Category: Contemporary Women Writers
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 […]
Editing
Having just emerged from the murky depths of structural edits, and sent the results back to my publisher, I’m in the perfect place to think back and appreciate the value of a distanced eye, and the insights it can provide. As authors we live in constant state of waiting, even as we’re scribbling fiercely away […]
Author Inspiration: Crusader’s Path
In my ongoing interest in the human psyche and why people behave the way they do, I discovered most individuals react in the same way when coming in contact with a person who may or may not have a communicable disease. When I had a bout of shingles a while back, I was fortunate – […]
What if Donna Can’t Leave the Building?
By Susan Jane Gilman If there’s any silver lining to the global Coronavirus pandemic, it’s that if I ever attend a cocktail party again, people will no longer say: “Wow, you’re a writer? It must be great, working from home. You know, I’m thinking of taking a couple of months off to write a book […]
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