Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Confessions of a Late Bloomer
Confessions of a late bloomer My name is Josephine Strand and I’m the author of my first published romance novel, Misty Dreams, released in April 2021. I’m what is known as a literary late bloomer. Three years ago, I was a soon-to-be novelist past the age of sixty, and utterly unprepared for the work that […]
When Empathy Gets in the Way By L.S. Stratton
When Empathy Gets in the Way By L.S. Stratton I’d only been covering her case for three days, and I was already having nightmares. She was fifteen when she was murdered. According to her friends, she was well liked though not particularly outgoing. She’d given a shy smile at the camera in her high school […]
How my Apparel Sales Career led to a Writing gig
I had always envisioned a career as a journalist, but life had other plans. Right after my college graduation, our family had an emergency while my apparel sales rep dad was at a trade show in Atlanta. When no one from his companies could cover for him so he could attend to the emergency, dad […]
Michelle Cruz: On Writing
If I’m honest, it’s Tom Clancy and John Grisham’s faults. Although they weren’t exactly approved authors in my ultra-conservative upbringing, at least they weren’t forbidden. But there were few women, and—especially in Tom Clancy’s case—they were tangential to the plot, barely mentioned, and often more of a footnote. So in all the audacity of my […]
High Tide in the Redwoods: Memoir, Migration and This Wilderness in My Blood
High Tide in the Redwoods: Memoir, Migration and This Wilderness in My Blood By Terra Trevor My bags were packed, boxes stacked, and escrow was closing. We were downsizing, and moving from the city where we lived for the past forty-three years. We didn’t have a new house to move into, not yet. While we […]
The Writing Process for Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter
The Writing Process for Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter Therese Taylor-Stinson As a Black woman, Harriet Tubman has always been on my radar. She has always stood as one of our sheros during enslavement and beyond. However, in recent years, Harriet has been reintroduced to me by organizations like […]
There’s No “Magic Formula” to Write a Book
There’s No “Magic Formula” to Write a Book I wish I could give you a magic formula for how to write a book. That if you have the perfect morning routine, follow the Artist’s Way, or join the right writers’ group, then bam, it will happen. A book will appear, and it will be a […]
DAUGHTERS OF NANTUCKET: Exclusive Excerpt
We are delighted to feature this exclusive excerpt from Julia Gerstenblatt’s DAUGHTERS OF NANTUCKET! DAUGHTERS OF NANTUCKET “Gerstenblatt’s distinctive tale, a triumph in storytelling, celebrates the courage and tenacity of women.” —Booklist, starred review Set against Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three courageous women battling to save everything they hold […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sarah Mitchell
About LETTERS TO A STRANGER England, 1940. Dearest Ruby, you must have heard the news by now. The very worst has happened. Our countries are at war. What can I do? How can I stop this nightmare from happening? One day soon we’ll be together again. I swear. I love you. E. x Present day. […]
Inspiration for my Cheese Shop Mystery series
Cheese. It’s classic. It’s comforting. It’s communal. It’s also having something of a Renaissance, in part thanks to social media. Who can resist watching a freshly melted Raclette scraped from its wheel and ooze onto crisped fingerling potatoes? Gatherings that once included a humble cheese platter now boast table-length charcuterie boards and elaborate cheese bars. […]
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