Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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Lora Chilton in Conversation with Ah’SaWei WaTaPa’AnTam (Golden Fawn)
Lora Chilton and Ah’SaWei WaTaPa’AnTam (Golden Fawn) 1666: A Novel The survival story of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia has been remembered within the tribe for generations, but the massacre of Patawomeck men and the enslavement of women and children by land hungry colonists in 1666 has been mostly unknown outside of the tribe until […]
Taking the Waters by Ann H. Gabhart
When I began thinking about a Kentucky setting and interesting background history for my story, The Pursuit of Elena Bradford, I decided to let my characters “take the waters” at one of the over seventy mineral springs health resorts in Kentucky in the 1800s. I settled on Graham Springs because of its national reputation at […]
Q&A with Karen Fang, author of BACKGROUND ARTIST: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong
The following is a Q&A with Karen Fang, author of BACKGROUND ARTIST: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong (Rutgers University Press). Karen is a film scholar and cultural critic who writes for museums and film festivals around the world. She is a professor of English at the University of Houston, and her previous books […]
A World Of Words
Señora Dull was my third-grade Spanish teacher. My eight-year-old friends and I found this hilarious. Señora Dull was my first language teacher, and in addition to basic vocabulary, useful phrases, and rhymes which I still remember (Chicle puesto en el cesto no molesta a la maestra), she taught us the difference between a ‘stop D’ […]
Interview With Miriam Gershow, author of Closer
We are delighted to feature this interview with Miriam Gershow, whose novel CLOSER is out now! Can you tell us a little bit about your writing journey? My writing journey is straightforward: I’ve been writing fiction since I was a kid and 40+ years later, I’m still at it. My publishing journey is a little […]
The Untended by Mattea Kramer: Excerpt
Against the backdrop of an ongoing addiction crisis and evolving mental health crisis — now especially for parents — the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma are back in the news with a new settlement offer for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic; while the United Nations has sounded an alarm about what it calls “the burnout economy: poverty and […]
The Fairy Tale Heroine’s Journey: A Structure for Writers
by Kate Farrell Tired of the hero’s journey that dominates our cultural narratives? Explore the exceptional and unique challenges of the heroine’s journey as depicted in ancient, feminine myths and fairy tales. Learn how to use the heroine’s quest in your creative writing for any genre: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and more! Using the circular narrative […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Lee Adams
LOVE ON TOUR For fans of Jennifer Weiner and Helen Fielding, a debut contemporary women’s fiction novel about a woman in the country music industry navigating the ins and outs of friendship, love, jealousy, and life on tour. Who knew a broken heel and bad fall would result in falling in love? Though she has her dream […]
Beta Readers Are Critical To An Author’s Success
Rachel Callaghan is the author of Under Water, Devils Knob (with its sequel) and the dark comedy Grab the Groom. She hosts the Dark and Outrageous Humor Author Interviews series, People often ask about the need for beta readers and how to get them. Yes, most writers need them. Yes, your friends and family can be beta readers […]
Keeping Promises to Ourselves and Getting to the Finish Line—- and Beyond
By Lynne Shaner I started writing what would become my debut novel more than ten years ago. The first draft was messy and awful and all over the place, in the way firsts drafts are (mine, anyway). I printed it out it and boxed it up and lugged it halfway across the country. I tucked […]
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