Category: British Women Writers
Who Are You Writing For?
I went travelling a few years ago, on my own which would be unremarkable if I were a 21-year old-bloke, but I was a 56-year-old woman. Before I left, I got prepared. I knew that the only way to contain the experience was in notebooks. I came home with thirteen tightly-scribbled exercise books. I had […]
Why Writing Is Important to Me
Women Writers, Women Books asked me write about why writing is so important for me. I wouldn’t be being honest if I said I was someone who couldn’t not write; that my fingers are drawn magnetically to the pen or keyboard; that it’s like breathing to me. That’s just not how it is for me. […]
The A303 – A Storyteller’s Road: On Finding Landscapes for your Characters
There are two ways to drive from the South-East of England to the South-West. One is the M5 motorway; six lanes, wide visibility, smooth going. The other is the narrow, secretive A303. The A303 is the old road. The storytellers’ road. For most of its length it is a slender dual carriageway. It rolls on […]
On Memoirs: Writing About Abuse and Difficult Topics
I’d always loved writing. I’d kept journals, written poetry and short stories and had ideas for books. I’d never thought about writing my own story but there came a point where I wanted to share it to try to release myself from the past and its haunting memories. I should explain that I grew up […]
A Book Reviewer’s Tale
In 2003, I was a freelance book critic for the Sunday Herald (Scotland, UK). The paper’s literary editor, Alan Taylor, worked for part of the week at a long table in a rather gloomy office overlooking Edinburgh‘s handsome St Andrew’s Square, and every week I would go in and spend an hour or so looking […]
The Curse of the Erotic Writer
I’ve been writing erotica for around six years now, five of them published. On the whole it’s brilliant. Readers appreciate the work (even if some people don’t admit to reading it!) and the community of erotic writers is fantastic. There’s no competition, back stabbing or bitchiness. Everyone is wonderfully supportive and encouraging. I couldn’t ask […]
Rome: The Coming of the King by MC Scott
Today May 12, 2011 Rome: The Coming of the King by M. C. Scott was released. We asked her to be a guest blogger to learn more about her work. In a fair world, as a woman, I’d be writing the coming of the queen and it would be every bit as erotic as it sounds. […]
Interview with “Write to be Published” Author, Nicola Morgan
Nicola Morgan’s new 2011 book, Write to be Published. Nicola Morgan is an award-winning author from the UK with around ninety published books to her name and is well known as a speaker about all aspects of writing and publishing. She is the creator of the popular blog, Help! I Need a Publisher! and is […]
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