Readers and writers often wonder how a story or character is developed by an author. Not all writers write or create the same way. In a recent interview Maria Hyland took the opportunity to discuss the character development in

Even though her first short story was published when she was seventeen Maria Hyland didn´t follow the writing bug until after she went through the trouble of becoming a lawyer. Recently recognized on the Man Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist

Is it me, or are more younger people being recognized as great writers sooner? Last night at an awards dinner for the Man Booker Prize for fiction the youngest winner to ever win was announced. Kiran Desai is a 35 year

A month set aside for books. Seems like a strange event doesn´t it. I mean shouldn´t books be an every day thing? Of course, but National Book Month encourages a bit more reading for those who

Mr. Darcy, from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, continues to be an icon for many readers and writers but most only know him from the perspective of Elizabeth Bennet. Wouldn�t it be nice to know Mr. Darcy's point-of-view? Janet Aylmer, a long time Jane

It's August 2001 in Saratoga Springs, Florida. It's hot and fifty-nine-year-old Belly O'Leary is being released from prison. He was sentenced six years for illegal gambling in his establishment, The War Bar; but got off early after four years for good behaviour.

The first person to answer 5 trivia questions correctly in the Literary Fiction Forum contest will win a new copy of Darcy´s Story (Harper, 2006) by Janet Aylmer.

Austin, Texas is the home of this full time writer who has been writing for "as long as I can remember". Her husband, two "terrific" children and a Korean exchange student are a delightful distraction from her writing.

Her writing (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) has appeared in publications such as Swink, Venus Magazine, St. Ann´s Review and NY Today. The Long Haul is her first novel. She lives in the historic Fort Greene area of Brooklyn, New York where she´s working on

Here are my suggestions for some summer reading classics. We tend to focus a lot on the writers of the 19th century. With this list I tried to include an assortment of novels from other centuries.