by Gary Fearon, Creative Director, Southern Writers Magazine
In my last blog post I shifted gears slightly to introduce
you to books written by some of the staff writers and contributors at Southern Writers Magazine. Their
interviews and instructional articles appear in each issue, but many are also authors
in their own right, and I'm gratified that so many of you have enjoyed getting
to know their works. Today, I'm proud to
brag on the rest of our respectable regulars:
Vicki H. Moss
Like many of our staffers, Vicki has been a vital part of
the mag from the very first issue, sharing expertise and writing up awesome author
interviews with a strong and witty voice. Her passionate personality permeates
her many other projects including blogging, poetry, speaking, and teaching
writing classes, and her book How to Write for Kids Magazines While Working
on a Debut Novel is a smart guide to making extra cash in a fun market.
You'll want to keep an eye out for her soon-to-be-released Writing
with Voice. It's already getting rave advance reviews from no less than
bestsellers Lee Smith and Emily Sue Harvey. I'm jealous because I haven't
gotten my copy yet. You can visit Vicki
at www.livingwaterfiction.com
Julie Cantrell
Literate and lovable, Julie Cantrell is truly a champion for
the cause of communication. A speech-language pathologist and literacy
advocate, her debut novel Into the Free was an international bestseller
and received two Christy awards. She and Lisa Wingate team up for The Writer's
Jar, a popular feature in each issue of Southern Writers, where they engage
in lively conversation with Southern authors.
Julie's latest novel, When
Mountains Move, is a Carol Award winner and, like its predecessor, has been
recognized as a top read of the year by USA
TODAY. Her eagerly anticipated third novel, The
Feathered Bone, will be out this November.
Lisa Wingate
Lisa is a former journalist, inspirational speaker, and the
author of over twenty novels. Her national bestseller Tending Roses is
now in its 19th printing. Lisa graced our very first issue with our first Last
Word back in July 2011, and has been a favored friend of the mag ever
since. Her feature The Writer's Jar with
Julie Cantrell became a Southern Writers staple in July 2014.
Lisa's current series, Carolina Heirlooms, continues in September
with her next release, The Sea Keeper's Daughters, available for
pre-order now.
Shelly Frome
After an illustrious career as a professional actor, film
critic, and a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University
of Connecticut, Shelly is now a
full-fledged Southerner and shares his vast insider's knowledge of the theater via
his current series on screenwriting. Anyone who finds the psychology of story
fascinating appreciates his astute insights, which is why I own pretty much
everything he's written on the subject.
The author of several nonfiction books
including Playwriting, The Art and Craft of Screenwriting, and The
Actors Studio, Shelly is also an acclaimed mystery writer whose latest
novel, Tinseltown Riff, has all the cinematic flavor of a good Hollywood
whodunit. His latest crime novel, Murder Run, will be released in a couple of weeks.
Edie Melson
If you've taken social media seriously in the last few
years, you've come across Edie Melson, a leading voice in the blogosphere. She is
co-director and faculty member of numerous writers conferences, and her writing
website The Write Conversation is a resource referred to regularly by both
beginning bloggers and experienced world wide webbers. As our Social Media
Director, Edie cuts through all the noise and spells out the means to having a
successful author platform.
Her book on social media and networking techniques, Connections,
is a must read for anyone who wonders "How much time must I spend on
Facebook and Twitter when there's this book I'm trying to write?" Hardly a week goes by that I don't recommend Connections
to someone who ends up thanking me later. Simply put, Edie makes it easy.
C. Hope Clark
One of the most common things authors tells us they struggle
with is writing dialogue. But C. Hope Clark has tongues wagging thanks to
her frequent articles on just that subject. The founder of FundsforWriters.com,
Hope reaches over 40.000 readers each week with advice on markets, grants,
contests and much more, and her book The Shy Writer Reborn: An Introverted
Writer's Wake-Up Call, has ignited many an author's ability to promote
themselves with confidence.
Hope is the author of the Carolina Slade mysteries Lowcountry
Bribe, Tidewater Murder and Palmetto Poison. Her newest series, The
Edisto Island Mysteries, begins with Murder on Edisto. For lovers of
Southern intrigue, nothing is finer than to be in Carolina
with Hope.
Steve Bradshaw
Steve is one of the newer contributors to the magazine, but
someone who's been around the (writer's) block. A forensic investigator,
biomedical founder-president/CEO, entrepreneur, radio talk show host, Steve was
the youngest field agent for the Medical Examiner's Office in Texas history,
investigating 3,000 unexplained deaths and 300 homicides. There is no dearth of
death in Steve's background, which uniquely qualifies him to instruct on the
mechanics of mayhem in Southern Writers.
His personal experience with the grisly and gruesome also
lends chilling authenticity to his Bell Trilogy of mysteries, which include Bluff
City Butcher, The Skies
Roared, and Blood Lions. www.stevebradshawauthor.com
In my previous post I was also proud to feature
Susan Reichert, Chris Pepple, Jessica Ferguson, Londa Hayden, W. Terry Whalin,
and Sara M. Robinson, but the Southern Writers family hardly stops there. We consider the 900+
authors who've graced our pages our extended family, not to mention every
subscriber to the magazine and every visitor who comes here to read Suite T.
Thanks to one and all for your role in making the writer's community an amazing
place to be.
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