Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Shedding the Masks: Finding Healing in Our Darkest Truths
Before I could write What I Couldn’t Tell My Therapist, I had to write a different book. My original goal was to create a book about my grueling medical journey with an inexplicable headache, aiming to help others who suffered from headaches. I gathered all my medical records, sifted through hundreds of pages of medical […]
The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne, EXCERPT
We’re delighted to feature this excerpt from THE DECEMBER MARKET by RaeAnne Thayne! The magic of Christmas—and a second shot at romance—is in the air in Shelter Springs this holiday season… Amanda Taylor isn’t a fan of Christmas, but as the owner of a local soap shop, ignoring the holiday season isn’t an option. To […]
My Writing Process: An Ever-Changing Work in Progress
Katie Keridan Let me start by reminding you of something you already know, which will also serve to clear up one of the most common misconceptions I continue to hear about the writing process: There is no right way to write a book. There are, however, ways to write a book that will work better […]
History Rhymes, Repeats and Backpedals
By Melissa Connelly When I began writing my novel, What Was Lost, I thought I was opening a window into an earlier time that would illuminate America’s past before Roe v. Wade. But progress isn’t a straight line; sometimes it takes us back to a place we thought we’d left for good. I had no […]
September: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein
Hello Readers & Friends, I’m not going to lie. September’s been a rough month. That’s me. Real and authentic. While dealing with some personal family issues, our beloved North Carolina was ravaged by Hurricane Helene. The devastating footage is heartbreaking. My prayers go out to the western Carolina community and all those who was affected […]
My Writing Process by Susan Plunket
Until this summer what I knew about writing I learned mostly from a lifetime of reading – Jane Austen, Stefan Zweig, Virginia Woolf, others. I love stories. My process was to sit most mornings before work and write, without censoring, until I had a first draft. Then, using intuition, hard thinking, and listening for the […]
THE DEMON by Victory Witherkeigh, Excerpt
Face your inner demons with Victory Witherkeigh’s thrilling YA about a demon who possesses a teen girl and faces her toughest challenge yet: freshman year of college. The Demon (Oct 1, 2024) follows a girl possessed by a demon who is abandoned by her master and punished with a mortal life. Continuing the threads of […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emma Barry, Bad Reputation
Emma Barry: My latest book details the behind the scenes drama on the set of Waverley, the hit historical romance series that streams on Videon (you know, the Netflix competitor). The show’s much anticipated third season will feature actor Cole James, who starred in Central Square, one of the defining soapy teen dramas of the […]
Write Local by Sarah Angleton
Write Local About twenty years ago, I stepped into an intimidating academic building that smelled of old books and institutional knowledge to receive some great well-worn advice I should have taken much sooner than I did. At the time, I was looking to change directions from my as yet unused undergraduate degree in zoology toward […]
On Writing The Guardians of Earth by Oriane Livingston
by Oriane Livingston The Guardians of Earth, Oona and the Luminous Beings is a middle grade fantasy novel celebrating the beauty of the natural world. It is a love letter to Earth filled with epic adventures beyond imagination, bringing children and teenagers closer to the magic of Nature. It tells the story of Oona, an […]
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