Category: Contemporary Women Writers
A Compass for Stormy Seas by Dessy Levinson
By Dessy Levinson Here are two truths and a lie: Our nervous system floods our minds in ways that become overwhelming. Our brain can parse overwhelm and clear it if we focus more on what is troubling us. There’s a way of navigating overwhelm that—over time—can steer you toward becoming your most caring and creative […]
MATERNAL AMBIVALENCE: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood: Excerpt
Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood by Margo Lowy PhD Maternal Ambivalence is a groundbreaking examination of the myriad complex emotions that accompany motherhood for so many women. Dr. Margo Lowy tackles the dark and shameful feelings associated with this long-misunderstood and taboo topic, offering the reader genuine self-acceptance and a transformative […]
From Headlines to Page: How I Transformed a National News Story into a Suspense Novel
By Regina Buttner Several years ago in my former hometown, the local media was abuzz with the tale of a young man whose parents were compelled to take the drastic step of evicting him from their suburban home for refusing to get a job and contribute to the household. It was a hard-to-believe story that […]
A Writer in LibraryLand by Kathy Anderson
By Kathy Anderson Today I’m the author of a novel, The New Town Librarian (NineStar Press, 2023). But once upon a time, I was a new town librarian in real life. Fresh out of graduate school with my Master of Library Science degree, I was hired as the director of a small-town public library in […]
Nancy Drew’s Newest Case: Not Just a Homemaker
By Paulette Brooks When I was in junior high, I had a girlfriend who owned the entire collection of the Nancy Drew Mystery series. Once a week we would hang out at her house after school and I would take home the next treasure, returning that book in seven days. Our fun ritual petered out […]
The Common Wages by Helen Winslow Black
By Helen Winslow Black I’m often asked how I go about writing the scenes in my books that are super tough. The ones that depict domestic violence, or navigate the emotional impact of discovering lies or secrets in a marriage. The answer is: With great delicacy. No matter what kind of situations I create, there […]
The Two Worlds of Being an Author by Susan Keller
By Susan Keller I wrote my second book, Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip for the thirty-four percent of Americans who drink every night and worry about it. “Mommy wine” is a very real concern. My hope is that Mostly Sober will captivate, educate, and motivate the hundreds of thousands of readers […]
Location, Location, Location by Suzanne Trauth
by Suzanne Trauth When I think of some of my favorite authors, I immediately am reminded of the locations of the stories: the charming town of Three Pines in Canadian author Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache mysteries; gritty Chicago in Tracy Clark’s Harriet Foster novels; and, since I am a New Jersey native, the “Burg” in […]
Adverbial Phrases ARE Adverbs Too
By Kathy Steinemann, author of The Writers Lexicon series Adverbs Are Disparaged by Many Editors and Writing Pundits In On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King says: “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. To put it another way, they’re like dandelions. […]
My Husband’s Child by Alison Ragsdale: Excerpt
My Husband’s Child When I find a little girl standing on my doorstep, I don’t know what to do. But as I take her small hand in mine, she whispers words that will change my life. ‘Mummy said you’d look after me.’ Ever since her husband left her for another woman, Cora has been trying to put […]
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