Category: Contemporary Women Writers
THE ME LIST by Julee Balko, Excerpt
THE ME LIST “Balko’s writing is pure magic and it’s a must-read for today’s divided world.” –J.D. Greyson, founder of Move Me Poetry Ziplining despite being scared of heights. Learning yoga when you’re afraid of downward anything. Facing your strained relationship with your mother. When Olivia writes a ME List, she picks 10 things to get […]
Kimberly Garrett Brown: Letter to Langston Hughes
Dear Langston, It’s February 1st, and I’m thinking of you. Today, you would be 123 years old. It’s not a particularly significant marker, but this day never passes without me feeling the need to celebrate your significance as a Black poet. Most years, I let the feeling pass without doing anything. But this year, it […]
BOTH HANDS
BOTH HANDS For a long time, I walked around saying, I can’t find my way back. At first, it was a voice in my head, but then it became my response to anyone who asked, how is your writing going? The more I answered, I can’t find my way back, the more I clung to […]
Worthy: From Cornfields to Corner Office of Microsoft: Excerpt
In her honest and engaging debut memoir, Worthy: From Cornfields to Corner Office of Microsoft (January 23, 2024; paperback), former Microsoft executive, Jane Boulware, shares her story of growing up poor in the corn fields of rural Iowa where her future was predictable and expectations were low, stay on the good side of the church and the […]
The Porn Star’s Daughter: Character Interview
Kay Stephens interviews Tali Hunter from her novel THE PORN STAR’S DAUGHTER How do you escape the stigma of your parents’ porn empire? For Tali Hunter it’s easy . . . —Attend college in New Orleans, a city her parents hate. Check. —Overhaul her image to leave all traces of her past behind. Check. —Invent […]
Anju Gattani: Authors Interviewing Characters
ONCE AND FOR ALL, the long-awaited second installment of Anju Gattani’s WNDS OF FIRE SERIES is out and we’re delighted to feature this character interview! ONCE AND FOR ALL “Downton Abbey meets Sleeping with the Enemy but set in India!”—BooksByWomen.org “A sensational blockbuster!”—The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation What would […]
On Writing House On Fire
I recently finished The Crown. I’m not much of a TV person. It’s common for me to view an episode or two of a series with my husband, lose interest, then proceed to do other things while he follows a show through to its finale. I can count on one hand the series I’ve watched […]
Did You Come This Far To Only Come This Far?
Did You Come This Far To Only Come This Far? By Rachel Stone It’s often said we shouldn’t dwell in the past. That we need to let it go. To live in the now, and focus on the future. Well, I’m just going to put it out there: sometimes that rear-view mirror is the only way forward. It’s no secret […]
Striving for Imperfection, Seeking Perseverance
Striving for Imperfection, Seeking Perseverance. I’ve posted before about the writing retreats in France I co-facilitate with agent extraordinaire, April Eberhardt. Since I was first asked to teach in France I’ve been trying to learn French via Duolingo. A little bit every day for the past 18 or so months. I may not be able […]
Finally, a Species of Gratitude: The Processes of Writing “A Lucky Breath”
Finally, a Species of Gratitude: The Processes of Writing “A Lucky Breath” My new memoir, “A Lucky Breath,” is the story of the years I lived in a Costa Rican village told within the context of the days and months surrounding my divorce from the man I married there. The memoir opens before dawn on […]
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