Cheryl A. Ossola            

Most writers know the oft-cited nugget attributed to E.M. Forster, “How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” I totally agree, and never more than ...

The Other Stories is a fun trove of readings and interviews from the not-super-well-known author pool—and yeah, that includes me. Kudos to Ilana Masad for co...

Book blogger Randee Green, author of the Carrie Shatner mystery series, was kind enough to give me a presence on her site. Check out this interview for an ex...

Do you remember your first love? Not a crush on a kid in elementary school or the fantasy of being with a celebrity, but real love for someone who made you f...

When does a piece of clothing become a costume? In a sense, clothing is always a costume, because every garment we wear projects an image of who we are. But ...

Place. For me it’s one of the most important—and enjoyable—parts of writing fiction. This is where a writer can let loose with sensory images; tap into a cha...

Most of us, by the time we get to a certain point in life, have sat with a dying loved one, clasping their hand, trying to comprehend what’s happening in the...

This is the third image in the series of illustrations of my novel, THE WILD IMPOSSIBILITY. (Note: someone recently asked me if these illustrations are in th...

This is the second image in the series of illustrations of my novel, THE WILD IMPOSSIBILITY. It’s a moment from a scene in a neonatal ICU, which is where my ...

This was the view from my apartment early this morning—beautiful, no? Yesterday's snowfall was the first I've experienced at my home in 30-something years; i...

To celebrate the upcoming publication of my novel, THE WILD IMPOSSIBILITY, I’ve commissioned watercolor sketches of moments in the book. If you follow me on ...

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