Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Does Writing Foster Self-Acceptance?
by Dorothy Rice The question gives me pause. It shouldn’t. I recently published Gray Is the New Black: A Memoir of Self-Acceptance (Otis Books, 2019). It’s right there in the subtitle. Yet as I sit on the couch sipping coffee and struggling to find the right words, I have a confession. The journey isn’t over. […]
Pantser, Plotter, Plantser and Everything in Between By Ashley R. King
We’ve all heard the terms pantser and plotter. Pantsers let the story take them where it may whereas plotters have a pretty good idea of where they want their story to go, possibly even outlining it with beat sheets. Then there are people like me, people who are a good mix of both, a plantser, […]
He Came In With It: Excerpt
When her son teenage Nick was diagnosed with schizophrenia, Miriam’s frenetic but happy life as an artist in Los Angeles was upended by one catastrophe after another: unexplainable violence, unanswered questions, endless disappointment, frustrations, and chaos. In her tireless search for help and answers, Miriam learns about the shocking shortfalls of our mental health system and […]
Interview – Karin Biggs, Author of The King’s 100
Sixteen-year-old Piper Parish, princess of the loveless, STEM-only kingdom of Capalon, is a disappointment to her citizens and to her older sister, the queen. When Piper receives an anonymous note stating her mother is still alive and living in the enemy kingdom of Mondaria, Piper chooses to risk death in effort to prove once […]
Creating and Maintaining a Small Town Setting and Characters in a Series
Nan Reinhardt, author of the Four Irish Brothers Winery series and the Women of Willow Bay series My first novel, Rule Number One, was set in the big city where I live, but most of the action happened in the microcosm of a near-downtown neighborhood that was being revitalized. So, big city, but with the […]
The Inspiration behind Another Us
My debut novel, Another Us, was published on May 14th by Canelo. Having my first book come out in the middle of a global pandemic was somewhat surreal but – because I have nothing to compare it to – I have no real idea of what was actually different and I loved the whole experience. […]
Inspired By Berlin, Juliet Conlin
I’m often asked how long it takes me to write a book. That’s a very difficult question to answer, as (for me, at least) it is not a linear process. That is, I don’t sit down and map out the plot, construct my characters, do the research, and then start typing away. (In fact, I […]
Writing Rachael’s Return
There are so many elements that go into why an author chooses to write a particular novel. For me, the primary question I am answering with the writing of the story must be an unusual and intriguing one. With Rachael’s Return, I caught myself wondering what would happen if a destined soulmate connection between mother […]
My Rocky and Twisted Path to Publication By Jeneva Rose
My path to publication was not traditional nor easy by any means, but it was on-brand for me. I’ve always been a person that has to learn things the hard way, outwork luck, and take the path less traveled. I’ve been a writer since I was a child, but I didn’t attempt to truly write […]
Why I Write: Fiona Collins, Author of You, Me And The Movies
I’d never wanted to be a writer. It wasn’t a childhood dream of mine or anything. It’s not something I’d ever thought about. I mean, I had written. When I was about eight, I won a school competition for the best essay about Oliver Twist – the prize? A copy of Oliver Twist… I did […]
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