Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, The Temptations, Gladys Knight — they were the sounds of Motown, the sounds of my childhood spent in the cradle…
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In May of 2016, I took a road trip from Chicago to Baltimore with my sisters Jennie and Heidi. We were on a quest for nipples. Heidi had…
I never intended to publish this book, or honestly, even let anyone read it if I managed to finish it. Why write a book for nobody? Because sometimes,…
I was just a kid in the eighties. I didn’t have any opinions about music. My sister did. She was in high school during the eighties and listened…
Tracey Richardson and Karen Legasy are members of the Canadian contingent of the Bella Books family. They have chosen to set their 2018 novels (I’m Gonna Make You…
The Bella writers are a tight-knit group, and we’re lucky for that! Sharing thoughts, working through writing issues, laughing about our foibles, we get the chance to lean…
Some might be surprised to learn how important location becomes in setting a story. After all, authors like me need to “see it” before we can “write it.”…
Years ago I gave up watching TV to write. There is only so much time to squeeze out of a day, and I needed more time to get…
The last couple of years have been tough. I find myself performing ongoing threat assessments as I read and watch the news. What does each policy change, each…
When I first started thinking about the setting for Like A Book, a library was a strangely obvious choice. I’ve been obsessed with books and reading throughout my…
By Genevieve Fortin and Celeste Castro What do you get when two Bella Books authors start chatting about their books and the dogs that inspired them? Well,…