by Lauren Rico | Jul 24, 2018 | Behind the Book
I’m sure you’ve heard that old adage: “Write about what you know about.” And that’s exactly what I did when I set my Whiskey Sisters series in the fictional town of Mayhem, Minnesota. Now, I’m a New Yorker by birth but I spent nearly eight years living in St. Paul. To...
by Lauren Rico | May 22, 2018 | Behind the Book
I’m what they call a “hybrid” author, meaning I publish traditionally as well as independently. As a result, I’m often asked which I prefer, which I recommend, and which is more lucrative. But there are no black and white answers to any of...
by Lauren Rico | Mar 20, 2018 | Behind the Book, Writing
As a writer, I’m often amazed at the characters that I’m able to create. Sometimes they’re inspired by real people that I know…and real people that I don’t know. Other times, they’re born out of a question—usually, a “what if?” but occasionally a “what kind of a...
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