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.
Interweaving Fact and Fiction in Historical Novels by Jill Caugherty
Interweaving Fact and Fiction in Historical Novels by Jill Caugherty Historical fiction gives readers the opportunity to travel with the protagonist on an adventure into the past with the added bonus of learning fascinating, relevant information about that time period. Credible, carefully-chosen details make me feel that I’m right there with the protagonist, accompanying her […]
You’ve Recorded a Podcast Interview: What You Do Afterward Makes All the Difference
You’ve heard it before: podcasts are the next best book tour for authors. Usually free or low-cost for authors (not so for the podcaster, but that’s a different story!), it takes a bit of time to get your query ready, prepare for the interview, and participate in the conversation with the podcaster. And boom! There […]
The Brave New World of AI
By Gay Yellen I’ve been following the growing debate on the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence, and while there’s good news about AI, there’s a lot of scary news, too. Good news exists in the medical arena. For example, AI can double-check prescription orders to help doctors avoid accidentally prescribing the wrong medication. AI […]
On Writing The Campbell Sisters
When I envisioned The Campbell Sisters, I thought it would be a continuation of my novella, The Crossing. Not a sequel, since it would take place twenty-five years later, but a continuation of their story. The original was titled, Three Sisters. I set it in the early 1900s and the two main characters had known […]
Writing The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays
It seems singularly appropriate that The Golden Ticket started with my desire for an actual golden ticket, though not to a chocolate factory. No, I wanted a ticket to Italy. Let me explain. When I was 26, my husband and I had our first child—a winsome, blond, dimpled, chortling baby who rolled over, sat up, […]
Finding Connection: On Writing about Chronic Pain
In her early twenties, thyroid cancer and Crohn’s disease left author Francesca Grossman isolated and in chronic pain. Detailing her vulnerable journey with pain Francesca lays bare her personal experience in her upcoming release, “Not Weakness: Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain” (April 18th, 2023, She Writes Press). Part memoir, part journalistic exploration, Francesca finds […]
Inspiration Behind TELL ME LIES by Teresa Driscoll
Inspiration behind Tell Me Lies, the sixth psychological thriller by two million copy bestselling author Teresa Driscoll Ideas for books always take time in my world. Sadly, I’m not one of those authors who can give my editor a list of five ideas and say – pick one. Between us, my process is a bit […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emma Orchard
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emma Orchard THE SECOND LADY SILVERWOOD It is 1814 and she is the talk of the town … Sir Benedict Silverwood needs a new wife. Kate Moreton, an impoverished spinster and Italian teacher, is an outlandish suggestion, but one that grows on Benedict, alongside his attraction to Kate. Kate has been hopelessly […]
Rebounding from Rejection: A How-To Guide To Survive the Emotional Turmoil That Is the Writing Business
Rebounding from Rejection: A How-To Guide To Survive the Emotional Turmoil That Is the Writing Business By Jen Braaksma Rejection sucks. It’s a given in writing, of course. Everyone—even the most famous among us—has had their brilliant work rejected by agents and publishers. Stephen King’s Carrie was rejected more than 30 times. Agatha Christie couldn’t […]
Inspiration behind The Star and the Strange Moon
Inspiration behind The Star and the Strange Moon My third book, The Star and the Strange Moon, is out November 14th. I’d admit my books are a little strange. They’ve got trippy little plots—whether a witch is reincarnated again and again or a circus set in Hell, one of the most common questions I get, […]
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