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Books We Loved, Mar. 2023
Books We Loved in March 2023, by G.P. Gottlieb, Molly Greeley, and Joanna Lowell
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C. P. Lesley
- Feb 28
- 7 min
Writing Tips: Weather
When, how—and how not—to use weather to reveal character and setting in fiction
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Five Directions Press
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Feb. 2023
Books we loved in February 2023, by Sophie Cousens, Maggie O'Farrell, and Sheri Cobb South
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Joan Schweighardt
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Spotlight on Chelsea Stickle
Joan Schweighardt shines a spotlight on flash fiction writer Chelsea Stickle in this month's interview.
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Five Directions Press
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Jan. 2023
Books We Loved in January 2023, by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, Allison Winn Scotch, and Susan Stokes-Chapman
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C. P. Lesley
- Dec 31, 2022
- 6 min
Writing Tips: Setting the Scene
The importance of setting in a novel—so long as you don't overdo it.
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Five Directions Press
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Dec. 2022
Books We Loved in December 2022, by T. C. Boyle, Sam Lipsyte, and Anne Perry
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C. P. Lesley
- Nov 30, 2022
- 6 min
Spotlight on A. E. Wasserman
Spotlight interview with A. E. Wasserman, author of the Lord Langsford Historical Mysteries
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Five Directions Press
- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
Books We Loved, Nov. 2022
Books We Loved in November, by Nicola Cornick, Anthony Doerr, and Christopher M. Hood
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Joan Schweighardt
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
Writing Tips: Magical Realism
Joan Schweighart discusses magical realism: what it is, and why you might want to use it in your writing.
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Five Directions Press
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Oct. 2022
Books We Loved in October, by Sophie Cousens, Maggie O'Farrell, and Darcie Wilde
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Joan Schweighardt
- Sep 28, 2022
- 7 min
Spotlight on Jen Michalski
Interview with Jen Michalski, whose new short story collection, The Company of Strangers, will appear in January 2023.
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Five Directions Press
- Sep 14, 2022
- 5 min
Books We Loved, Sep. 2022
Books we loved in Sept. 2022, by Anthony Doerr, Melody Grace, and Rosemary Simpson
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C. P. Lesley
- Aug 31, 2022
- 4 min
Writing Tips: Down the Rabbit Hole
Tips for keeping background research from overwhelming a story.
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Five Directions Press
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
Books We Loved, Aug. 2022
Books We Loved in August 2022, by Christina Lauren, Nic Saint, and Phyllis M Skoy.
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Joan Schweighardt
- Jul 29, 2022
- 6 min
Spotlight on K.B. Jensen
Interview with author K.B. Jensen, a successful self-published writer of short stories and novels
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Five Directions Press
- Jul 15, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Jul. 2022
Books We Loved in July, with entries by Kirstin Chen, Madeleine E. Robins, and Richard Swan
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C. P. Lesley
- Jun 30, 2022
- 10 min
Ten Years and Counting
As Five Directions Press winds down its anniversary months (ten years!), individual authors reminisce on their experiences.
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Five Directions Press
- Jun 15, 2022
- 6 min
Books We Loved, Jun. 2022
Books We Loved in June, by Jen DeLuca, Damon Galgut, and Elles Lohuis. Summer reading, everyone!
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Joan Schweighardt
- May 27, 2022
- 6 min
Q&A with C. P. Lesley
Our spotlight beam roams far and wide, so that we can bring you interviews with all sorts of wonderful writers—from flash fiction/memoir...
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