Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Last Author Standing
I’m not here to tell you how to write a book. You’re doing this already. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be perusing this website or reading this article. I want to tell you why you should keep writing—or not. If you fit the criteria set below, novelist will be your profession. You write because you have more […]
Writing HIM
HIM, my debut novel which published at the end of August took almost a decade to write. When I used to tell friends I was still writing the same book 5,6, 7 years later they’d look at me perplexed. ‘What on earth is it? The bible?’ In the end it seemed easier to keep my […]
What Makes A Brilliant Book?
What makes a brilliant read? That is a very good question. What makes you pick up a book up in a bookstore or hit click on your e-book store? I have to be honest; I’m a bit of book buying addict. I’m sure even by reading at least two books a week (which is about […]
Writing Under Contract
My second book was the first I had to write under contract. Having a publisher was something I had been working towards for the best part of a decade, and I felt sure that it would take the pressure off. All that stress about where to publish my work would be a thing of the […]
Writing for a New Generation – How Inclusive Writing Benefits Everyone
Every book is a journey. It starts with an initial idea and evolves continuously, as more people are brought into the fold and made a part of the project. For Indie authors this can be a daunting ride, or an invigorating one, depending on their amassed team and proclivity for adventure and risk. The long […]
Oh How I Envy The Dead Lady Writers
Lately I’ve been obsessed with women writers who killed themselves because I’m a woman writer who wants to kill herself. Don’t be alarmed. This isn’t a cry for help in essay form. I’m too pig-headed to give just up yet. But most days I don’t want to be here because most days are simply agonising. […]
Penguin European Writers: The Lady and the Little Fox Fur by Violette Leduc
Penguin European Writers is a new series of forgotten classics by European writers, with introductions by acclaimed contemporary authors. As a former student of French and Italian, I felt compelled by the current political climate to begin a new initiative to promote European literature to British readers. Translated fiction offers a unique insight into another […]
Changing Gears In Writing
When novelists change genres, it’s a bit like shifting gears. At least that was my experience. I couldn’t put the pedal to the metal and ram straight from first into fourth. I’m a lifelong reader and remember the first time an author changed lanes on me. I have always turned to romance novels when I […]
On Writing: Katri Skala
When I started writing many years ago, I encountered a clutch of orthodoxies about the writing process. One came from an editor who asserted that I would only become a writer if I wrote every day and produced at least 400 words (Graham Greene apparently wrote 500 words every day, no matter where he was […]
Inspiration, Setting & My Writing Life by Rachel Brimble
The Mistress of Pennington’s is my twenty-first book and the first in a brand-new Edwardian series set in Bath’s finest department store. I am SO excited for readers to grab a copy of what I hope they will find to be an enjoyable historical romance/saga series which encompasses a whole host of colourful and interesting […]
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