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.
Authors Interviewing Characters: Alison Schaffir
Authors Interviewing Characters: Alison Schaffir Your Dream for Me: Seventeen-year-old Scarlett, unlike her theatrically-gifted parents, is not one to spend time near a spotlight. Scarlett dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer, where she can flex her creative talents away from a crowd. So it’s no surprise when she sneaks into her school’s costume shop […]
The Flash Novel: Flash Fiction Meets the Novel or Chocolate Meets Peanut Butter
The Flash Novel: Flash Fiction Meets the Novel or Chocolate Meets Peanut Butter For many years I was haunted by a story. I abandoned and revisited it endlessly. Each time I tried to write it kept bumping against the boundaries of the traditional novel: chapters, plot, back story, bulk, a finish line of 60,000 words. […]
Inspiration for my Cheese Shop Mystery series
Cheese. It’s classic. It’s comforting. It’s communal. It’s also having something of a Renaissance, in part thanks to social media. Who can resist watching a freshly melted Raclette scraped from its wheel and ooze onto crisped fingerling potatoes? Gatherings that once included a humble cheese platter now boast table-length charcuterie boards and elaborate cheese bars. […]
I Published a Book at Sixteen and Here’s How I Did It by Claire Fraise
I Published a Book at Sixteen and Here’s How I Did It by Claire Fraise, Author of Imperfect and the They Stay series When I was sixteen and I told people about my plan to publish my YA dystopian novel, I was met with many different reactions. That is so exciting! You must be so […]
How my Marketing Career Helped me to become an Author By Heidi McIntyre
How my marketing career helped me to become an author By Heidi McIntyre I had been a marketing consultant for twelve years when in 2013 I teamed up with a partner to start an agency specializing in fresh produce. Together, we brought in larger clients and not long after we began to hire staff. It […]
Don’t Forget to be Brave
Don’t Forget to be Brave Carmen Amato Scorpions loved our house in Central America. Tails curled with spiky malice and clad in brown armor, they made soft rustling sounds as they scuttled along the tile floor in search of shoes and draperies and other unexpected hiding places. Our housekeeper, whom I’ll call Doris, called my […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: February
Hello Readers & Friends, February went by in a blink, but there was plenty of time for reading. This month’s round-up includes something for everyone: Dads and sons, rock and roll, complicated families, another hit by my new favorite author, a beautifully written debut, and many more to add to your TBR. I hope you […]
Celebrating Women By Telling Their Stories through Historical Fiction
Celebrating Women By Telling Their Stories through Historical Fiction Thanks to the grassroots efforts of a local Sonoma County (CA) education task force in 1978, learning about women’s achievements in history became nationally recognized in 1987 when Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month. Since then, students and readers alike have benefitted from curriculum […]
Cheers to Women’s History Month with MADAME POMMERY, Creator of Brut Champagne
Cheers to Women’s History Month with MADAME POMMERY, Creator of Brut Champagne By Rebecca Rosenberg, novelist Since March is Women’s History Month, I invite you to join me in celebrating all the female characters in literature who represent real women overcoming real challenges. Women who have helped us grow and progress in ways we can […]
Coming Out of the Spy Family Closet
Coming Out of the Spy Family Closet Publishing my memoir Spy Daughter, Queer Girl entailed 17 years of facing my fears. Being the daughter of a spy means keeping secrets. It’s built into spy family culture. It wasn’t until I attended a writing workshop taught by novelist Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina, […]
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