by Exhibiting Author Jeff Minerd Ideas for stories usually come to me in bits and pieces, as I’m daydreaming or taking a walk. But not the idea for my novel The Sailweaver’s Son. This fantasy adventure and coming-of-age story came… Continue Reading
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Lessons in Writing Steampunk from Geneology
by Exhibiting Author Laurel Wanrow I’ve been asked why I chose to locate my steampunk series, The Luminated Threads, in the countryside instead of London or another city, the gritty setting of most steampunk fantasies. Well, I’ve never been to… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival: How did I get here? And why does it matter?
by Exhibiting Author Amanda Moskowitz I’ve been a long-time proprietor of the Gaithersburg Book Festival. It’s a great event for families, especially those with young children. You get to interact with local authors, eat great food, and inspire a love… Continue Reading
A Storyteller and Cancer
by Exhibiting Author Antoinette Truglio Martin Stories fill our lives. We wake up, meander through our routines, and return to the day’s end. Along the way, stories collect. They are born from our observations, interactions, and adventures. We celebrated the… Continue Reading
How to Turn Creative Writing Class Assignment into a Novel… Or How to Succeed By Not Following Directions
by Exhibiting Author Heather Cumiskey I’ve never been good at following directions. I often like to do my own thing and go with my gut a lot. Though my family can tell you, it doesn’t usually bode well when I attempt… Continue Reading
My Source of Inspiration
by Exhibiting Author Kamakshi P Murti When I retired in 2008, I discovered the time and leisure to indulge in what had always been a dream: writing children’s stories and murder mysteries. I soon discovered a distressing absence of South… Continue Reading
When You Live In A Great City But Your Job Makes You Sick
by Exhibiting Author Lisa G. Eley When I moved from Baltimore nineteen years ago, I knew very little about Montgomery County, and even less about Gaithersburg, the city with the forest oak tree emblem. Touted as one of the best places… Continue Reading
In Praise of School Visits
By Exhibiting Author Chrysa Smith A writer’s day can be solitary. You sit at your computer, sometimes staring at it blankly like it’s some sort of alien being. Other days, the process is fluid. Your brain is on some endless… Continue Reading
The Novel Year program at GBF
Susan Coll is the author of 5 acclaimed novels, and a longtime member of the GBF author family. This year at GBF, she’ll be introducing some of her students to our community in a program called, “The Novel Year.” The program is… Continue Reading
Exhibitor Gage Shepherd. Age: 14. Current occupation: Author.
Hey it’s Gage Shepherd and this is my first time at Gaithersburg Book Festival. When I was in fifth grade, our class took a trip to the cafeteria to meet an author. Jason F. Wright had published a book called… Continue Reading