Tag: women writers
Writing Unforgettable Characters
By Tammy L. Grace As a reader, I am always drawn to characters in books. I remember characters from books I read decades ago, like Scout and Atticus Finch, Anne Shirley, Jean Valjean, and Hercule Poirot. As a young reader, I dreamed of becoming a novelist, crafting characters as unforgettable as those I still admire. […]
Creating Space for Stories, Self-Care, and Second Acts – Henlit Central
By Carolyn Clarke When I launched Henlit Central, I had one core mission: to create a vibrant, authentic space where women over 40 could connect through stories that reflect who we are at this beautiful and often overlooked stage of life. “Henlit,” short for “hen lit,” may sound cheeky, but it represents a powerful shift. […]
A Writer’s Life is a Roller Coaster. How Best to Avoid Whiplash
By Lorraine Devon Wilke When I was in grade school, my class participated in a special pullout session to watch an interesting documentary about noted anthropologist Louis Leakey. I was mesmerized throughout, so when we were assigned to write an essay immediately afterwards, I jumped in, flush with enthusiasm. Imagine, then, the blow of getting […]
Do Women Grieve Differently from Men? An Author’s Perspective
By Lisa C. Taylor When I worked in the field of counseling, I encountered both parents and children who were grieving. During the eight years it took me to complete The Shape of What Remains, I immersed myself in research about the grieving process. I do not claim to be an expert but what I […]
Writing Multicultural Stories by Patsy C. Robertson
by Patsy C. Robertson When I embarked on my writing journey, I had a clear vision of the types of stories I wanted to write. I wanted modern stories that displayed current and historical connections between Native Americans, African Americans, Africans, and the African diaspora throughout the Caribbean, South America, Central America, and Mexico. For […]
Fictional hope is still hope: The power of uplifting stories
By Ginny Kubitz Moyer Over the twenty-six years that I taught high school English, many students noticed an unfortunate pattern among our assigned texts. “We always have to read such depressing books in our English classes,” they would complain. “Aren’t any of the classics happy?” It was a valid point, because our department curriculum—like that […]
A Memoir from a Grieving Therapist by Sally McQuillen
by Sally McQuillen I began writing to my son Christopher twenty-one days after he died at the age of twenty-one in an accident. I wrote to connect with him. I wrote to let him know how I was feeling after he left his beautiful body and went somewhere I wasn’t yet sure existed. Most of […]
Searching for Clarity in a Puzzling Gray Space
By Kathleen Somers For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to write and had often fantasized about writing a book, though I never expected that I would one day do it. I have a drawer full of binders with children’s stories I had started over the years, bits and pieces of potential novels, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sara Foster
WHEN SHE WAS GONE Was she taken … or did she run? The pulse-pounding new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of You Don’t Know Me Rose once walked away from her daughter. Now she may be the only one who can save her. Former London police officer Rose Campbell has been estranged from her daughter, […]
Bring Everyone In With You: A Strategy For Those Days When You Feel Like You’re Not
by Rachel Stone Most days, I’m am author. The odd day, like today, I’m a speaker who tells people how I came to be an author in hopes of inspiring them to make space for their passions. But lately, I’ve felt unjustified in calling myself either. My current manuscript has me totally stuck. My last […]
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