Category: Contemporary Women Writers
True Crime Book Dead in the Water – When Life Is More Terrifying Than Fiction
Matt Nixson of Mail on Sunday: “A real life page turner more intriguing than anything on Netflix. The gripping story of a woman who turned detective to track down her brother’s killer – nearly four decades after he was brutally murdered.” Ben Dirs, BBC News: “[A story] almost too mad to make up, too good […]
When Dark Became All The Light, I Knew
When Dark became all the light, I knew “Surely all art is the result of one’s having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further. The further one goes, the more private, the more personal, the more singular an experience becomes, […]
The Art of Breaking the Rules
The Art of Breaking the Rules Dear Author, have you ever hit the delete key mid-paragraph because you feared you might be breaking some grizzled piece of writing advice? We’ve all heard those pearls of wisdom that bullet-point so easily: Do this, don’t do that. Show don’t tell. Always avoid adverbs. Never open with a […]
How I Found a Publisher for My Short Story Collection
By Yu-Han Chao, author of Sex & Taipei City Everybody says story collections don’t sell. “Editors don’t want story collections. Not unless you’re Stephen King.” Agents say, “I like your stories, but call me when you have a novel (translation: and not until you have a novel).” I grew up in Asia, where the short […]
When The Creative Faucet Turned On
“Somewhere along the way I had claimed training as my identity. I craved it, even if it was destroying my body. The full day of yoga was the dessert that satisfied my sweet tooth while keeping the dentist at bay. If weights were no longer part of my diet, perhaps I could indulge in extra […]
Are Free Books a Good Thing?
Like the random dude at every book signing you’ve ever been to, I’m about to bring up a topic that may make you uncomfortable: money. I know, I know… it’s awkward. It feels like the conversation around the written word should float above those sorts of philistine concerns. We write because we’re compelled to; we […]
Interview with BETH GARDINER, author of CHOKED: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
— CHOKED: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution weaves together science, politics and the voices of those affected and those fighting for change to illustrate not only air pollution’s power and reach, but also the glimmers of progress and hope that point the way to a cleaner, healthier future. What did you want […]
Pursuing a Dream Across Two Continents
“Beyond the beautiful cover, Daniela Petrova’s debut novel is absolutely dreamy and suspenseful.”—O, The Oprah Magazine Daniela Petrova The urge to write—that burning desire to record thoughts, to make up stories and people —has always been with me, even though being an author was a forbidden dream I’d had to squash down for most of my […]
Yard Work Makes Me a Better Writer
By Jessica McCann A curious epiphany followed the release of my second novel: yard work makes me a better writer. I’ve been blessed to receive many kind words about the writing, characters and themes in Peculiar Savage Beauty, a historical novel set in the 1930s Dust Bowl. But one recent comment in particular made my […]
How To Plan Your Novel
I’m a project manager by trade and planning comes naturally so it makes complete sense to me to plan out my novel. Now I know this will have some of you screaming and reaching for the Ben & Jerry’s to comfort you but it’s really not that scary. Planning is not about stubbing out creative […]
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