Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Twin Sisters and a Murder in a Gothic, Boarding-School Setting
By Michele Campbell, author of She Was the Quiet One. My first psychological thriller, It’s Always the Husband, struck a nerve with readers by chronicling the twisted relationships among three young women who meet as freshman roommates at an elite Ivy League college. The book is full of secrets and murder, but also focuses intensely […]
The 3 Biggest Myths About Outlining Your Novel
Do you avoid outlining, thinking it will stifle your creativity? Or do you do it but hate it? As a writing coach, I’ve seen outlining save so many authors — even those who consider themselves die-hard pantsers (writers who love to fly by the seats of their pants) or who are convinced they’ll never learn […]
The Dragon at The Gate
The Dragon at The Gate: An Edited Excerpt from Raw: My Journey from Anxiety to Joy, by Bella Mahaya Carter When I was younger, I never knew when my anxiety might get triggered, though I did know that extended family gatherings were likely to stir, if not explode, my issues to the surface. I remember […]
The Book in the Drawer, or Writing About Your Family Members
I started my first novel by accident. I was on the phone with my mother at the time—and to keep myself sane while I talked to her, I idly started typing what she was saying in her animated, breathy, giddy voice. She had just that day decided to get married again! To a man she […]
Birth Announcement: SWAP / MEET
Swap / Meet made its debut in June 2018 from Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, California, USA. It arrived as a chapbook, handmade with quality papers, measuring 8.5″ x 5.5″. It was conceived, written, and delivered in the nine months following my move home to the Mojave, although I grew up in Connecticut. Each […]
Meet Emilia Bassano: Poet, mother, feminist and Shakespeare’s reputed muse
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm: Writing Emilia The following piece appeared first on Shakespeare’s Globe Blog Morgan Lloyd Malcolm is a playwright and screenwriter – her newest play, Emilia was written specifically for the Globe Theatre. A story of the often beguiling and always fascinating Emilia Bassano – whom many consider to have been a muse and inspiration for Shakespeare – Emilia opens on 10 August […]
The Stories Behind Objects
My mother died recently so my sister and I had the sad task of sorting through her belongings. Neither of us had any idea that she had kept so much of our family’s past. We found diaries and letters, clothes from our childhood and hers. Funny little things that had been saved because they must […]
My Love Affair With Books
My love affair with literature began when I was very young. In my house books were an important part of life, they were shared and enjoyed, treasures that could ferry you into infinite adventures. My grandmother gave me her old collection of first-edition Enid Blyton books, which, despite having been devoured by the whole family, […]
Why I Write: Diana Lloyd
When people hear that I’m a writer, they all ask the same question. A variation of why/how do you write? I will answer, “I write because I have to,” and “One word at a time.” Those answers are the simplest form of the truth and yet still meaningless to someone who’s never felt the urge […]
PART II Shooting the Movie, and the Effect on my Career
PART II Shooting the Movie, and the Effect on my Career (Read PART I HERE) The most important effect on my career was what I learned from the process. The next was the WOW factor. On the set in New Orleans, I recognized many of the actors from movies and TV programs and watched them […]
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