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Erin Bowlen I met Erin at my new job this past year and was thrilled to discover that she is not only a published author, but the author of Irish stories! I started following the actor and freelance photographer  Stuart Mackey back in March and have been diving more into the Irish culture ever since. Part of my dive has included reading all types of Irish stories from fairy tales to Erin's contemporary novels of women's literature.  While reading her   Aoife O’Reilly  series , I started wondering about the research that was involved while I marveled at how well written the characters are. Then, I realized that I could ask her! So, here is my interview with Erin Bowlen : Doolin, Ireland | Photo by Magdalena Smolnicka on Unsplash Early Days of Writing 1.  Red Wolf :  Tell us a bit about yourself. Erin Bowlen : Hi, readers! My name is Erin Bowlen, and I am the bestselling author of the Aoife O’Reilly series. I’m from a small city on the east coas...

Becoming a writer is a struggle for most, from gaining experience to having the time to write to believing you're a "real" writer. In a past blog post, I shared my experience about how I fell into a fog, believing wholeheartedly that I couldn't write and didn't have a future. I asked some friends of mine, Lia and K.T. Anglehart a while back to share their writing stories. In today's post, I asked a friend and fellow writer, Gen Methot to share her journey of how she got into writing. Below is her guest post. Enjoy! The Lovely Gen Methot Gen's Story I don’t know why I’m embarrassed to admit this, but the thing that made me want to become a writer was the film Little Women. Nope, not the book; the Hollywood movie. Granted, I was probably seven or eight years old and classic novels were probably inaccessible to me, but I still can’t seem to forgive my eight-year-old-self for being so uncultured. How silly of me! I don’t know why Jo March had such a prof...

I want to thank Alison Kimble for allowing me to read the ARC of her fantastic book! Thank you, Alison! WORKS | Author Alison Kimble [Spooky] kicked a pebble and it bounced down the road. “Why do you care so much about stories anyway?”  “ Does that strike you as a strange thing to want?” [Carcass] frowned and looked at the sky. “You probably haven’t ever imagined what a world would be like without them.” “Uh, no, I guess not.” “And I had never imagined a world with them. Until I came to Earth and encountered humans interpreting themselves and the world around them, and then reinterpreting everything, again and again. Forming narratives and explanations for every leaf, every mood, every storm. Out of the smoke from their fires. Out of nothing.” You Should Read  Strange Gods  if... You enjoy meeting new and interesting characters You love to travel to far away places You are waiting for something big to happen to you You have a thing for the "end of the world" theme Wan...