Category: Contemporary Women Writers
Unsealing Divorce
While researching the third novel in a trilogy for the Durant Family Saga, I tracked down and unsealed a divorce file from 1898. After this, I was left with a dilemma, what to do and how to unfurl the story about a man who covered up his adultery in an attempt to protect his reputation […]
Tinseltown or Bust? The Hollywood Dream, Part One
As writers, we often exist on dreams. We have to, or we wouldn’t write at all. The dream of a finished book, a published book, an agent, a publishing deal… It’s a common shared goal and for many of us, it does evolve from a dream into reality. But what about the Hollywood dream? How […]
Writing and Life, Tracy Rees
What do we really need to write? The perfect pen? A luxurious notebook? Silence? Chocolate? I had many such ideas when I was an aspiring writer. Now that I’m writing my sixth book to contract, I’m far more pragmatic. I think most writers have a perfect writing day. It might begin with a run before […]
My Publishing Journey: Nikki Smith
I will have just turned 47 when my debut novel is published. It is a cliché to say that I’ve always wanted to be an author, but it’s true. My parents instilled a love of books in me from an early age and as there are 5 years between myself and my younger brother, I […]
What Inspired Me? Christy Cooper-Burnett, Author of No Way Home
What inspired your book? Fans often ask authors this question, and while it’s a straightforward question, it rarely comes with a simple answer. I find the short answer to the subject of inspiration usually involves a far more detailed explanation when we delve into the heart of it. In my case, a dream inspired my […]
Finding Balance in Isolation
Last week, I had to issue a blanket threat: “The next person who tells me I should be getting so much writing done at home, I will ignore social isolation and get within 6ft to cut you.” You see, like many writers suddenly thrust into our homes with our families, I’m not blessed with an […]
Finding the Inspiration to Write Part-Time
Given the wave of scary, depressing news, it’s often difficult to pick up the proverbial pen, regardless of whether you write for a living or do it part-time. I’m no exception. As my full-time job, I’m a product manager in the high tech industry, where I’ve held a wide range of software development and marketing […]
Inspired to Write by Inspiring Kids
A month ago, a friend shared home videos of her young daughter, born with cerebral palsy and wheelchair-bound, proudly walking on a treadmill. I replayed the video repeatedly. Watching every step, repeatedly. Her pride and joy shined in every movement. This little dazzling girl also plays special hockey. In another video, you can hear the […]
Writing As an Act of Resistance
The first poet I ever met in person was the singer/songwriter, Phil Ochs. I was in eighth grade and had been taking guitar lessons on Tuesdays after school with his sister Sonny for about a year when I arrived early one winter afternoon, and the famed troubadour answered her door. “Sonny’s not home yet,” he […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Patti Callahan
AUTHOR PATTI CALLAHAN INTERVIEWS HER CHARACTER JOY DAVIDMAN BECOMING MRS. LEWIS is an exquisite novel of Joy Davidman, the woman C.S. Lewis called “my whole world.” At once, it is a fascinating novel and a glimpse into a writer’s life, but the book is above all a love story — a love of literature and […]
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