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.
Publishing Journey: Song For Ria
I won’t lie, there were a few days, after Song for Ria was published, when I looked at its web pages on Amazon and watched its ratings go down. My self-confidence tunnelled a hole in the ground that I wanted to bury myself in and I eventually decided not to look at those pages again […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Colette Dartford
Authors Interviewing Characters: Colette Dartford Colette was inspired to interview Grace, the main character in her new novel, The Mortification of Grace Wheeler. Colette has cast herself in the fictional role of Feature’s Editor at Liberty magazine. Colette is writing a series called The Reluctant Protagonist, which profiles women whose choices have plunged them into […]
THE PROCESS OF WRITING WOMAN THROUGH THE AGES
THE PROCESS OF WRITING WOMAN THROUGH THE AGES Nowadays I see having been rejected at birth by my father on account of being the ‘wrong’ gender as the greatest gift I’ve received in my life. If that sounds strange, I’ll explain: had I had the idyllic childhood that my two young grandchildren in Devon are […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Arlene Mark
Author Arlene Mark shines light on a myriad of hot topics from global warming, immigration, and the impact of war at home, to unlikely friendships and parent-teen relationships in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER (August 16, SparkPress, 12-16 years, grade 7-9). Perfect for fans of The Ice House by Monica Sherwood and The Queen Bee and Me by Gillian McDunn as well as […]
The Healing Power of Writing One’s Own Story – by Renee Linnell
RENEE LINNELL is a former surf model, a professional Argentine Tango dancer, and a serial entrepreneur with an Executive Masters in Business Administration from New York University. She made her publishing debut in 2018 with The Burn Zone, a memoir of her experience as a cult survivor. Her latest memoir is Still on Fire. The […]
Writer Friendships
For the longest time I sat in my office diligently typing, inwardly moaning because writing is a solitary process. And I’m an ambivert with strong extrovert leanings. But as it turned out—just this one time—I was wrong. Writing is not solitary. You may technically be alone when you write (although it can feel pretty crowded […]
Writing: a Passionate Prescription – Dr. Manisha Saxena
By Dr. Manisha Saxena Anton Chekhov, the great Russian playwright once famously said, “Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress.” With the publication of my second book, a high octane crime thriller titled ‘Blue Jeans’, my thoughts wander to all the great doctors, who have penned amazing books, which readers enjoy to […]
Author Interviewing Characters: Gill Paul
Author Interviewing Characters International bestselling author Gill Paul returns with The Manhattan Girls, a novel about famous wit Dorothy Parker and three of her friends – Jane Grant, Winifred Lenihan, and Peggy Leech – who started a bridge group in 1920s New York City. Against the backdrop of louche speakeasies and scary bootleggers, rising hemlines […]
Behind The Scenes Of The Gambling Industry: Writing Casino Queen
I worked in the casino industry for a long time. As a child watching Ocean’s Eleven, casinos seemed so grown up and glamourous. They were open 24 hours, which made them so alive. On a summer hiatus from teaching school, I drove to Lake Tahoe Nevada and quit my job. I never felt lonely working […]
Publishing a Debut Novel at 65: Too Late, or Right on Time?
By Donna Gordon Publishing a Debut Novel at 65: Too Late, or Right on Time? At the age of 65, I’m not the first person to publish her debut novel later in life. Laura Ingalls Wilder was 65 in 1932 when she published her first book, Little House on the Prairie. Bram Stoker didn’t publish Dracula until […]
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