Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Let Us Look Elsewhere: Excerpt
Mona Dash is the author of A Roll of the Dice : a story of loss, love and genetics (Linen Press, 2019) winner of the Eyelands International Book Awards for memoir, and very recently, Let Us Look Elsewhere (Dahlia Books, June ’21).Her other published books are A Certain Way, Untamed Heart, and Dawn-drops. Her work has […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Shawn Nocher
Shawn Nocher’s compelling debut novel A HAND TO HOLD IN DEEP WATER (Blackstone; June 22, 2021; Hardcover) tells the story of Lacey and her stepfather Willy, who are deeply bruised by the mysterious disappearance of Lacey’s mother thirty years ago. Reluctant to uncover their past that is brimming with unanswered questions, Lacey and Willy must now face a […]
You Know More Than You Think
“Write what you know,” especially for a rookie fiction writer, is more than sound advice; it’s almost tautological. When you pick up a debut novel, it’s a good bet that you’ll find the author has been inspired by people and places she knows and her own personal experiences and professional knowledge. Despite the occasional raised […]
Five Summer Reads to Nurture the Writer Within
By Kimberly Garrett Brown While most people are booking vacations and picking out swimsuits for the summer, I’m busy planning my summer reading list. It started back when I was in high school. I begin to notice that most of the protagonists or narrators in the books I read often made references to classics. Since […]
Must-Read Suspense, Mystery And Thriller Novels By Women Of Colour
Lauren Groff writes book reviews at Top Canadian Writers and Assignment Help Services, and is an editor at Essayroo. Nothing beats relaxing with a good book, whether you’re curled up in front of a roaring fire, or stretched out on the beach – and the ‘keep them guessing ‘til the end’ appeal of suspense, mystery […]
So, Is Writing Therapy?
“Know thyself” is a tall order. Is it even possible to uncover—without outside help—what is blocked from conscious awareness? To my great surprise, writing a memoir did just that. I began the memoir almost a decade ago, and during the many years I worked on it, I experienced three epiphanies that completely reversed core beliefs […]
Fall from “Greatness”: My Experience of Anxiety & Panic Attacks, and Why I wrote Generation Panic
When I was in my 20’s, on the surface it seemed like I had it all together. A successful career as a Director managing three teams, earning good money, great family and friends and engaged to be married. However, behind the scenes I was really struggling. I was incredibly ambitious and driven, yet the reality […]
One Courageous Step at a Time
One Courageous Step at a Time It was my first winter in the Cape. I’d arrived nine months previously, to endless blue skies and a long summer on the beach. A rented cottage on the Peninsula had been my bolt-hole. There, I’d rested and recovered from the burn-out I’d pushed myself into in London. It […]
It’s All In Your Mind…Literally!
By F.J. Beerling This is just the beginning. There is also a middle and an end to this story, to any story. My story begins with being different, struggling to find my vocation, knowing there was something out there that would work for me, but not knowing what. One day I announced to a dear […]
Nancy Allen: On Writing and Researching Grace
How does a woman carry this searing, painful memory? First kisses, the first boyfriend, and sex the first time were all good memories for Catherine. What if all that was erased by the violence, this loss of control over her body? Nancy Allen: On Writing and Researching Grace When I first started writing, Grace was Catherine’s story. […]
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