Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Why I’m Missing My Commute
For some it’s the shower, but for me, driving has always awakened my muse. Sometimes, I think a long commute is part of my destiny. Long stretches of road, wind in my hair, music blasting—for me those three things always equal inspiration. Out of college and throughout my MFA program, I worked for a tri-county […]
How I Bring My Characters To Life & Tòp Five Tips For Writing Character Driven Fiction
By Hélene Fermont I’m both a practising psychologist and an author of character driven psychological thrillers. For me, my characters take centre stage. Their individual backstories and journeys are key. I focus on each character’s traits and how they fit with other characters of similar and opposite backgrounds. You’d be right thinking I view them […]
I persisted
Despite obtaining my master’s degree in creative writing, and early encouragement from the professors I respected most, my route to becoming a novelist has been a circuitous one. When I was ten-years-old, at sleep away camp, I composed my first tome between archery and swimming lessons. In letters to my parents, I complained about having […]
Why Your Sixth Decade is the Best Time Ever To Write a Novel
Jane Rosenthal “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness” Brene Brown I keep this quote from the lecturer Brene Brown framed in a little green heart on the bulletin board above my computer to remind myself why I write, why I put […]
Inspiration Behind AMONG THIEVES
Since the deal announcement for my debut novel went out a little over a year ago, I have legitimately lost count of how many times I have been asked what inspired me to write AMONG THIEVES. The super fun thing is that every time someone asks me this question, I suddenly forget every single word […]
LEMONS IN THE GARDEN: NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH
Forty years ago, I had a dream in which Blanche Ames told me to write her autobiography. I’d read about Blanche while I was working on a team to write a massive women’s history reference book, and of course her name caught my attention. Then I learned that Blanche was my grandmother’s aunt. How was […]
Art For the Ladylike: An Autobiography Through Other Lives
By Whitney Otto I always knew that I would never write a traditional memoir or autobiography. I felt my life wasn’t eventful enough in any sort of significant way, which can be good in the real world, but can be something of a liability in the memoir world. Also, my favorite memoirs/autobiographies run along less […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Julie Ryan McGue
Authors Interviewing Characters: Julie Ryan McGue Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging is not just another tale of an adoptee’s desire for personal history. This is a real-life story of twin sisters–adopted at birth and raised together–who face the daunting task of locating and connecting with birth relatives because one of […]
Ann Garvin interviews the characters of her novel I Thought You Said This Would Work
Three Frenemies risk their sanity on a cross country road trip with an enormous dog in a dilapidated camper all for the mutual love of a best friend in the hospital. “Ann Garvin navigates the twists and turns of female friendship like few writers working today. I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS WOULD WORK is at once profound, […]
From Wonder Unto Wonder: Living A Storied Life
From Wonder Unto Wonder: Living A Storied Life Margaret Wolff Though I am an Art Therapist by training, I am, on a cellular level, a storyteller. It’s not just what I do as a writer; it’s how I move through the world. Everything about my life—about Life itself—is a good story. I began writing stories […]
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