Category: Contemporary Women Writers
It’s Been Quite A Process
By Kimberly Dredger Last week, I held in my hands something precious, unbelievable. My first—likely only— novel. What a kick! It’s been quite a journey. The writing of it was magic. Instead of sleep, I’d lie in bed writing passages in my head, and then arise in the wee hours, and type madly. The characters […]
A Kid Interviewer’s Suggestions for Talking with Your Children
As a loving aunt to eight children and a writer who regularly interviews kids, I always ask myself whether I have listened closely and long enough to hear a child’s wisdom in any given conversation. I know for sure every sufficiently verbal kid has insights to share, and I see it as my job to […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING THEIR CHARACTERS: Ellen Meeropol
Interviewing the sisters in Her Sister’s Tattoo On a hot August day in 1968, sisters Rosa and Esther march against the war in Vietnam with thousands of others through downtown Detroit. When they hear that mounted police are beating protesters a few blocks away, they hurry to help, to try to stop the violence. In […]
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, […]
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