Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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In Praise of Meandering
In Praise of Meandering Meandering. It’s one of those words that’s come to have almost entirely negative connotations. From its source in the name of a winding river, Maiandros, it made its way from Greek into Latin and then the vernacular by the 16th century. Indirect. Winding. Circuitous. Aimless. Despite its unhappy associations, I’m here […]
The Hems of Their Skirts By Grace Sammon
The Hems of Their Skirts By Grace Sammon When it comes to novels, I love flawed characters. They endear themselves to us and enrage us all at the same time. You know who they are – those characters that can’t get out of their own way as they stumble through the plot. In my novel, […]
Cold Cases and the Burning Need to Know by Stephanie Kane
Cold Cases and the Burning Need to Know Stephanie Kane Does Kyle Clinkscales ring a bell? Probably not. In 1976, Kyle, a 22-year-old sophomore at Auburn University, disappeared. His parents’ search was all consuming. They followed leads from New Orleans to Hawaii. Whenever they left the house, they’d leave a note and spare car key […]
Poems by Rachel Harty From her upcoming book, Coffee, a Sip of You and Me
Poems by Rachel Harty From her upcoming book, Coffee, a Sip of You and Me Rachel Harty is the coffee poet, a girl who is nothing short of caffeine. As a six-year-old, she often would be found stealing coffee from her parents, and as you might have guessed, she quickly became fascinated by caffeine. Much […]
The Geography of First Kisses: Excerpt
In The Geography of First Kisses, one finds portrayals of quiet elegance reminiscent of early-20th-century art films. The fourteen ethereal stories are tethered to the bays and backwaters of southern Louisiana, the fields of Iowa and Oklahoma, the pine woods of Florida, places where girls and women seek love and belonging, and instead discover relationships as […]
I’ll Know It When I Feel It: How a Spark becomes a Novel By Barbara Josselsohn
I’ll Know It When I Feel It: How a Spark becomes a Novel By Barbara Josselsohn “I finally figured out how to arrange my two computer screens so I can see them both at the same time,” my husband tells me after wrestling with the layout of his desk for days. “We came up with […]
My Writing Process by Rebecca Heath
by Rebecca Heath One thing I love almost as much as reading a wonderful book and travelling along that journey with the author, is to read about how that book came to be. There is something so interesting about reading another author’s writing process, like seeing behind the curtain of a magic trick for a […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Ann Putnam
New York Times bestselling authors are calling I Will Leave You Never (May 9, She Writes Press) by Hemingway scholar Ann Putnam “extraordinary” and “heartbreaking” and we are thrilled to feature this Authors Interviewing Characters piece! Ann Putnam Interviews Zoë Penney from I WILL LEAVE YOU NEVER The main character’s most devout wish is to […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Hannah Dolby
We’re thrilled to feature this character interview by author Hannah Dolby! No Life for a Lady The most joyful book of 2023! Violet Hamilton is a woman who knows her own mind. Which, in 1896, can make things a little complicated… At 28, Violet’s father is beginning to worry she will never find a husband. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
We’re featuring TWO authors interviewing their characters today! About CURSED CROWNS The second book in the swoony and high-stakes fantasy rom-com series that began with Twin Crowns, about twin princesses separated at birth—from bestselling authors Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber. Twin queens Wren and Rose have claimed their crowns…but not everyone is happy about witches […]
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