by Juhi Singhal Karan
Victorian women readily turned to writing popular novels as a means to support themselves and their families. Profiled below are five Victorian authoresses who were also Bloomers.
by Tricia Khleif
Mystery and ambiguity, expressed in musical, finely wrought prose, form the core of Fountain’s fiction.
by Vicraj Gill
Bloomers At Large is a monthly roundup of links that we think might be of interest to Bloom readers.
by Ben Fountain
Am I any smarter now? I dread the prospect of finding out, though at some point I’ll probably have to; that kind of risk is part of the deal any time we undertake a long piece of work. Second question: Were those years wasted? My sense is, yes and no. Continue reading »
The biggest thing I had to learn as a writer is that characters can change—adversaries can come together—but it has to be subtle. It almost has to be sensed by the reader as a possibility. You can write about hope, but not by writing about someone hopeful. Continue reading »
by Nicki Leone
People tend to describe Rolnick’s stories as being about loss and redemption. He puts it another way. “I’ve always been interested in writing about the ways we take care of each other.” Continue reading »
by Joseph M. Schuster
I was struck often by how the race for the South Pole is an appropriate metaphor for writing a novel. Continue reading »
by Terry Hong
I believe that my illness did change me as a writer, because being so closed off from ordinary experiences – everyday social interactions, going outside, eating normal foods – in the hospital made me appreciate them far more keenly. The time I spent home with my children changed me as well. So much of my life previously had been spent in the library or in front of a computer screen. I think these experiences gave me a greater interest in trying to capture the texture and meaning of daily life in my books.
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by Terry Hong
“I did not understand that the experiences which made me nervous and uncomfortable, which I was quick to bury, also made me creative.” Continue reading »
by Forsyth Harmon
She claims A Wrinkle in Time received more than 30 rejection letters. She got one on he