Category: About Women Writers, Women, Books
Literary Festivals: From Jaipur to Beijing
Two countries, two civilizations, and two literary festivals. As a writer I had the pleasure of participating in this year’s Jaipur International Literature Festival in India. Six weeks later, I discarded my summer tops in India for woollen sweaters in snowy China to attend Beijing’s Bookworm International Literature Festival. I combined the festivals with a […]
How to Register With Women Writers, Women Books
The following set of instructions will explain how to register as a contributor with Women Writers, Women Books. You must be registered in order to submit a guest post for the site. We also invite you to query first before registering, so you know your topic is likely to be published with us. Register (Step […]
Tips #3 For Contributors: Provide Social Media Links With Your Post
At the bottom of guest posts, we like to include links so that interested readers can learn more about the author and his or her written works. When submitting a guest post to Women Writers, Women Books, feel free to include a link to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Smashwords, or author website (or all […]
Tip #2 For Contributors: Proofread Your Post
Before submitting your guest post to Women Writers, Women Books, always to read over it at least twice to check for errors. Make sure your writing flows smoothly, and has an introduction and conclusion that match up with your main idea. Make sure that your article has the right tone; sometimes, a single sentence can […]
Tip #1 For Contributors: Provide Photos With Your Post
When submitting a guest post to Women Writers, Women Books, always include a photo or two of yourself and a photo of your book cover (if you don’t have a book published yet, an alternate photo is fine – perhaps some artwork that you’ve done). The author photo can be by yourself or doing something […]
ArmchairBEA: Introductions
On the week of the biggest book event in America, Book Expo America, a parallel event has developed, getting bigger every year, called Armchair BEA. With no charge for registering, book bloggers have one opportunity after another to make new connections, get the word out about their blog, win prizes, have giveaways, and a great […]
Most Common Edits on Women Writers, Women Books
We love getting your queries. Seeing what topics you’d like to share with our readers is exciting and interesting. 19 out of 20 guest posts have been well proofed and are a clean read, just needing a little tweaking. 1 out of 30 posts is perfect and ready for publishing right away. The most common […]
Reason vs. Heart: Still Tugging
It’s mythic. And mundane. Heart battling Reason. Reason speaking for steady income, security, safety. Heart arguing for inspiration, energy, enthusiasm, vitality, passion. Reason boxing us in to the predictable and the unsatisfying. Keeping us, we hope, sheltered, clothed and fed. Heart allowing us to follow our life force, to create, imagine, stretch and play, experiment […]
About Books by Women
Women Writers, Women’s Books at www.booksbywomen.org was launched in 2011 to raise the profile of contemporary women writers and authors. Contributors. We welcome contributing writers who write about writing, who you are as writers and women (writing women), and what you are writing. Comments. Non-commercial comments are welcome. We encourage writers to get your photo […]
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