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.
Revealing the Secrets to Writing a Book
I stood in front of my classroom looking out at all the faces staring back at me, hungry for all the secrets on how to write a book, when the idea for How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies: Sweet & Savory Secrets for Surviving the Writing Life came to me. I get giddy […]
Someday Mija, You’ll Learn the Difference Between a Whore and a Working Woman
I HAD TO WRITE IT. Putting the words on the page was a commitment to the truth. One line led to the next. Sentence after sentence, a story unfolded. As it took shape, the narrative gathered itself into a bigger story. A story down on a page about a secret or something that nobody wanted […]
The Story of a Story: A Tale in Eight Chapters
The Story of a Story: A Tale in Eight Chapters By Barbara Linn Probst Each novel I’ve written has had its own “origin story”—that is, the tale of how it came to exist. Looking back at the evolution of each book, I’m always struck by the strange and unexpected way that disparate elements came together […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kate Heartfield
About Assassin’s Creed: The Magus Conspiracy London, 1851 – When Pierrette, a daring acrobat performing at the Great Exhibition, rescues the mathematician Ada Lovelace from a gang of thugs, she becomes immersed in an ancient feud between Assassins and Templars. But Lovelace is gravely ill, and shares her secrets with Pierrette, sending the acrobat in […]
Writing Empathy Series: Empathy for YOU
Empathy for YOU Jen Braaksma There’s a story about literary icon Margaret Atwood. I don’t know if it’s real—but stories don’t have to be real to be true, right? The story goes like this: Margaret Atwood was at a swanky party when she was introduced to a doctor, a renowned brain surgeon. “Oh, you’re a […]
An Excerpt from “Casting Grand Titans” In Shoot the Horses First by Leah Angstman
Leah Angstman’s debut collection of short histories Shoot the Horses First, releases February 23rd with Kernpunkt Press. Author Ryan Ridge says “She is the literary heir to Shelby Foote, Willa Cather, and E. L. Doctorow. Get off the internet and read this book!” She serves as the executive editor for Alternating Current Press and The Coil magazine and is a […]
Finding your People
Finding Your People (when you might rather be hanging out with your characters) I am, fundamentally, an introvert. Many of the writers I know are. Alone at my desk, fingers on my laptop keys, I am happily absorbed, creating my characters and their world. However, there is another side to the writing life that I […]
Choose Your Path Books Pave The Way For Real-Life lessons
Choose Your Path books pave the way for real-life lessons By Deb Mercier Sometimes life seems out of our control. No checkout people at the till? Your next hour will be spent shuffle-walking through the mile-long line. Need to get out the door early? Too bad. Both dogs threw up and stomped through it, leaving […]
Memoir: Quenching The Thirst By Isidra Mencos
My introduction to writing memoir was random. I had read some memoirs and I liked them, but I’d always focused on writing fiction or academic essays. “Always” is an exaggeration. My commitment to writing was flimsy. I’d write in spurts, get a project done, and then spend years without scribbling even a note in a […]
Inspiration for Attribution by Linda Moore
Where do ideas come from? Original ideas, rare and precious, don’t happen often. Indeed, most ideas evolve from a collage of experiences, our own and those we hear or read about. Fiction writing or, if you prefer, storytelling offers a unique opportunity to mold a world of existing ideas into something new. Attribution began over a […]
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