Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Megan Davis on Parricide and the Story Behind The Messenger
Megan Davis on Parricide and the Story Behind The Messenger By Megan Davis I started writing my debut novel The Messenger, after my sons’ babysitter told me about a 16 year-old boy in her class at school who had just been convicted of killing his father. I was living in France at the time and […]
The Publishing Adventures of A Hybrid Author
The Publishing Adventures of A Hybrid Author by Michelle Cameron When I got the call from my agent, telling me that Simon & Schuster wanted my first historical novel, I thought I had it made. I was wrong. My previous book, a verse novel about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, had been published by […]
On Creating Fall to Pieces by Editor Sonali Sharma
Fall to Pieces: Stand, Break, and Rise is a collection of stories and articles from 24 authors from India, the UK, Canada, the US, and Africa. The idea that lies behind creating this book stems from the word ‘glass’. Breaking the glass ceiling is important to continue living in a progressive society. It is vital […]
Keep ‘em Biting Their Nails: A Case for Suspense
Keep ‘em Biting Their Nails A Case for Suspense By Kristin Kisska I have a confession to make. As a reader and writer of suspense and thrillers, I didn’t set out to write a Women’s Fiction novel. So, then how did my debut novel, The Hint of Light, come into existence? The manuscript was my […]
Jocks Are Inspiring Too by Sarahlyn Bruck
Pop culture enjoys pitting the jocks against the dorks, the popular kids vs. the outcasts. As book lovers, we know which set we’re supposed to identify with–the ones who spend hours in libraries, who kill time browsing bookstores, who fritter away a sunny afternoon indoors on the couch reading a book. We’re the introverts, the […]
THE FIFTH CHAMBER by Anne Gudger: Exclusive Excerpt
THE FIFTH CHAMBER, Anne Gudger Annie is pregnant with her first child and married to the love of her life. Then on one fateful night, her husband dies in an accident and Annie is left alone. Now Annie must navigate the trials of single motherhood, mourning, and learning to love again. Crafted with lightning bolts […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: August Lineup
Hello Readers & Friends, It’s getting HOT in HERE! We’re back from North Carolina, and it’s as steamy as ever in Miami. Hope you’re all staying cool indoors with some fabulous reads. Here are the books I read (and listened) to this month. Congratulations to all the authors, and make sure you add these to […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Lee Kelly interviews Liz and Britta from With Regrets
Authors Interviewing Characters: Lee Kelly interviews Liz and Britta from With Regrets Seven courses, seven guests, twenty-four hours that will obliterate everything. When recent NYC-transplant Liz Brinkley and her husband are invited to an exclusive soiree by their neighbor, “lifestyle guru” Britta Harris-Che, Liz’s immediate thought is hell no. Britta is insufferable, and Liz is […]
Inspiration behind The Lost Diary by Rose Alexander
Suffice to say that The Lost Diary took me a long time to write, if I think about the timeframe from when I first realised there was a story to tell to actually getting round to doing so, which was about twenty years! There are lots of reasons why it took this long – all […]
Remembering What I Worked Hard to Forget by Joelle Tamraz
Remembering What I Worked Hard to Forget by Joelle Tamraz I was twenty-two when I met him, and our love was going to last forever. I was so sure of it. More sure than I’d been of anything. But there was so much I didn’t know when I set off to India. I couldn’t imagine […]
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