Tag: women writers
Adventures on Land and Sea, Carole Bumpus, Excerpt
Adventures on Land and Sea: Searching for Culinary Pleasures in Provence and along the Cote d’Azur (Savoring the Olde Ways Series, Book 4) Fans of Peter Mayle and Janine Marsh will enjoy this exploration of medieval villages, cultures, and recipes of France’s Provence. This travelogue is Book 4 in the author’s best-selling series, which has […]
Using the Senses in World Building
By Michelle Cameron World building in historical fiction (or, frankly, any other kind) requires the writer to pay a great deal of attention to what life was like during whatever period they’re writing about. Of course, it goes without saying that substantial research helps the writer to understand how people dressed, what they ate, how […]
Go Team or No Team: Thoughts and Advice on Writing Collaborations
By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne One of the biggest drawbacks of the writing life for most authors is that it’s by and large a lonely profession. Unless you count conversations with fictional people, most of an author’s career is spent alone in front of a computer . . . which is perhaps why many […]
Writing IS Community
By Carol Van Den Hende Writing has a reputation for being a solitary pursuit, so it surprised me what a community it creates! You see, I picked up writing again in my adult life for myself, as a place of solace during a difficult time. I wasn’t pursuing publication for any external goals. What I […]
Quincy Kadin: On writing Frankie’s Fishy Feelings
Quincy Kadin is a high school student in Los Angeles, a mental health advocate, and the author of Frankie’s Fishy Feelings, a children’s book. We are delighted to feature her on our site1 Growing up, I had a lot of anxiety. At times, it was so bad that I struggled to leave my house. My […]
Forgotten Stories as a Rich Source for Historical Fiction
By Imogen Matthews Readers of my historical fiction books will know that I have a passion for discovering stories about the Dutch who lived under brutal German occupation during World War 2. Over the past decade I have uncovered stories about a woodland hideout for Jews, the astonishing bravery of young boy who bravely smuggled […]
Finding Time for Writing by Janice Rostron, Author of Time Is Power: Create Space for What Matters Most
Finding the space for quiet, focused writing time can seem all but impossible in our modern lives. The world around us is busier and noisier than it ever has been before. On top of the everyday demands of our careers, homes, partners, children, family members, friends, and hobbies, we are bombarded information overload and never-ending […]
On Writing Rough Magic: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
By Miranda Newman Some books start out as a tiny seed inside of you. The seed needs years of care, understanding, and ideal conditions to grow to the point that it’s ready to be harvested. Rough Magic is one of those books. For over a decade, I navigated Canada’s broken mental health care system in […]
Down the WW2 Rabbit Hole: the Secret Army Against Hitler
By Sharon Maas My latest novel, The Last Agent in Paris, is what you might call a delayed birth. It all started around 2018, when I decided to change course in my writing. Up to then, my novels had all been historical post-colonial fiction set in either Guyana, on South America’s north-eastern shoulder, or India: […]
I’m No Longer Writing Heroines
By Stacey Simmons I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in writing classes, seminars, workshops, or retreats where a well-meaning instructor, professor, or writing guru has directed me to use The Hero’s Journey (THJ) to structure my story. Whether writing fiction, memoir, or non-fiction, I have been redirected to this pattern more times […]
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