Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
Dutch by birth and serial emigrant, Barbara currently lives with her husband and daughter in a tiny village in Galicia, Spain, as basic and simple as can be. W Barbara's website.
Leonor: The Story of a Lost Childhood by Paula Delgado-Kling
Leonor: The Story of a Lost Childhood by Paula Delgado-Kling I grew up in Toronto, Canada, but summers and any time off from school meant traveling back to Bogota, Colombia. My beloved grandmother and my nurturing nanny were there, and Colombia was home. Ajiaco (potato soup), obleas (waffles filled with dulce de leche), and arepas […]
February: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein
Hello Readers & Friends, Have I mentioned I live in Miami, FL? I’m a native but call myself a boomeranger having left for Maryland and California only to return home. As we welcome March, I think it’s time for you to book a trip, an escape from the cold temperatures up north. And if you’re […]
Hummingbird: Messages from My Ancestors, a Memoir with Reflection and Writing Prompts
Hummingbird: Messages from My Ancestors, a Memoir with Reflection and Writing Prompts by Diana Raab My latest and 14th book, Hummingbird: Messages from My Ancestors, was written during the Covid-19 pandemic. It poured out of me over a short period of time. The book was inspired by a daily hummingbird visit outside my writing studio […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Heather Levy interviews Rae Dixon
About HURT FOR ME A single mother’s brutal past threatens to destroy the new life she’s built in this suspenseful dark romance set in the underground world of kink. Rae Dixon is lucky to be alive. Fifteen years ago, she survived being trafficked and abused, escaping her captors to reclaim her life. Now, she’s running […]
The Ethics of Writing Fiction Based on Real Crimes By Isabelle Kenyon
The Ethics of Writing Fiction Based on Real Crimes By Isabelle Kenyon As an author drawn to the psychological, I’m often inspired by the twisted true crimes I read about in newspapers and online. One such case that sparked my imagination was that of the so-called “doomsday couple” in the USA, who believed their children […]
The Enduring Lessons to be Found in a Jane Austen Novel
The Enduring Lessons to be Found in a Jane Austen Novel By Melodie Edwards Why has Jane Austen endured? The question is asked so often, as the film industry magics up more adaptations, and the publishing industry burnishes our shelves with more spinoffs and retellings (have you read Death Comes to Pemberly, or seen the […]
Changing Sudden Crisis into Sudden Stories by C.O. Moed
Changing Sudden Crisis into Sudden Stories by C.O. Moed Decades ago I was an office assistant at this very prestigious art organization that gave very prestigious awards. My big assignment was to call 250 very prestigious artists and ask them if they had something exciting to report. Most of them were men. Not unusual in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Brittney Morris, author of The Jump
Authors Interviewing Characters: Brittney Morris, author of The Jump THE JUMP From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane “thrill ride” (Kirkus Reviews) about a group of working-class teens in Seattle who join a dangerous scavenger hunt with a prize that can save their families and community. Influence is power. Power creates […]
The Resilience of Writers, and Other Lessons I Took from Jane Austen to Write My Debut Novel
The Resilience of Writers, and Other Lessons I Took from Jane Austen to Write My Debut Novel Jane Austen has been an enormous influence on my imagination ever since the BBC broadcast the first episode of its adaptation of Pride and Prejudice in 1995. The next day, I asked my English teacher about Austen, he […]
How to Create Adult Characters in Young Adult Fiction
How to Create Adult Characters in Young Adult Fiction Young Adult (YA) literature isn’t only for young adults. A 2023 study by WordsRated indicates that 51% of book purchases in the YA category are by those who are between 30 and 44 years old, and 78% of those buyers plan to read the book(s) themselves. […]
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