Archive - The 7am Novelist

Stephanie Elizondo Griest: An Art Monk Finds Her People

Griest's latest is ART ABOVE EVERYTHING: One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life

22 hrs ago •

Michelle Hoover

Roundtable: Going Beyond the Usual Character Development

with authors Allison Amend, Rachel Barenbaum, Julie Carrick Dalton, and Andrea Meyer

Jul 8 •

Michelle Hoover

Alison Langley: History Repeats Itself

How one author dealt with the complexities of Hungarian history and made it painfully relevant for today

Jul 7 •

Michelle Hoover

Christine Pride: An Editor's First Solo Effort as a Writer Tests Her Chops

ALL THE MEN I'VE LOVED AGAIN releases July 8

Jul 1 •

Michelle Hoover

June 2025

Subscription vs. Registration

Just to be clear about how to join our morning writing sessions...

Jun 27 •

Michelle Hoover

What Writing Together Has Given Our 7am Crew

Join them in July!

Jun 24 •

Michelle Hoover

Reminder: Write with Us in July!

Need a writing reboot? Join us!

Jun 17 •

Michelle Hoover

Write With Us in July!

Join us every weekday morning and get something done this summer

Jun 4 •

Michelle Hoover

February 2025

Call To Action:

Raise Your Voice from Home, from your Capitols, from wherever you can

Feb 4 •

Michelle Hoover

January 2025

Milo Todd and Julie Carrick Dalton on Asparagus (and Making Room for Writers Unlike Yourself)

From our January 2025 Writing Challenge

Jan 30 •

Michelle Hoover

Randy Susan Meyers and Jennifer S. Brown on Truth in Fiction

From our January 2025 Writing Challenge

Jan 28 •

Michelle Hoover

Josh Barkan on Writing the Political

From our January 2025 Writing Challenge

Jan 23 •

Michelle Hoover

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