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How To Approach Researching Historical Fiction
How To Approach Researching Historical Fiction “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” When I first embarked on my debut novel THE TOWER, I wasn’t thinking of L. P. Hartley’s famous opening line of The Go-Between. But when I reflected on my first early stages of research and writing, I realised […]
Falling Through the New World: Honoring the Immigrant’s Story
Falling Through the New World Honoring the Immigrant’s Story by Cynthia Reeves My novel in stories Falling Through the New World (Gold Wake Press 2024) arose out of a fascination with my personal history as the American granddaughter of Italian immigrants and the events that spurred that history—World War I and the Spanish Flu epidemic […]
Writing Across Worlds
Writing Across Worlds By Alix Christie When I got the call that summer’s day inviting me to visit McDonald Ranch, I whooped at the wheel of my rental car. I was on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana doing preliminary research for a novel about my ancestor’s brother, a Scottish fur trader for the […]
The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay, Excerpt
THE BERLIN LETTERS Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison. From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s expected […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Karen Green
YELLOW BIRDS Set just before the digital revolution, Kait is a young woman searching for identity and community among the cast-outs, cast-offs, and other “misfit toys” who refer to themselves as the Yellow Birds and follow a band called the Open Road from town to town. Just as Kait believes she has found her place […]
Postpartum Anxiety Inspired my Debut Thriller
Postpartum anxiety inspired my debut thriller Brianne Sommerville My debut thriller If I Lose Her follows a first-time mom as she struggles to adapt to motherhood, and I don’t believe I could have written the story if I hadn’t grappled with postpartum mental health issues. The first time I learned about postpartum depression (PPD) and […]
How Dreams & Visions Can Guide Your Writing: An Interview With Anna Quinn, Author of Angeline
How Dreams & Visions Can Guide Your Writing: An Interview With Anna Quinn, Author of Angeline By Nicole Pyles Featured first on www.wow-womenonwriting.com Every writer has a special way of developing their characters, revealing the setting, and understanding what is to come from a story. Whatever method you personally use, you will be fascinated by […]
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 […]
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