Category: How To and Tips
Writing About Synaesthesia and Face Blindness: Bee Larkham’s Murder
I FIRST came across synaesthesia – which is at the heart of my novel, The Colour of Bee Larkham’s murder – during my work as a freelance education journalist. Researchers at Edinburgh University had carried out the first ever study into the prevalence in childhood of the condition that causes a ‘merging of the senses’. […]
10 Ways to Survive Your Debut Author Year
Find a supportive community of published authors. Make friends with other debut authors. Make friends with other authors who have recently published a book. You need someone to cry to about all the frustrations of the publication process. You need someone to vent to about all the stress and excitement of the book launch. Learn […]
Can Adventure Be Your Muse?
One author’s true story of exploring Cuba, living in Hawaii, and walking the Camino de Santiago In writing as in life, there are countless hurdles, hiccups, and roadblocks. There is no secret sauce for preventing the life stuff. Let’s face it, shit happens. However, many of the hurdles that happen in writing, whether typical writer’s […]
How To Publish And Sell A Book That You Are Told No-One Will Want To Buy
“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” Toni Morrison. We knew that this book was needed. So many women were approaching us with the same questions: why has my career stalled? How do I get it back on […]
Bringing Back a Favorite Character
My second book, Our Love Could Light The World, is a collection of linked stories about the Dugan family in the fictional town of Dunston, New York. The Dugans are made up of the parents, Potter and Lavinia, and their five children. Potter drinks and can’t hold down a job. Lavinia works like mad to […]
Is Seasoned Romance a Real Thing?
So what’s up with the world of romance novels? Why is it that if you’re a woman of a certain age, then nobody wants to read about your love life? All of us fifty- and sixty-somethings and beyond are still falling in love, rediscovering love, renewing love, and by golly, we’re still having sex, and […]
Read. Write. Reflect. : Excerpt
Monica Bhide is an internationally renowned writer known for sharing food, culture, love, and life with a lyrical voice and universal appeal. Her tenth book, READ. WRITE. REFLECT: Inspiration for Creative Minds”, is now available in digital and paperback. READ — FOCUS A few years ago, I found myself in a difficult spot. I was […]
There Is No Right Way To A Writing Career
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I could always answer that question. I knew I wanted to be two things: a mom and a writer. When I was twelve, my own mother gave me a journal and a pencil. I promptly rode my bike to a grassy knoll near my house, […]
10 Writing Tips
I say, ‘Me? Oh, I write anything.’ It’s true. If I am writing, I am happy. If people like what I have written, I am happier. It was an honour to be asked to write for Women Writers, so I put together these 10 things about writing. Watch the video 10 WRITING TIPS There’s possibly many […]
Five Things I’ve Learned from Attending a Writer’s Conference
I’m always so inspired after spending time with authors, and I strive to hone my craft with each book I create. A writer’s conference is a great way to combine these activities. This is why I designated 2018: The Year of the Writer’s Conference. The first conference of the year was in April—The Muse and […]
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