In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Mira Monroe discusses her new young adult fantasy series, The Unwanted. Book One, Magick, follows a seemingly normal teenage girl just trying to make it through high school when she discovers that she descends from a long line of Wiccans and is next in line to inherit the royal crown. Book Two, Reign, follows the main character as she navigates covens, family drama, new relationships and high school prom. Mira’s series is a fun mashup of fantasy and fairytales, with Book Three on the way. In this episode, Mira discusses her writing journey, how her biggest challenge as an author is to learn to master her inner critic, and why she believes that writing is a team sport.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Edward A. Farmer discusses his debut novel, Pale.  The inspiration for Pale came to Edward in a dream, and he was able to complete the draft in just thirty days. The story takes place on a Mississippi cotton plantation in the summer of 1966. When the Missus of the plantation begins flirting with one of the black farmhands, no one is safe. Secrets that have enveloped the house threaten to unravel, and lives are transformed forever. Sizzling with tension and the Mississippi summer heat, Pale explores the ties that bind us and the surprising ease with which we can lose our humanity. In this episode, Edward discusses his writing journey, why the best advice he received was simply to write stories that mean something to him, and why he should have considered himself a writer long before he actually did.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, award-winning author Kali White discusses her latest novel, The Monsters We Make, which is inspired by true crime events that took place close to where she grew up in Iowa. The Monsters We Make is a crime thriller/family drama set in the early 1980’s following the disappearances of two paperboys from a small Iowa town. The story is told through interwoven perspectives and explores the effects that one crime can have, not only on the people closely involved, but on the wider community. Kali is the author of two earlier novels, as well as numerous other writings. Her essays and short stories have appeared in various periodicals and anthologies, and she is a contributor to the A&E Network’s Real Crime series blog. Kali also is a faculty member of the Lindenwood University MFA Creative Writing Program. In this episode, Kali discusses her writing journey, how she became a convert to plotting and outlining after beginning her career as a pantser, and how the best part of writing, for her, is the solitary joy she finds in the exciting discoveries made during the writing process.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Racquel Henry discusses her newest story, Holiday on Park. It is a second chance romance novelette that combines two of Racquel’s favorite things: romance and the joy of Christmas. Racquel readily admits that she has an obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies. Her story, Holiday on Park, is written in the same spirit and will appeal to Hallmark movie lovers. Writing holiday romances is not Racquel’s only passion. She also writes young adult fiction, and her works in progress are darker, issue-driven stories that are really the opposite of her romances. In addition to her own writing, Racquel is the founder of The Writer’s Atelier, a writing studio in Central Florida that provides writers with a safe place to meet, learn and practice their art. In this episode, Racquel discusses her writing journey, how her need to have writers around her inspired her to open The Writer’s Atelier, and how the power of writing affirmations has affected her own writing and lead to her publish a book of them.

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