Tag: women writers
WILD TALES OF RABID RACCOONS AND PERSISTENT EDITORS
By Nancy Robards Thompson After years of journaling and writing for various Central Florida newspapers, I got serious about fiction in 1997. I quickly learned that writing a novel is a far cry from jotting down thoughts in a notebook or crafting a feature piece for the paper. Even though I had a lot to […]
How I Wrote Brave-ish: A Story of Courage, Loss, and TikTok
By Lisa Niver Writing Brave-ish was both a deeply personal and unexpectedly impactful experience. What began as a reflection on my own journey—exploring courage, identity, and adventure—became a deeply cathartic process. Even if it had never been published, the act of writing it would have been enough for me. But once it reached the hands […]
On Writing A Deux, or How to Co-Author in a Cross-Country Friendship
by Carol Kerr and Linda Edelstein, co-authors of Not The Trip We Planned In the early 1980s, Linda Edelstein and I made a vow we would someday write a mystery together because it would be so much more fun than our dissertations. We were plowing through a psychology doctoral program at Northwestern. She was a […]
On Writing Not Good Enough Girl: A Memoir of an Inconvenient Daughter
Amidst the control, confusion, and chaos caused by her eight-times-married mother, this author’s story spans the extreme emotions of a mother-daughter relationship, touching on cyclical family dysfunction, addiction, and forgiveness. When my mother’s sixth husband died, I felt broadsided by the amount of guilt, anger, and disturbing childhood memories that arose, and I decided to […]
Why Are We Afraid To Talk About Death?
Death is a constant presence, an inherent part of life, a fact of humanity. Yet in much of western culture, we pretend this isn’t the case. We are afraid to talk about death, or acknowledge it in any way. We avert our eyes, lower our voices, and avoid bringing up our own or others’ losses, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jude Berman
THE VOW In a stunning work of feminist historical fiction for readers who loved Dawn Tripp’s Georgia and Whitney Scharer’s The Age of Light, Jude Berman brings painter Angelica Kauffman to life. Accused of dressing as a boy to study in the prestigious galleries of eighteenth-century Italy, child prodigy Angelica Kauffman has set high goals for herself. She […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Susan E. Sage
SILVER LADY: TRAVELS ALONG THE RIVER ROAD Character interview: Cassie in Silver Lady by Susan E. Sage Cassie Navrone is the main character in my recently published novel, Silver Lady: Travels Along the River Road. The year is 2033. A new pandemic (The Strangler Virus) has left many dead and the USA is about to […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: February
Hello Reeders & Friends, I’m shouting this month’s reads from the rooftop because it just so happens that my latest WE ARE MADE OF STARS is on the list! Welcome to the world eighth book baby. I hope you’ll all check it out, plus these great reads from my Lake Union imprint sisters, a FREE […]
SMART TALK 101: HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHARACTERS BETTER CONVERSATIONALISTS
By Christina Hamlett For as many conversations as we chatter in or listen to every day, capturing that same rhythm and realism in a project for page, stage or screen is no small challenge. Too often the result is characters who (1) all talk in exactly the same voice, (2) talk more formally/rigidly/eloquently than normal […]
An Ode to Women Writers of Women’s Stories: Celebrating Women’s History Month through Historical Fiction by Janis Robinson Daly
Will the following authors please stand up: Marie Benedict, Jude Berman, Teri M. Brown, Denny S. Bryce, Diana R. Chambers, Janet Skeslien Charles, Stephanie Dray, Joan Ferndanez, Jill George, Nicola Griffith, Kristen Hannah, Penny Haw, Carole Hopson, Piper Huguley, Martha Hall Kelly, Eliza Knight, Judith Lindbergh, N.J. Mastro, Paula McLain, Heather B. Moore, Victoria Christopher […]
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