks like […]

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Guest Post: The Emergence of a Literary Heroine

April 12, 2012

Award-winning debut novelist Jamie Lisa Forbes is my special guest today. Unbroken focuses on a family of ranchers, living “a life of extremes” on the high plains near Laramie, Wyoming. Gwen Swan is a former rodeo queen who works her husband Will’s ranch alongside him and his father, John, as she struggles to raise their two […]

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Guest Post: Girl Unmoored — What it Means to Me

April 10, 2012

For an avid reader, discovering new authors is an ongoing, thrilling adventure. Yet another first-time novelist, Jennifer Gooch Hummer, is my special guest today! Jennifer’s debut work is Girl Unmoored, set in 1985. Apron Bramhall — yes, protagonist’s name is Apron — has lost her mother, as well as her best friend, and her evil stepmother […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: My Publishing Nightmare

April 4, 2012

Today I am delighted to welcome author Valerie Stocking to Colloquium! Valerie details the frustrating and harrowing saga of getting her first novel published! It is a cautionary tale for all would-be published authors. Valerie’s second novel, The Promised Land, is set in 1966. The Civil Rights Act was enacted two years prior and twelve-year-old […]

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Guest Post: The Most Important Part of the Writing Process

April 3, 2012

My very special guest today is Jessica Chambers, a remarkable young woman who has overcome a great deal in order to achieve her dream of being a published author. Her second novel, Dark is the Sky, is garnering well-deserved glowing reviews. As the story opens, twelve years have elapsed since Olivia and Joel Cameron invited […]

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Guest Post: Choosing Our Best Lives

March 29, 2012

Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author, is my very special guest today. She penned the wildly popular Time of My Life and just-released The Song Remains the Same. Her new novel is the story of Nell Slattery, one of only two survivors of a place crash. Nell wakes to find herself in a […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Sexy Six

February 26, 2012

Margaret Norton is my special guest today! She is the author of When Ties Break: A Memoir About How to Thrive After Loss, her story of splintered relationships with her family of origin, as well as her three marriages. Death, sexual molestation, and divorce are some of the topics covered as Margaret describes how she […]

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Guest Post: A Writer’s Wish for Her Readers

February 20, 2012

Today author Loree Lough is my special guest for the very first time. Loree is the author of the “First Responder” series which she inaugurated with the publication of Ashes to Honor and is following up with Honor Redeemed. On a cold November night, when a jumbo jet crashes on a busy highway, Honor Mackenzie responds […]

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Author Interview: Kristina McMorris

February 18, 2012

It is my great pleasure to welcome author Kristina Yoshida McMorris back to Colloquium today! Kristina was my guest last February when she discussed the challenges of writing historical fiction in conjunction with the release of her debut novel, Letters from Home. When I heard about her upcoming sophomore effort, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, I […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: A Kid and His Books

February 17, 2012

It is my pleasure to welcome author Spencer Seidel back to Colloquium today. Spencer’s first novel, Dead of Wynter, a tautly constructed mystery thriller that keeps readers guessing about the Wynter family’s numerous secrets until the very last page, was a great success last year. His second thriller, Lovesick, deals with a case of murder that […]

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Guest Post: How’d You Have Time To Do That?

February 13, 2012

Today I welcome author Catherine McKenzie to Colloquium for the first time! Spin, Catherine’s acclaimed debut novel, is the story of Katie Sandford, a would-be music writer. She has struggled since graduating from college but now, on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, she has a chance to land her dream job at The Line, a […]

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Guest Post: Five Editing Rules for Grammarphobes

January 9, 2012

My special guest author today is Karen Wojcik Berner, whose debut novel, A Whisper to a Scream, is getting rave reviews! A Whisper to a Scream is the story of two women, Sarah Anderson and Annie Jacobs, who, at first glance, appear to have nothing in common. Sarah is a stay-at-home mother of two while, […]

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Guest Post: 5 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Rid of Your Daughter’s Dreadful Boyfriend

January 5, 2012

Will and Zoe Tyler have worked hard to provide for their daughters, Leah and Justine. In particular, Will, who dropped out of college, sacrificing a valuable scholarship, is determined to see that high school junior Leah, a talented soccer player, secures a scholarship from an Ivy League college such as Harvard, while Justine, a well-behaved, […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: The Fire of Suicide

December 19, 2011

Today it is my great pleasure to welcome author Linda Gray Sexton back to Colloquium. I urge you to read Linda’s January 24, 2011, guest post, The Business of Writing Memoir in which she discussed her memoir, Half in Love. I jumped at the chance to bring Linda back to Colloquium and again spotlight Half […]

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Guest Post: Remembering Jesus at Christmas

December 17, 2011

Author Darryl Nyznyk, like many folks, is dismayed by “the loss of Christmas to the chaos, anxiety, and pressure of shopping, spending, and gifts.” After all, the true spirit of Christmas has little or nothing to do with the latest and greatest electronic gadgets, toys, and designer fashions. In response, Darryl penned his first novel […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Opening Doors

December 16, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The CHICKtionary If you think the Merriam-Webster dictionary has it all covered, think again. Author Anna Lefler provides definitions for many of the words not included in standard dictionaries in her new book, The CHICKionary: From A-Line to Z-Snap, the Words Every Woman Should Know. Invite your girlfriends […]

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Guest Post: Finding Your Inner Scheherazade

December 12, 2011

My special guest today is Julie Smith, author of the new how-to book, Writing Your Way: The Great American Novel Track. Julie is an accomplished author and writing educator who focuses on helping authors find their own unique writing method and voice, rather than imposing draconian rules that simply do not work for all writers. […]

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Guest Post: Meditative Moments

December 7, 2011

My special guest today is author Whitney Stewart, a woman with a fascinating background. Her latest book, Give Me a Break: No-Fuss Meditation, focuses on overall — mind and body — health and tranquility. Whitney describes the book as a “straightforward, non-denominational guide to meditation” that is suitable for all audiences ages ten and up. She […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: C-PTSD – When Pain is Like a Boomerang

December 5, 2011

Today my special guest is Sarah Tate, author of the new autobiographical novel Web of Lies — My Life With a Narcissist. Sarah Tate was a young newcomer to Switzerland when she was swept off her feet by a company manager, Bill, seventeen years her senior. Bill had been married twice, but his second wife […]

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Guest Post: Why I Write

November 15, 2011

My special guest today is first-time author C. Elizabeth! Her recently published novel, Absolute Obsession, is the story of Rose Gerbaldi who, at the age of 42, becomes obsessed with a handsome, charismatic British actor named Michael Terrance who is twelve years her junior. She writes him a letter — figuring that he will never […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Are You Ready to Breakthrough?

November 9, 2011

My special guest today is Shea Vaughn, creator of SheaNetics, a program combining strength, flexibility, core stabilization, and balance exercises in a single workout and embracing five living principles — commitment, perseverance, self-control, integrity, and love. Shea is the author of Breakthrough: The 5 Living Principles to Defeat Stress, Look Great, and Find Total Well-Being in […]

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Guest Post: Counterbalancing Darkness and Light

November 7, 2011

I am delighted to welcome LeAnn Neil Reilly back to Colloquium! LeAnn is the author of The Mermaid’s Pendant, her re-imagined version of The Little Mermaid. Saint Sebastian’s Head, her just-released novel, is a much darker, more haunting tale about childhood incest and abuse, and survivor guilt. Weeble’s childhood was so characterized by pain and […]

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