Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Writing about the Resilience of Women by Juliet Greenwood
Juliet Greenwood The thing that really struck me most when researching the First World War for my first novel with Orion, The Ferryman’s Daughter, was the extraordinary reliance of women, both in war and in peace. So often women are seen as victims of war, just as they are of poverty and discrimination. Things are […]
EVENTS CANCELLED? WORRIED ABOUT BOOK LAUNCH? HERE’S A LIST WITH ONLINE INITIATIVES TO HELP YOU OUT!
Writing Events cancelled due to Corona? Worried about how Corona will affect your book launch? We are all in this together. We’ve curated a list of online writing groups who are reaching out to help! Keep checking in for updates. A MIGHTY BLAZE run by Caroline Leavett and Jenna Blum Mission Statement Helping writers […]
How Writing Snuck Up and Clubbed Me on the Head (Chronicles From a Late-Bloomer Writer)
By Sharon Doering Years ago, I nudged my 7th grader to join the cross country team. He had a runner’s body; I thought he’d do great. He wasn’t thrilled but gave it a go. Once he sees how good he is, I thought, the kid’s gonna love it. Nope. Hated it. “My bad,” I told […]
Historical Fiction Gives The Past A Voice
This piece by Susan Meisner featured on our site back in March 2018. Her novel Bright As Heaven is set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, which tells the story of a family reborn through loss and love. I’ve long been a historical fiction junkie; it’s my favorite genre to read as well […]
5 Stress Busters to Stay Sane in a Chaotic World
How many of us stop in the middle of a busy work day and ask ourselves, “What do I need right now?” In our fast-paced society, we aren’t practiced in the art of self-care. We push on until we run out of steam, get sick, or worn down. For those of us who are parents […]
We Are Writing A New Story Right Now
by Stacey L. Tucker I’m sitting in my dining room viewing the world like most of you are viewing the world, from the inside looking out. We see a world falling apart. Many things have been removed from our routine: dressing for work, socializing, church, shopping. Some say they can’t wait until it goes back […]
Interview with Louisa Treger, author of THE DRAGON LADY
Back in 2015, we featured Louisa Treger and her intriguing biographical novel about Dorothy Richardson, peer of Virginia Woolf. Louisa’s second novel, THE DRAGON LADY is a fictionalised account of the life of Virginia Courtauld. Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia ‘Ginie’ Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia, The Dragon Lady tells Ginie’s extraordinary story, […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Alex Hart
When Harper Stein, a feisty photo-journalist discovers a young girl left alone in a New York shopping mall, the last thing she wants to do is mind the child until her mom turns up. However, when no one comes to claim her, Harper is left wondering who the hell she belongs to. Determined not to […]
Nicola Pryce: Why I Write
I wrote my first book, The Adventures of the Ten Green Bottles, when I was ten. I can remember being totally absorbed when writing it, even obsessed. Each bottle had a very distinct character, a name, and an adventure that matched their personality. Some made it back to the wall, others were way-laid by dastardly […]
Kelly Oliver, On Writing Historical Fiction
I love reading historical mysteries—Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody, Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs, Rhys Bowen’s Georgiana Rannoch, Sujata Massey’s Perveen Mistry. Recently, I wrote my first historical mystery, Betrayal at Ravenswick, a WW1 mystery featuring file clerk turned spy, Fiona Figg. It’s 1917, the height of the Great War, and a suspicious South African war correspondent […]
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