Category Archives: Writer Interviews

Author Q&A with Sage Cohen

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Liz

In December I received a copy of Sage Cohen’s latest book, The Productive Writer: Tips & Tools to Help You Write More, Stress Less and Create Success. I immediately devoured it. Sage’s approach is one that really resonates with me … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Malena Watrous

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Liz

Part of the joy in reading Malena Watrous’ novel, If You Follow Me, was having a huge trip down memory lane. Like me, Malena worked as an Assistant Language teacher in Japan for two years. In her debut novel she … Continue reading →

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Writer Q&A: Kris Bordessa

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Liz

Recently I wrote a guest post for Jesaka Long at AKA Writer about balancing motherhood, full-time work and the writing life. In response to that post, I received a nice comment from a freelance writer, Kris Bordessa. After some research … Continue reading →

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Q & A with author Gayle Forman

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Liz

I came across Gayle Forman’s most recent novel, If I Stay, by chance thanks to the blogsphere. And, I’m so glad I did. I read this heartbreaking, funny and thoughtful YA novel in one day (a record for me). The … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Jennie Shortridge

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Liz

In November, I met with author Jennie Shortridge for an interview about her most recent release, When She Flew. During our discussion, I was primarily focused on the how and why behind Jennie’s decision to write this novel which is … Continue reading →

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Interview with Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Liz

In her second published novel, Love in Translation, author Wendy Nelson Tokunaga explores the meaning of family through the story of Celeste Duncan, a 33-year-old singer who leaves behind her deadbeat boyfriend and her life in the United States in … Continue reading →

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Author interview this week!

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Liz

This week I’m happy to host a virtual interview with Wendy Nelson Tokunaga, author of Love In Translation. I read Wendy’s debut novel, Midori by Moonlight, about a year ago and was thrilled to see that she had a new … Continue reading →

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Interview with Sara Backer

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Liz

I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to correspond with Sara Backer, author of American Fuji, about her experiences writing this novel as well as her experiences living and working in Japan. Sara will be visiting Motherlogue over the next … Continue reading →

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Interview: Doug Binder

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Liz

As I mentioned in a post last week one of my high school friends, Doug Binder, told me at our recent reunion that he wrote and published a book, Send Me A Sign. He gave me a copy and I … Continue reading →

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Send Me A Sign

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Liz

At my reunion a few weeks ago, I mentioned to one of my high school friends, Doug Binder, that I’d like to interview him at Motherlogue. Doug is a sports reporter for The Oregonian and I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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