Category: Contemporary Women Writers
10 Ways to Survive Your Debut Author Year
Find a supportive community of published authors. Make friends with other debut authors. Make friends with other authors who have recently published a book. You need someone to cry to about all the frustrations of the publication process. You need someone to vent to about all the stress and excitement of the book launch. Learn […]
The Inspiration Behind Strangers On A Bridge
I have lived in various locations in Switzerland on and off for more than thirty years. The Alps certainly have their fair share of beauty for inspirational settings for a novel. Think of Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms or DH Lawrence’s Women in Love where the reader’s imagination is transported to the mountains by the sheer […]
Who’s Gonna Write Your Wild Horses?
Serendipity is a weird and wonderful beast, as you can read in the Acknowledgment of Kerry Lonsdale’s latest novel EVERYTHING WE GIVE. We’re hugely proud to have played a tiny part in the creation of the latest instalment of her stunning EVERYTHING series. About EVERYTHING WE GIVE From the author of Everything We Keep comes the final novel in […]
A Day in the Life of a Writer: Elyssa Friedland
While I was asked to write about a typical day in my life as a novelist, it would have been more appropriate to call this piece “A Night in the Life of a Writer” because my brain becomes most active in the hour before I fall asleep. I lie in bed and think about what […]
Emotions and Creativity – the Rollercoaster of the Writing Life
Eight years ago I went down a hole called ‘my writing life’ and never came out. I’ve always been an emotional person, and the mediums of painting and writing have brought me joy and understanding in equal measure. Yet, whilst painting is an outlet that leaves me calm, writing can play havoc with my moods. […]
When the Hero’s Journey Doesn’t Pan Out The Way You Thought it Should
The main character in my historical novels—William—was a real person. He cheated on his wife, swindled his sister out of her inheritance, and left his family bankrupt. Yet somehow, after filling 900 pages of a saga about him and his family, I managed to make him likeable. So I can’t figure out why it is, […]
A Day In The Writing Life Of Carol Drinkwater
I think every writer and would-be writer knows that many of the literary giants had or have their own method of getting into the day’s work. Ernest Hemingway sharpening pencils, we all know that story. He wrote by hand. Today, we are more computer-bound. There are no rules. It is what works for you. I […]
Writing and Determination
My girlfriend, along with a very large glass of wine, had convinced me that the story of the friendship uniting our two mismatched cats needed to be told. Like I said, it was a massive glass of wine. However, with or without the wine, the story of our two cats was pretty incredible. Despite being […]
Why my Attitude To Writing Changed
I’ve always enjoyed writing and harboured dreams of being ‘a writer’ from an early age. However, becoming ‘a writer’ is easier said than done and the dream had to take second place to the real world. When my children were young I would make stories up for them and that was about as far as […]
How To Publish And Sell A Book That You Are Told No-One Will Want To Buy
“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” Toni Morrison. We knew that this book was needed. So many women were approaching us with the same questions: why has my career stalled? How do I get it back on […]
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