Author Interview: Abigail Hing Wen on Point of View, Dialogue & Expanding a Short Story

Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!

By Mitu Malhotra

Spotlight image: Abigail Hing Wen on the news, Asian Pacific America, NBC Bay Area

Today, we are super excited to welcome Abigail Hing Wen to Cynsations to talk about her new book Kisses,

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New Voices: EM Castellan & Betty Culley on How “Place” Inspired Their Fiction

New Voices: EM Castellan & Betty Culley on How “Place” Inspired Their Fiction

By Stephani Martinell Eaton

In her essay, “Place in Fiction,” Eudora Welty writes, “The truth is, fiction depends for its life on place. Location is the crossroads of circumstances….”

Today, I am pleased to welcome two debut YA authors for whom place stirred their creativity.

EM Castellan is the author of In the Shadow Of The Sun (Feiwel &

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