The Penmen Profile: Award-winning Fiction Writer Teresa Burns Murphy

by Pamme Boutselis Teresa Burns Murphy is the author of a novel, “The Secret to Flying” (TigerEye Publications, 2011). Her writing has been published in “Amazing Graces: Yet Another Collection of Fiction by Washington Area Women” (Paycock Press, 2012), Academic Exchange Quarterly, Dreamstreets, Gargoyle Magazine, Inquiry, The Science Teacher, Southern…

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Talking Writing with Dee Dee M. Scott

Award-winning playwright and author Dee Dee M. Scott, is also a screenwriter, publisher, producer and director. She is the author of the bestselling book, “My Husband’s Woman,” which she later adapted to the stage. A full list of her books can be found here. Have you always written? Yes. I…

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The Penmen Profile: EJ Hanagan

by Pamme Boutselis EJ Hanagan is a writer of women’s fiction and book marketing manager, whose published work includes “Saving Jason,” a story about the aftereffects of war and the legacy of PTSD, and the forthcoming “Underwater Secrets” (to be released in mid-May 2015). A U.S. Air Force veteran, she…

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The Penmen Profile: Author S.R. Wilsher

by Pamme Boutselis The author of three published books, “The Collection of Heng Souk,” “Madness of the Turtle” and “The Seventeen Commandments of Jimmy September,” S.R. Wilsher also writes short stories and has two children’s books underway. He recently connected with The Penmen Review to discuss his writing. Have you always…

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James Patterson: What I’ve Learned

Did you know James Patterson’s first book was rejected 37 times by publishers? Look where he is today! Check out this video to find out what this prolific author learned along the way.

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The Penmen Profile: New Author Sylvia Stein

By Amber E. Box Sylvia Stein fell in love with writing as a young child, but didn’t pursue it seriously until she enrolled in SNHU’s graduate creative writing program. Her first solo novella, “Closure,” was recently released, and she has already begun work on the follow-up book. Stein is currently…

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The Penmen Profile: New Novelist Kelly Stone Gamble

By Amber E. Box Novelist Kelly Stone Gamble began writing in grade school, but her passion was put on the back burner as she pursued a different career. After years of nursing and a semester at law school, she found herself reevaluating what she wanted to do with her life,…

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The Penmen Profile: Bestselling Author Gwyn Hyman Rubio

By Pamme Boutselis Gwyn Hyman Rubio is the bestselling author of “Icy Sparks,” a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a 1998 New York Times Notable Book. A national bestseller, the novel was praised as “vivid and unforgettable” (New York Times Book Review) and “a combination of fire and ice that…

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The Penmen Profile: New Author Mike Hancock

By Amber E. Box New author Mike Hancock began writing as a young child, a passion he says was instilled in him by his mother who always encouraged reading and writing. Despite the many paths his career has taken over the years, Hancock credits his seven-year stint as a wilderness…

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