Category: Contemporary Women Writers
The Research That Brought The Good Doctor Of Warsaw To Life
Dr Janusz Korczak was a children’s doctor and educator who lived and worked in Poland between the wars, beloved for his children’s books and his advice to parents on the Polish radio. I first came across him some 15 years ago when I heard some of his quotes at a teacher’s conference. The wisdom of […]
A Fascinating New World By Allie Reynolds
By Allie Reynolds Robert McKee, in his iconic book Story writes: “We go to the movies to enter a new, fascinating world, to inhabit vicariously another human being who at first seems so unlike us and yet at heart is like us, to live in a fictional reality that illuminates our daily reality.” It’s one […]
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIE: EXCERPT
We are delighted to partake in the blogtour for SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIE: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet The Spy (Seal Press Hardcover; December 1, 2020; $30) by LESLIE BRODY— an acclaimed biographer known for revealing the stories of delightfully complicated feminists in modern history. Harriet the Spy, […]
Imperfect Alchemist: Writing Women’s Voices
By Naomi Miller Many popular novels about Renaissance women picture them in relation to powerful men. One need look no further than the steady stream of novels about the wives of Henry VIII, perpetuating a phenomenon that I have named the “Noah’s ark approach,” which positions women in dependent relation to famous men. Contemporary readers […]
Lazarus Remembered – The Creation of a Story Told with Words and Music
Lazarus Remembered, a story told with words and music, is an immersive audiobook. My debut novel, it’s a contemporary family drama that explores the challenges within non-traditional family structures and how the pressure to conform to society’s expectations can tear lives apart. It features a soundtrack with thirteen original songs by my husband, composer Andy […]
YOUR STORY, MY STORY : Excerpt
We are delighted to partake in Connie Palmen’s Blog tour for her book YOUR STORY, MY STORY From the award-winning author of The Friendship comes a shattering, brilliantly inventive novel based on the volatile true love story of literary icons Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. In 1963 Sylvia Plath took her own life in her London flat. […]
Magic In Writing
So you want to write fantasy. You have your compelling and relatable main character, your wicked villain and a world full of magic that can do, well, everything. And then it hits you: if magic can solve any problem… why are there still problems? Don’t worry, this is an extremely common first-draft woe—and one that […]
Write to Heal, Heal to Write
Write to heal, heal to write They tell you to write what you know. It’s a cliché but that’s what I’m doing – no matter how raw it is. The protagonist in my medical murder mystery series is a doctor (so am I). She also lives with bipolar disorder… It took a bit of guts […]
Enter Writing Contests and Succeed
You polish your writing, imagining your audience. You read it over. Out loud. Does it say exactly what you want it to say? You have a friend read it to you. Impressed, she says, “You should submit this to contests. Put yourself out there. Get some recognition for your work.” Maybe you leap at the […]
The Process Of Writing Sweet Water
Thanks for having me! Today I’m discussing the process of writing Sweet Water, my domestic thriller released January 1st from Thomas & Mercer. The idea for Sweet Water started as a short story that I published in the Mindful Writers, Into the Woods anthology (2018), a compilation of short stories, poems and essays. The short […]
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