Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Publishing A Book About Groupsex…During A Pandemic
Writing my second non-fiction book was easier in some ways than writing my first. I had a better sense of how long the work would take me, and how to balance research and writing time. What no one could have planned for is that about half the work on this book would take place during […]
My Inspiration For Writing Comedy
By Rosemond Sarpong Owens HRH ( Her Royal Highness- The Queen of Comedy) I always knew I was funny. What I did not know was just how funny I really was. Had someone told me I would one day stand on stage making people laugh, I would never have believed them. Why not? Growing up, […]
Reimagining the Women of the Past: DAUGHTERS OF SPARTA
The idea for my debut novel, Daughters of Sparta, came to me while I was studying the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome at university. Having always been drawn to myths and legends, I had first embarked upon a BA in Classical Civilisation at the University of Warwick, and fell so much in love with […]
Leaving Home, Finding a Voice: Young Women Crossing Borders
By Rajika Bhandari I got to know Sherry Duan as a student in a class I was teaching at Columbia University in New York City. Part of a Chinese generation that even from afar was immersed in American pop culture and lifestyle, Sherry decided early on that she would study in the U.S. after high […]
What Women Leave Behind: The Journey of Writing Under the Light of the Italian Moon
What Women Leave Behind: The Journey of Writing Under the Light of the Italian Moon by Jennifer Anton I started writing Under the Light of the Italian Moon in 2006, which became my year of coming to a new understanding of women. I was pregnant with my daughter; every part of my body was inflated […]
Something to Laugh About: Six Ways to Add Humor to Your Novel
By Marilyn Simon Rothstein Author of Lift and Separate and Husbands and Other Sharp Objects 1. Start with a sense of humor. No joke. Seriously. You either have a sense of humor—or you don’t. If you rarely laugh—or see the amusing side in anything, you should not force humor into your work. This includes any […]
Raising Mental Health Awareness: Writing Jackson
When is the last time each of us openly discussed mental illness with friends or family members? As a parent, can we speak honestly about our fears and desperation when one of our own children is living with this debilitating disease? Can we comfortably talk about it ourselves if we are the ones in crisis? […]
THE LAST ONE HOME: Excerpt
The Last One Home by Victoria Helen Stone, coming from Lake Union Publishing on 3/30, A razor-sharp novel of suspense about the lies families tell―and those we choose to believe―by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Jane Doe. Lauren Abrams wants nothing to do with her damaged mother, whose spurious testimony sent Lauren’s father to […]
HOW I KEPT GOING IN THE FACE OF REJECTION, AND HOW YOU CAN TOO
Elizabeth Breck It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. I had written a novel—a murder mystery. I had gotten a literary agent in less than two months, which is a superhuman feat as anyone who has attempted to get a literary agent will attest. We edited the novel, and then […]
How to be a Nose for Characters
Near my home, a world-class vineyard and winery nestles into a pastoral valley limned by blue mountains. Yes, Virginia, more than fifty award-winning vineyards make the central part of our state a destination for oenophiles. At Keswick Vineyards, there’s a popular annual competition in which wine club members are invited into the “sacred” cellars. There, […]
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