Category: Contemporary Women Writers
A Palm Reader, A Dream, And Standing Naked
On a whim, I’d hired a palm reader as part of the evening’s joint birthday celebration for my husband and me. When she arrived, prim as a Midwest librarian, I lead her to the quiet seclusion of my bedroom which afforded her privacy. A line quickly formed outside the room. Barbie waited next to Lou […]
Edwardian Con Women by Laura Lee
Edwardian Con Women Laura Lee About ten years ago, while researching a book on Oscar Wilde, I stumbled upon the story of Maurice Schwabe, a member of the Wilde circle who went on to lead an extraordinary life of crime as part of a band of gentleman con artists who traveled the world cheating at […]
Libraries are Training Grounds for Writers by Kimberly G. Giarratano
Libraries are training grounds for writers by Kimberly G. Giarratano My publishing journey started alongside my librarian career. After five years of teaching in New Jersey public schools, I was burnt out. I loved my students, but hated the politics, so I got a master’s degree in library science, thinking I’d work in an archive […]
Writing When Hurt, Writing To Heal
Priscilla Paton It could have been the ideal conditions for writing non-stop: no running of errands with necessities delivered to the door, no interruption by visitors, no annoying events, simply solitude at home. For me and many others, however, the COVID pandemic shutdown didn’t work out that way. It was like a bad first draft […]
The Inspiration Behind A Dangerous Education, by Megan Chance
The Inspiration Behind A Dangerous Education, by Megan Chance Ideas have always come easily to me. I get them from everywhere: movies, the news, television, music, other books, research … really, they fly at me endlessly. What isn’t so easy is finding an idea that sticks, or that is big enough to hold its own […]
Publishing Journey: Of School and Women
I surprised myself by publishing a book. And at my age I didn’t think I had any surprises left. Of School and Women was born from my days as an undergrad and bartender. It’s woven together with my infatuation with the clarity of truth in hindsight, mixed in with nostalgia and blended with a dreamy […]
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SISTERS OF CASTLE LEOD, Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard A family tragedy, a forgotten legend, and two sisters locked in a bitter feud… “Heartbreaking and redemptive…a thoroughly engrossing story that will have readers quickly turning the pages.” -Megan Chance, bestselling author of A Splendid Ruin Millions are fans of Diana Gabaldon’s popular Outlander books and television series, […]
Translating Elena Ferrante
Some readers focus on a single author for an indefinite period of time; so was Ann Goldstein (a versatile translator and former editor at New Yorker) when she started translating Elena Ferrante, and so was I when I started reading her. I came across The Lost Daughter in a small town bookshop near my house […]
Inspiration for Writing The Cage…a Human Trafficking Thriller
Inspiration for writing The Cage…a human trafficking thriller I should start out by saying that my education and professional training is that of an actress. After getting my M.A. in Theater all I wanted to do was repertory theater. Life’s journeys led me to L.A. where I got married and had a moderately successful career […]
The Story Behind the Story: SISTERS OF CASTLE LEOD: A NOVEL
The Story Behind the Story: SISTERS OF CASTLE LEOD: A NOVEL Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard (Author of THE BEAUTY DOCTOR and TEMPTATION RAG: A NOVEL) I am frequently asked about what led to my discovery of the fascinating, but previously overlooked, women in my new historical novel, SISTERS OF CASTLE LEOD: Sibell Lilian Mackenzie, 3rd Countess […]
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