Category: Contemporary Women Writers
A Love Affair with Peru: The Lure and Power of Place in Writing
A Love Affair with Peru: The Lure and Power of Place in Writing By Claire Ibarra I was trekking the Inca trail, and the narrow, dirt path followed alongside the torrential Apurímac River. The switchbacks were jagged, cutting through wild grasses, boulders, and twisted trees. The Salkantay mountain range loomed nearby, and snow-capped peaks and […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Mary Camarillo interviews Brenda Lockhart
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Mary Camarillo interviews Brenda Lockhart In “The Lockhart Women,” Brenda Lockhart is devastated when her husband announces he’s leaving her for another woman, a coworker at the post office. He drops this bombshell on the night of the O. J. Simpson slow speed chase through Southern California. Left alone, Brenda gets hooked […]
The Upside of the Virtual Book Launch
“You know, Mom, this is a celebration,” my wise and observant daughter said to me four days before the virtual book launch of my memoir The Red Kitchen. It was good to be reminded that what felt like the notorious “marathon mile 25” was also a short distance from the finish line. When She Writes […]
HOUSE OF CROWS EXCERPT
HOUSE OF CROWS (5/27) is a four-part thriller collection from master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Unger. Unger has penned a deliciously creepy episodic story series that demands to be binged from start to finish! Decades ago, four friends came face-to-face with dark events that they couldn’t explain as children and can’t […]
Writing Shadows Over the Spanish Sun
Research plays a large part in my novels, and in ‘Shadows Over the Spanish Sun,’ a love story, set in the controversial and tragic era of the Spanish Civil War, it was more important than ever to read copiously before attempting to start the first draft. I am not a historian and would never try […]
How Being a Dungeon Master Actually Did Nothing to Prepare Me for Writing a Book
Dungeon Masters know that preparation only goes so far when it comes to running a game. No matter how committed to the game, each player will become a chaotic little imp at least once per session. That said, creating a world and stories within it has always been the draw of being a Dungeon Master […]
DARKLY: Excerpt
New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt, experience the critically acclaimed first book in the Follow Me series through the eyes of its enigmatic hero, Braden Black. Self-made billionaire Braden Black is used to getting what he wants when he wants it. So when aspiring photographer Skye Manning doesn’t immediately fall into […]
Robin Delnoce: On Writing
‘Bunco: A Comedy About The Drama of Friendship’ is a new book by Robin Delnoce. Recommended for fans of Bridesmaids, Desperate Housewives, and Bad Moms. Bunco was released in August 2020 and is available for sale on Amazon. Genre: Women’s Fiction / Chick Lit / Comedy My name is Robin. I lived my whole life within […]
On the Dream of Becoming a Writer and the Joy of Writing Non-Fiction
by Megan Hayes Tell me: what do you dream of when you dream about writing? When one pictures the lifestyle of a bonafide writer (at least, when I pictured this lifestyle in my younger years) the pinnacle tends to be the image of a traditional fiction author. You know the sort of thing: floating around […]
THE SETTLEMENT BY RUTH KIRBY-SMITH
‘I am going to write a book’ was my mantra throughout life, but university, travel, career and children got in the way. I tried to start writing a few times, but it just petered out. The main reason was I did not have a subject that gripped me. My reading has always been eclectic – […]
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