Category: Contemporary Women Writers
EVA SHAW: My Favorite Bookstores
EVA SHAW: My Favorite Bookstores As an addicted bibliophile, I refuse to pick one. That said, the one I frequent most every day for a browse is a block from my house. It’s a Little Free Library, littlefreelibrary.org. If you don’t have one in your area, why not start a trend? Especially during the long […]
An Author’s Fantasy, Kerry Chaput
An Author’s Fantasy, Kerry Chaput Ever have the fantasy of discovering a long-lost family secret and jumping back in time to discover the truth? That was a little what it felt like to research and write Daughter of the King. My one goal was to research my husband’s French-Canadian ancestry as a Christmas gift, to […]
The Joys of Anticipation
The Joys of Anticipation Diane Byington I discovered “The Great British Baking Show” last year and delighted in watching an episode every evening. I grew attached to the characters and the competition, and my evenings weren’t complete without the show. But then it ended. I’d watched all the seasons. Oh yes, there were other things […]
My Favorite Bookstore: KRISTINE OCHU
By KRISTINE OCHU My Favorite Bookstore: Story and Song Bookstore Bistro Amelia Island, FL Imagine driving over 1,500 miles to create a new life, not knowing a soul, excited and nervous. Then stepping into a real-life fairy tale, without the antagonist, at Story and Song Bookstore Bistro in Amelia Island, Florida. I entered a courtyard […]
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING: OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Independent publishing, as opposed to commercial pushing (think Random House), is a terrific option for authors whose books don’t fit a literary agent’s idea of “saleable.” Authors of short story or essay collections, flash fiction, poetry, hybrid work and off-the-beaten-path novels very often seek out independent presses for possible publication, and they are right to […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Grace Sammon
Authors Interviewing Characters: Grace Sammon The Eves is a multi-generational novel about lives lived well and lives in transition. Told through the eyes of the psychologically-complex Jessica Barnet, we travel to Washington, DC, Southern Maryland, Tanzania, and Norway. Jessica is a liar with some big secrets. She has given up on her looks and her […]
Bookstores and Authors Series: Lisa Barr
Authors share their favorite bookstores! LISA BARR There’s something so special and intimate between authors and their favorite Indie bookstores, especially the locals – those shops we “grew up” in. When I penned my debut novel, I dreamed of one day being displayed in their iconic glass windows filled with bestselling books. If only … […]
Travel Helped Me Become a Writer – And Fulfilled a Prediction
When I was about eight and living with my parents, grandparents and two siblings in Miami Beach in a two-bedroom bungalow with Cuban tile floors, my father played the horses. I never knew if he would come back from the track smiling or ready to spank me for getting in his way. I was a […]
Stuck in the Squishy Middle
This blog series, Unstuck, explores some of the ways fiction writers find themselves stuck and offers tips from successful writers for getting unstuck. Unstuck is a six-month series published the first Monday of the month. Read the previous installments: WRITING THE BEGINNING OVER AND OVER UNSTUCK Stuck in the Squishy Middle By Martha Conway We’ve all been there: […]
Writing Laid Bare: What The Business Leader Learnt From the Stripper
Trusting the signs When a third friend in a row mentioned in spring 2019 that I should write a book or that I’ll be a writer, I actually gave it a thought. I’d always enjoyed writing but haven’t ever been involved in a major writing project past postgraduate course. I knew my creativity was going […]
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