Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Writing and Cornwall – Kitty Wilson
Cornwall, set at the very tip of the British Isles and almost completely surrounded by water, is packed full of golden beaches, rugged moorland, rich history and hidden coves making it one of the most picturesque parts of the country. This time of year, as winter turns to spring, the woodlands are covered in a […]
Is Focusing on Women Counter-Productive?
The gender playing field tilted even more steeply in the past. And yet, when it came to travel and exploration, women overcame the same hazardous terrain as men with equal courage, determination and skill. My only regret when researching for Passionate Travellers: Around the World on 21 Incredible Journeys in History, was that I could […]
How I Turned My Blog Into A Book: Lara Lillibridge
I won’t lie, I started my Only Mama blog with the hopes of turning it into a book someday. I read mommy bloggers religiously. I was dying to add to the conversation about mothering—not just on the internet, but in paper as well. I blogged heavily for the first year, but when I went back […]
Tips For Writing Non-Fiction
I’ve just written my fourth non-fiction book, a mother-daughter memoir Never Sit If You Can Dance: Lessons from My Mother, which will launch for Mother’s Day 2019. I thought it might be fun to share some of the tricks and truths I’ve learned from writing non-fiction. First, I never ever go anywhere without having […]
A Roll Of The Dice
A Roll of the Dice is about one woman’s wish to become a mother while knowing that she carries a gene that could seriously affect her unborn babies, particularly if they are boys. The memoir is a thrilling page-turner as well as a story of a haunting journey towards motherhood. Mona describes in riveting detail […]
Running to the Muse
I once attended a ThrillerFest conference featuring author John Sandford, who offered some basic advice: “Write. Just write.” I’m paraphrasing here but essentially he said, “When you treat writing as a job, there’s no time for writer’s block.” The prolific novelist is 74, has won a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, and produces an average of […]
Writing At Ninety Six
It’s never too late to create and publish. At age 96, I wake up every morning and look forward to sitting down at the computer and producing. I grew up in Boston, MA and New Haven, CT. Studied at Sarah Lawrence College, worked briefly at Harper’s Bazaar, then married a dashing fighter pilot in the […]
Slow Writing
We live in a fast-paced world. Technology is changing at an exponential rate, our satellite phone calls bounce into space and back again in a heartbeat, and a Japanese bullet train can take you from Tokyo to Osaka in 150 minutes. Sometimes I feel hopelessly behind, because unlike virtually everything else around me, I am […]
The Outspoken Artist: Let Candor Be Your Brand
“An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times… How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? That, to me, is the definition of an artist.” ~ Nina Simone “Aren’t you worried that stating your political opinions so freely might alienate potential readers?” ~ unknown female on Twitter […]
How a 70-Year-Old Poet Strayed into Fiction
Diane Wald has been writing and publishing poetry since she was 15 years old. She turned 70 this year. She has published three poetry collections (most recently Wonderbender with 1913 Press), five chapbooks, and more than 250 poems in literary magazines. She has won prizes and fellowships. She has taught poetry in colleges and universities. […]
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