Category: How To and Tips
I’ve Always Been A Writer
I’ve Always Been A Writer By Barbara Floersch My grandfather, George Dewit Watson, was a writer. He supported his family selling shoes and shirts in a general store in a small, rural town in North Florida, but his true avocation was poetry. His poems, a regular part of his family life, now reside on brittle […]
Writing a Choose Your Own Erotic Fantasy
JOANNA ANGEL is a powerhouse in the adult entertainment industry as an adult film star, director, producer, author, and owner of the BurningAngel Empire — the company known for the emergence and prevalence of tattooed women in the adult film industry. Her second choose-your-own erotic fantasy book, Club 42 is out now! It’s a sexy […]
On Writing Culinary Mysteries
In a culinary mystery, a body will be discovered, an amateur sleuth will be forced to get involved, whoever isn’t murdered will eat and drink, and recipes will be provided in the back of the book. A category in the “cozy mystery” genre, culinary mysteries are often written as part of a series so readers […]
How I learned to write
By Caroline Bishop It’s said that everyone has at least one book in them. That may be true, but that doesn’t mean everyone is able to translate the brilliant idea in their head into half-decent words on a page. And unless you’re particularly prodigious, that novel won’t pour out of you perfectly formed, ready to […]
The Show On The Road
The Beloved Children author Tina Jackson on how the women from Wide Open Writing are going to hit the road to bring writing where it’s needed In the late summer of 2018, I was wrestling with the manuscript that was to become my debut novel, The Beloved Children – a story of carny insiders in […]
On Inspiration: KateMarie Collins
When I was first contacted by Barbara at Women Writers, I was excited to write this post. Guest blogs, for me, are a blast. A chance to show more than just a link and book cover…readers can sample my work! You get a way to read something original from me without investing any money. Given […]
I Don’t Hate Norma Bates: How Studying Film and Television Can Make You a Better Writer
To be a good writer, you must be an avid reader. You should study other writers’ work. We’ve all heard this advice—and it’s true. But “reading” and “studying” doesn’t pertain only to books. We can examine stories that come to life on screen and teach so much about setting, character development, pacing, and plot. As […]
Craving Solitude to Write? Try These 8 Pandemic Writing Strategies
When the car needed service several months ago, I put on a coat and mask and went to the dealership. It wasn’t until I was waiting in the blessedly quiet customer cafe that I realized how much I’d been craving solitude. Would they notice, I wondered, if I sat here every week? I’ve been a […]
Editing – My Journey Through Publication
As an author with my debut Young Adult novel Necropolis – released with Wallace Publishing on 9th February 2021 – editing has been a vital part of the publishing process. It has been imperative both for this debut novel, and also during the writing aspect as I work on the upcoming sequel, the start of […]
Leading A Double Writing Life
Darby Kane (also known as HelenKay Dimon) For years I wrote romance, mostly romantic suspense, as HelenKay Dimon. A few weeks ago my first domestic suspense, Pretty Little Wife, came out under my new pseudonym, Darby Kane. Strangely, both names and my writing career in both genres can be traced to my previous career—divorce lawyer. […]
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