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 AT THE QUIET EDGE
I never imagined I’d write a book told partly from the point-of-view of a twelve-year-old, but Everett is the perfect conduit for AT THE QUIET EDGE, a story that originated with my own son. The idea for this suspense began when my teenager drove a young coworker home after their shift at our local pizza […]
When Characters Break Free and Authors Become Scribes
I was recently in a book group discussing my novel, Between Two Rivers, set in then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) between the 1950s and the 1970s. One of the characters disappears towards the end of the story. (Spoiler alert.) The character is Beatrice, Shona maid to English wife and mother Jenny in the suburbs of Salisbury […]
Simplify the Narrative by Jean Alicia Elster
Simplify the Narrative by Jean Alicia Elster I travel before I begin work on a manuscript. My most recent three books have been historical fiction based upon my maternal family history. For the first two books, my trips were local. And many of the places were those that I had previously visited both as a […]
Writing What You Don’t Know By Gin Phillips
Writing What You Don’t Know By Gin Phillips Write what you know. I’ve heard it a million times, and I’ve even said it plenty of times myself. The truth is that, particularly for beginning writers, capturing your own experience has a real power. It’s visceral. But the other truth is that if you’re a writer, […]
The Inspiration Behind Never Natalie
The Inspiration Behind Never Natalie By A.J. Walkley They say a book is a baby, some authors taking about nine months from conception to completion before birthing their new work into the world for all to read. For me, my newest title had the longest gestation of any of my books to date at just […]
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE WRITERS OF PSYCHIC
Sharon and Tammy Rose, a mother and daughter duo currently living in England, came together to write Psychic, a crossover book that deals with terrorism, racism, and psychical talent. The book is being published by Apprentice House Press in the US and will be released in June 2022. Sharon is the Town Clerk of a […]
Strange Journeys: What Writing The Line Between Taught Me By Tosca Lee
Strange Journeys: What Writing The Line Between Taught Me By Tosca Lee Writing a novel is always a journey—into history or the future, your beliefs or values, into fantastic worlds or the mystery of the everyday one around us. Into what fascinates and terrifies us. It’s also a writing journey as well, each book doling […]
How To Write When You Have Small Children
When people find out I am a writer their first reaction is usually: how do you do it? The reason why, is the small children hanging from my arms. While becoming a published author is something that people generally find impressive, becoming a published author when you are also the mother of three children under […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Michelle Major
From the USA Today bestselling author Michelle Major comes a captivating small-town romance where the last person Mariella Jacob wants to see in Magnolia, North Carolina, could be exactly whom she’s been waiting for… Wedding Season (releasing April 26, 2022) tells the story of Mariella, who was one of the world’s premier bridal designers, but one viral PR […]
A Rose and a Thorn
Many years ago, we welcomed into our family a niece, a beautiful girl who was given a beautiful name. It was, as are many births, a joyous occasion, and all were happy and merry. Almost all. I was panicking slightly, because the newborn’s name was similar to one I’d already chosen for a central character […]
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