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.
My Not-So-Secret Other Life as a Dancer by Barbara Quick
The memory is imprecise, like something recollected from a dream: a jewelry box, at eye level to my toddler self. My own hands in the perfection of their childish form—long-fingered, unmarked by life—reaching toward the black lacquer lid painted with blossoms. Hinging it open to animate the tiny pink-clad ballerina who otherwise waits asleep inside. […]
WHEN ONLY A GHOST WILL DO: ON GHOSTWRITING
WHEN ONLY A GHOST WILL DO By Christina Hamlett “It must be so fascinating to be a ghostwriter,” an interviewer told me. “Do you get to go to a bunch of séances?” It took me a beat to realize she assumed I’d built a career around talking to the dead. Silly as that sounds, it […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jen Craven
Exploring twisted motivations and the tensions between lust and loyalty, Jen Craven’s debut work of contemporary women’s fiction, “Best Years of your Life” is being called “a compelling page-turner” and “a white-knuckle ride of a novel.” Told through the points of view of two college professor moms and their freshman daughter, it’s a story where […]
SISTERS IN CRIME MARKS 35 YEAR MILESTONE WITH WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATION
SISTERS IN CRIME MARKS 35 YEAR MILESTONE WITH WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATION The organization’s special online event to include a full day of panels, conversation, and socialization in the spirit of the diverse, crime-writing community 2022 marks 35 years for Sisters in Crime, an organization to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime […]
Doctors and Deadlines: Writing with Chronic Illness
I emailed my publisher from my hospital bed in a state of panic. It was unlikely that I would be able to turn in the edit of my novel by the deadline. The doctors did not know what was wrong with me. Initial tests were not providing any answers, and I didn’t know how long […]
Excerpt from Secret Lives of Royal Women: Fascinating Biographies of Queens, Princesses, Duchesses, and other Regal Women
Excerpt from Despite their differences, romance blossomed: Philip’s terms of endearment for Elizabeth were Lilibet, Sausage, or Darling. The prince proposed, and the twenty-year-old princess accepted without consulting mum and dad. During their 1947 wedding, the crowned heads of Europe and the world’s most powerful politicians were in attendance. Those not invited to the Westminster […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Katie Keridan
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Katie Keridan About REIGN RETURNED Kyra Valorian is the most gifted Astral healer the golden-blooded realm of Aeles has seen in ages. When tragedy strikes, Kyra discovers she possesses a life-changing gift: she’s a Recovrancer, able to enter the realm of the dead and recover those who’ve died before their time. Unfortunately, […]
On writing Problem Solvers: 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders
Though I’ve written over thirty fiction titles, Problem Solvers: 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders (Chicago Review Press, September 2022) is my first non-fiction book. What a crazy and fun journey writing this book has been! From being a female engineer myself (as a chip designer at Motorola and Intel) to now authoring a book […]
On Writing HARDLAND: Ashley Sweeney
How did the novel come about? Who would have ever thought that in the spring of 2020, we’d be locked down for more than a year due to COVID-19? At the time of the initial lockdown, I was two years and 85,000 words into what I thought would be my third novel, a dual narrative […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Suzanne Moyers
About ‘Til All These Things Be Done An…intensely gratifying page turner…Love, longing, and the hard persistence of hope shine in this debut novel. –Elizabeth Crook, author of Monday, Monday and The Which Way Tree Set within the unique but troubled history of ‘blacklands,’ Texas, during an earlier era of pandemic and social upheaval, ‘Til All […]
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