Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Spiced Apple Cider in July? Why Cozy Holiday Romances are the Perfect Summer Reads
Spiced Apple Cider in July? Why Cozy Holiday Romances are the Perfect Summer Reads By E.F. Dodd Yes, it’s hard to think about consuming hot beverages when the mercury is hovering somewhere in the bajillion degree range; however, it’s much easier to think about that cozy feeling you get while doing it. It’s soothing instead […]
On Writing EAT THE CUPCAKE NOT THE CAKE
I love food; I eat carbs; I don’t fear fat; I drink wine; I don’t count calories; I don’t count steps; and I don’t belong to a gym. I realize this is a unique introduction to a book dedicated to achieving a healthy weight. My latest book, “Eat the Cupcake, Not the Cake” is not […]
From Hospital Receptionist to Gangland Crime Writer
My life has been hectic lately. I work for the NHS. Mainly as a receptionist, but also as a gopher and a big part of the clinical admin team. I sort your referrals with the hospital and your Covid vaccines. And I’m a Gandland Crime Writer. I started writing late in life, I had just […]
The Golden Rule by Nancy Joie Wilkie
“The Golden Rule” (by Nancy Joie Wilkie, Faraway and Forever—More Stories) The third story in Faraway and Forever … “Half The Sky” … is about a teenage girl just prior to her eighteenth birthday … and who has been estranged from her parents for her entire life … and she doesn’t know why. After believing […]
Why Do Female Protagonists Have to be Likable?
Why Do Female Protagonists Have to be Likable? Karina Cortés, the protagonist of my debut novel, ONE TOUGH COOKIE, has been called unlikable by many who’ve read the book. This was something I was aware of as I wrote, something I wanted her to be. Through all the rewrites, I kept her core personality intact, […]
A Daring Performance: Caitlin Hicks
Caitlin Hicks is an international playwright, acclaimed performer and prize-winning author in British Columbia, Canada. In this piece, she shares what happened when she performed her play SIX PALM TREES in front of her family. Everyone was there including my mother’s sister, Aunt Cecile, who hadn’t died yet. All my siblings and a number of […]
Are We There Yet? By Thelma Adams
Are We There Yet? By Thelma Adams I have a day job and a night job and sometimes they intertwine. My day job is as a film critic and entertainment journalist; you know what I do “at night.” Write novels. Last month I interviewed X-Files superstar David Duchovny, 62, about Bucky F**king Dent, the film […]
My Writing Journey by Nancy Thayer
By Nancy Thayer My first novel, Stepping, was published by Doubleday in 1980. What a long time ago! We were living in a fourth-floor walk-up apartment in Kulosaari, a suburb of Helsinki, Finland. I wrote the first six chapters by hand in a small notebook while my two children, two and four, were “taking naps […]
Author to Author: Faye Rapoport DesPres interviews Joan Schweighardt
Faye Rapoport DesPres interviews Joan Schweighardt about her new novel, Under the Blue Moon UNDER THE BLUE MOON An automobile accident in front of a homeless shelter causes Lola, a dog trainer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to renew her battle with grief. Ben, formerly an architect in the same city, has been abandoned by his family […]
THE LANGUAGE OF KIN: EXCERPT
THE LANGUAGE OF KIN, Lynne Hugo From the award-winning author of A Matter of Mercy and The Testament of Harold’s Wife, comes a beautifully written exploration of how the language of healing can transcend seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Eve, a chimpanzee orphaned by poachers and used for experiments in a medical lab, can finally lead a new life. When […]
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