Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Inspiration through Memoir and Self Help
Most of us carry stories from our past; some carry weeping wounds. Our tales can lift us up or anchor us in the depths of grief or rage. They can inspire or defeat us—and influence readers around the world. The story I carried, my dream since age fifteen, was to find an elusive waterfall I […]
Writing Letters to Lost Loved Ones
Writing Letters to Lost Loved Ones As a child, I was fascinated by the “dead letter office,” picturing misaddressed mail piling up in a room. Thinking someone should read all that forsaken mail—surely unopened letters were lonely—I wondered if the post office took volunteers. My romantic notions about “dead letters” took a turn in my […]
How History Inspired THE SECRETS ACT Alison Weatherby
How History Inspired THE SECRETS ACT Alison Weatherby When I visited Bletchley Park with my family, I was supposed to be taking a much-needed break from writing. I’d recently broken up with my US literary agent and had put my YA mystery in a virtual drawer. It was also a tense time for women, as […]
The World Through Your Eyes: A Journey Of Self-Discovery Through Love
In her debut novel, released on 1 May 2022 by Guernica Editions and set between the UK, Italy, and the Middle East, UK-based journalist, writer, and gender equality advocate Valeria Camerino aims to bridge the gap between different cultures through the universal language of love. “We are all just humans trying to figure out life,” […]
Writing Biographies For People With a Life-Limiting Illness
I am a writer. I am a counsellor. Ever since training in Death, Dying and Bereavement in my twenties, I have been interested in these issues and how we talk about them – or avoid doing so. More recently I read about Dignity Therapy, a set of skills particularly aimed at helping people at the […]
The Places and Pictures Which Inspire Me
Catherine Hokin My fascination with Germany – and in particular the history-soaked city of Berlin where my novels are set – began on a school exchange trip when I was a teenager forty years ago. So many memories were made on that visit but the most vivid of all was standing in the town of […]
When Characters Come Alive
When Characters Come Alive By Christina Consolino One of the most memorable characters in my debut novel, Rewrite the Stars, is Pickles Martin. A gray-haired retiree who volunteers at the Walloon Lake Branch of the Crooked Tree Library, she’s connected to several characters in the story, including a main character, Sadie, and her love interest, […]
WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG: Excerpt
Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG was named a Most Anticipated 2021 book by CNN, Newsweek, Parade, and USA Today, and was an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Books of the Month. The paperback is out now! “Smart and searingly passionate…an illuminating snapshot of nature, betrayal, and sacrifices set in the […]
The Quest for Ideas
As I near the end of the first draft of my fourth novel, I’m often asked where I get my ideas. The answer is easy, and three-fold: from life, from long walks with my dogs, and from my job as an ESL teacher. Dog walks are my go-to when I get stuck on a plot […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sophie Sullivan
A frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan delivers a slow-burn romance that will have you delighted from start to finish: HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (St. Martin’s Griffin, January 18, 2022, $16.99). “Sophie Sullivan’s writing feels like a warm hug.” ―Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk Most Anticipated for […]
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