In this article, Richard Rothman, author of ‘Finding Ruby’ chronicles the stages in which his work progressed and the challenges he encountered along the way as the book evolved into a collage of biography, history, and memoir. He has been asked about this process by various readers, and he is hoping his experience may be of some benefit to other would-be authors embarking on a similar kind of journey.
By Richard Rothman •
From a book-loving family to nursing and finally authorship, Diana O'Neil discusses her unconventional path to publishing 'Sorrows Yield'. In this Q&A, she shares insights on self-publishing, the importance of trusting readers and how understanding our family history shapes who we become.
By Zoila Marenco •
Fiction writers are familiar with friends, frenemies and family members (FFF) suspecting that a particular character – the clever one, the one who drinks too much, mistreats his wife, or the one who sleeps her way to the top – is in fact themselves (or their brother, their mate, their ex). They may be right – but not entirely.
By Diana O'neil •
Books by Catherine Taylor and Jeremy Seabrook, along with Monique Charlesworth's 2023 memoir 'Mother Country' published by Moth Books in collaboration with Whitefox, have been shortlisted for the TLS Ackerley Prize 2024 for memoir and autobiography.