Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Heather Frese Interviews Evie Austin of The Baddest Girl on the Planet
“Frese debuts with an impressive examination of small-town island life in coastal North Carolina . . . dynamic structure and strong voice . . . Readers will find lots to love.” —Publishers Weekly Heather Frese Interviews Evie Austin of The Baddest Girl on the Planet Heather Frese: Hi, Evie. Let’s get started. Hatteras Island, North […]
How I Found My Ideal Reader, My Agent
When I finished the final draft of the manuscript that became my debut novel If, Then (Random House, 2019), I had a lot of pie in the sky aspirations. I wanted a fantastic agent, a talented editor at an imprint I admired, and also something that felt crazy to even say out loud, readers. It […]
Humor Is Not an Official Literary Genre
Humor Is Not an Official Literary Genre by Vanessa A. Newman, M.S. Hogwash to that, I say emphatically! Can’t the written word engender laughter? Or would opponents argue that eliciting guffaws is simply a function of entertainment and thus not literary in nature. Psychology Today claims laughter is fundamental, but the setting is critical. In […]
A Story in Search of a Shape
Say you’re sitting on a hot story. Let’s make it a murder. Now raise the stakes and make it a murder you were involved in. What’s the best way to tell it? Far-fetched as it may seem, this premise is the story of the past fifty years of my life. Here’s one way to tell […]
Writing From The Underworld
Cassandra L. Thompson When I finally maneuvered my way into the writing world with my debut gothic fantasy novel, The Ancient Ones, I was graced with several opportunities to sit down and interview with different people. While I received many of the same questions – why vampires? Why ancient mythology? Perhaps the most frequently asked […]
Interview with Clara Falkenberg of The German Heiress by Anika Scott
About THE GERMAN HEIRESS Essen, 1946. Clara Falkenberg, once an iconic heiress, is on the run. With the city in ruins and her dear friend Elisa missing, Clara enlists the help of Jakob, a charming young racketeer with his own reasons for wanting to find Elisa. As the two join forces, it’s not long before […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Janet Stilson
Charisma becomes a superpower in Janet Stilson’s new book, The Juice, a cyberpunk, dystopian tale that’s written in the spirit of William Gibson’s work and The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. A large part of the novel takes place within a big media company, Nuhope, decades into the future. One of the company’s executives, Rico […]
Longing To Be Read
Kathleen M. Rodgers A young man with curly hair and a round cherub face approaches and thrust a book at me. “Why haven’t you read my book?” he demands. His voice is full of rage, his expression one of disgust and disappointment. I’ve just climbed out of a car, and I’m preparing to close the […]
Women in Comedy and Comedic Literature
By Jennifer Inglis Author of “Girls Who Wear Glasses” Women have had a rough road in comedy. Even now it’s still very much a “boys club,” as just about any female comic will attest. But it is, and always has been, critical to establish a woman’s voice in that arena. And why not? We have […]
Interview with Ann Gosslin, Author of The Double
Ann Gosslin spent the early part of her life in the US, before heeding the call of distant shores and eventually settling in Europe. The Shadow Bird is Ann’s debut novel. Her second novel, The Double, will be published by Legend Press in July 2021. With a lifelong interest in psychology and psychiatry, Ann is […]
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