Married Women Who love Women and More, now in its fourth edition, has been recognized its publisher, Routledge, as a classic twenty-five years after it first came out. Filled with interesting and moving stories, it is also personal, straightforward, and real. The latest edition also re-interviews some of the women featured in the first edition, to find out if they’re happy with the choices they made.
What makes Left Behind: The Cahill Ghost special is its quiet power: it’s not just about solving a mystery, but about healing, identity, and the courage to face the unknown. I wrote it for readers of all ages who appreciate stories that linger in the heart long after the last page.
It was during a workshop on visualization that images of a young, pregnant girl popped into my head. That night, in a dream, the name Mallory McGill came to me and I knew she was in trouble. That was how In the Shadow of the Wonder Wheel began.
The sequel to the well-reviewed mystery In the Shadow of the Wonder Wheel, I wrote Who’s Watching the Children because the characters just wouldn’t let me go. And also, I felt the doctor from the first book needed at least a shot at redemption.
Unexplained sexual longings, and fragments of unidentified images, consume Jenna’s Earth-life, and she dies with those haunting questions unanswered—but for her, death is not the end.
A surprising snow storm led to early school dismissal. I thought: what would happen if none of the adults were home when the children were dropped off and the storm made it impossible to reach us. Could the children fend for themselves? That thought led to Secret Survivors.
I passed a city playground during an early morning walk and was surprised to see a group of older people doing tai chi. That reminded me of how my children used to love going to the park with their grandpa. And I saw Grandpa and Me and the Park in the City through a child’s eyes.
Based on my journey from neophyte writer to successfully published author and marketer, I taught a class on writing. It was during those classes, that I realized, “I have so much information. Why not put it all into a book?” That was how, A Writer’s Journey, What to Know Before, During and After Writing a Book came about.
My interest in potatoes took off when I wound up with a 150 pounds of potatoes in my house. They were on my counter, on my table, and just about everywhere. I gave them to neighbors and friends, who sent me recipes. My interest in potatoes grew and led to Potatoes With Appeal.
Carren Strock 