Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Writing And Performing A TEDX Talk
Do you dream about a TEDxTalk? Go inside the process of writing and performing a TED Talk with author Polo Tate At the time of my TEDxTALK audition, I had a birds-eye view of what I had hoped would be a majestic “idea worth spreading.” I wanted to talk about how to find true fulfilment in life—something poignant that took me an […]
Writers And Cats
Ernest Hemingway, a lifelong ailurophile (or cat fancier), wrote “one cat just leads to another,” and he knew what he was talking about. What could be a more natural companion animal for an author than a cat? Many writers and felines keep odd hours, often prefer solitude over socializing, and are known to become “testy” […]
My Raging Doubt
Sometimes, just for fun, I torture myself with existential questions like this: which personal fact contributes most to my raging self-doubt, being a writer or being a recovering Midwesterner? (I can’t even throw being a mother into the mix or my head will explode.) But here is another possibility: my penchant for over-analyzing and occasionally […]
Jumping into the Deep End
When I was an elfin five-year-old with a pixie cut, without asking permission or telling anyone, I jumped off the diving board into the deep end of a pool in Arizona. The teenage lifeguard immediately dove in and rescued me. I clearly recall feeling offended—I hadn’t needed rescuing! I’d had some lessons and I could […]
Ha, Said Writing
by Lucie Whitehouse As the mother of a six-year-old, I spend a fair amount of time these days extolling the virtues of practice (guitar, shoe-lacing) and heartily proclaiming that the more you do a thing, the easier it gets. My daughter is an enthusiastic writer and I’m grateful for many reasons, not least because I […]
Crossing Genres: A Wild Writing Path
By Kathleen Shoop, PhD Writing across genres. What does that mean? How do you do it well? Well it turns out the answer is, “It depends.” First of all, we can consider writing across genres within individual books and series. And then there’s the notion of having a multi-genre career. Let’s take a look at books […]
Creative Accounting
I never thought I would have a book published; I’m an accountant. I’m trained in a field where the phrase “creative accounting” is in most cases literally illegal. It’s only recently that I’ve been able to sit down in a coffee shop, with a blank word document in front of me, without worrying if I […]
Writing Tips In Perspective
Books are a subjective business. I’ve been a librarian for nearly fifteen years and have worked in libraries for more than twenty, so I’ve seen it all. Readers are drawn by different appeal factors, such as plot, character, pace, and much more – so a book that shines for one reader could be a dull […]
Writing A Women’s History of the Christian Church
Writing A Women’s History of the Christian Church, two thousand years of female leadership In WOMANWORD, A Feminist Lectionary and Psalter, Miriam Therese Winter, one of the Medical Mission Sisters, wrote, “Who will retrieve our stories from the void of the unremembered? Who will believe we were who we are and did all the things we do?” […]
Pages as Mirrors: The Need for Diverse Books by Jennifer J. Chow
by Jennifer J. Chow When moving to a new area, some people look for a good school district, wide paved roads, or lush green parks. One huge benefit I search for is a nearby (preferably within walking distance) library. I’ve had a love affair with libraries ever since I was a kid. My brother and […]
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