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.
Writing Outside Your Identity
How dangerous—how wrong—is it for artists to feature people of different cultures and identities in their works? Is the risk of stereotype, of tokenism, of insensitivity—of usurpation—too great to dare that kind of inclusiveness? Yet how can artists possibly avoid including other people and other cultures in what they produce—especially if they live in places […]
FIVE SUMMER READS FOR WRITERS By Kimberly Garrett Brown
FIVE SUMMER READS FOR WRITERS By Kimberly Garrett Brown Henry James said it best when he wrote: “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” To me the best summer afternoons are spent with a good book. That’s why I plan my summer reading like […]
Ten Ways to Write Better Fiction
Ten Ways to Write Better Fiction By K.B. Jensen Writing fiction is not an easy endeavor. It can take years or even decades to hone your craft. Here are ten ways to write better fiction that have helped me over the years. 1. Read and write across genres. Read craft books and other books in […]
Interview with Rachel Michelberg and Gabi Coatsworth
Authors Rachel Michelberg and Gabi Coatsworth have both written memoirs that explore marriage, caregiving, love, and loss. We interviewed them to find out more about their writing process, and how they feel about it now that their books are published. How long after the events in the book did you start writing about it? And […]
Vivianne Knebel: On Writing
In her second book, Lessons Learned About Life and Love: Living with Intention and with Wisdom from Great Minds, Vivianne Knebel shares some of the lessons she has learned from writers and thinkers such as Dr. Wayne Dyer and Dr. Viktor Frankl, weaving them into her own experiences in a compelling guide to living, loving, […]
Writing and Researching The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus
I’m the writer who took the sex out of the story of Catherine the Great. Actually, that’s not strictly true: I may be British, but I’m not that prim. What I really wanted to do when writing my book The Empress and the English Doctor is ditch the false sexual smears trotted out (ha!) for […]
How Faith Impacts and Inspires Writing
The tale of putting Shadows in the Mind’s Eye on paper was not at all what I expected and I’m not sure I would voluntarily go back and do it again. There have been long stretches of my life where I was all too familiar with debilitating fear. I still have occasional flashes from my […]
The Well Of Truth Excerpt
The Well of Truth is the story of a woman named Grace who is on a journey of self discovery. Through the telling of significant moments in her adult life, Grace garners insight and inspiration to create a meaningful and authentic life for herself. The book is filled with reflections on feminine resilience, power, and […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Patricia Gibney
Patricia Gibney interviews detective Lottie Parker, of The Guilty Girl About THE GUILTY GIRL An Utterly Gripping and Unputdownable Serial Killer Thriller Something whistling through the door behind her caused her to turn. A shadow spread across the opening. She clasped a hand to her mouth, stilling the fear that was rising. The menacing shadow […]
Writing Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
IVY LODGE by Linda Murphy Marshall (June 14, She Writes Press) is an unforgettable memoir that explores patriarchal households, family dynamics, and writing your own story despite your past. Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery began as a 10-page essay from a workshop I attended: “Writing About Nowhere.” The assignment was to write about a […]
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