Category: Contemporary Women Writers
MATERNAL AMBIVALENCE: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood: Excerpt
Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood by Margo Lowy PhD Maternal Ambivalence is a groundbreaking examination of the myriad complex emotions that accompany motherhood for so many women. Dr. Margo Lowy tackles the dark and shameful feelings associated with this long-misunderstood and taboo topic, offering the reader genuine self-acceptance and a transformative […]
From Headlines to Page: How I Transformed a National News Story into a Suspense Novel
By Regina Buttner Several years ago in my former hometown, the local media was abuzz with the tale of a young man whose parents were compelled to take the drastic step of evicting him from their suburban home for refusing to get a job and contribute to the household. It was a hard-to-believe story that […]
Nancy Drew’s Newest Case: Not Just a Homemaker
By Paulette Brooks When I was in junior high, I had a girlfriend who owned the entire collection of the Nancy Drew Mystery series. Once a week we would hang out at her house after school and I would take home the next treasure, returning that book in seven days. Our fun ritual petered out […]
The Common Wages by Helen Winslow Black
By Helen Winslow Black I’m often asked how I go about writing the scenes in my books that are super tough. The ones that depict domestic violence, or navigate the emotional impact of discovering lies or secrets in a marriage. The answer is: With great delicacy. No matter what kind of situations I create, there […]
The Two Worlds of Being an Author by Susan Keller
By Susan Keller I wrote my second book, Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip for the thirty-four percent of Americans who drink every night and worry about it. “Mommy wine” is a very real concern. My hope is that Mostly Sober will captivate, educate, and motivate the hundreds of thousands of readers […]
Location, Location, Location by Suzanne Trauth
by Suzanne Trauth When I think of some of my favorite authors, I immediately am reminded of the locations of the stories: the charming town of Three Pines in Canadian author Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache mysteries; gritty Chicago in Tracy Clark’s Harriet Foster novels; and, since I am a New Jersey native, the “Burg” in […]
Adverbial Phrases ARE Adverbs Too
By Kathy Steinemann, author of The Writers Lexicon series Adverbs Are Disparaged by Many Editors and Writing Pundits In On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King says: “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. To put it another way, they’re like dandelions. […]
My Husband’s Child by Alison Ragsdale: Excerpt
My Husband’s Child When I find a little girl standing on my doorstep, I don’t know what to do. But as I take her small hand in mine, she whispers words that will change my life. ‘Mummy said you’d look after me.’ Ever since her husband left her for another woman, Cora has been trying to put […]
WILD TALES OF RABID RACCOONS AND PERSISTENT EDITORS
By Nancy Robards Thompson After years of journaling and writing for various Central Florida newspapers, I got serious about fiction in 1997. I quickly learned that writing a novel is a far cry from jotting down thoughts in a notebook or crafting a feature piece for the paper. Even though I had a lot to […]
How I Wrote Brave-ish: A Story of Courage, Loss, and TikTok
By Lisa Niver Writing Brave-ish was both a deeply personal and unexpectedly impactful experience. What began as a reflection on my own journey—exploring courage, identity, and adventure—became a deeply cathartic process. Even if it had never been published, the act of writing it would have been enough for me. But once it reached the hands […]
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