Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Let the More Loving One Be Me: My Journey from Trauma to Freedom
I am content. Happy, even. This was not a foregone conclusion. In fact, it was pretty unlikely, given the family I grew up in. I grew up in danger. In danger because of a sexually abusive, alcoholic, and rageful father. And in danger because of a mother who was terrified of feelings—her angry husband’s, certainly; […]
Q&A with Kim Imas Author of Beast Mom
Q&A with Kim Imas Author of Beast Mom What if angry Moms didn’t turn into figurative mama bears, but into something that was truly menacing? Like a scary, hairy monster with a mouthful of hyena teeth and a feminist streak? This is the premise of the powerhouse speculative fiction debut from author Kim Imas – Beast Mom. The book […]
On Making Writing a Process By Rachel Grosvenor
When people hear that I’m a writer, many ask what my process is. It’s a good question and a fair one, and is debated back and forth in writing groups, online, and wherever creatives dwell. Books have been written on it. Thousands of words have been flung into the air, debating the best process for […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Pim Wangtechewat
The Wang family are hiding a secret – they all have the ability to time travel. When parents Joshua and Lily depart for the past and never return, their children Tommy and Eva are forced to deal with their grief alone. Eva might be trying to find her place in the present, but Tommy is pulled further […]
Launch Your Writing Career, with Emma Dhesi
How did the LAUNCH PAD series come about, and what was the experience of working in a collaboration? I love the way sometimes serendipity plays a hand because, about two weeks prior to Grace Sammon coming to me and asking me to be part of this marvellous project, I had just read an anthology published […]
Of Sweet Spots and Near Misses
Of Sweet Spots and Near Misses From the time I started reading chapter books in elementary school, I have loved stories that go on for days. I knew I wanted to write them. The trouble was, I couldn’t think of any stories that were long enough to fill a book. I could think of intriguing […]
Writing Tough Stuff: Five Tips to Make it Easier
Writing Tough Stuff: Five Tips to Make it Easier Last summer and winter I tried (and tried) to write a short memoir essay about a short stint of living and working in a London pub during the late 1980s. The opening scene of the essay, in which, on my very first night there, I wake […]
Your Reader Needs You to Dive Deep By Melanie Dickerson
Your Reader Needs You to Dive Deep By Melanie Dickerson As a writer, don’t save anything, don’t pull any punches, and don’t protect yourself or hold back your emotions. If you want your reader to remember your book, to fall in love with your story and your characters, you must leave everything on the page. […]
Writing a Novel for Adults: One YA Author’s Experience
Writing a Novel for Adults: One YA Author’s Experience A well-meaning friend called me recently to tell me how much he’d enjoyed DEADLY SETUP, my latest young adult novel. “You know,” he said, “you’re such a good writer that I bet you could write a book for adults someday.” My friend meant this as a […]
I Am a Woman, Jewish, and Gay by Melissa Giberson
I Am a Woman, Jewish, and Gay. Melissa Giberson Martin was soft-spoken and had touched a soft spot in my heart. I didn’t know much about him, but I knew he was mourning the recent death of his mother. I knew his injury, the reason he sought my services as an occupational therapist, prevented him […]
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