Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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A LITTLE HISTORY OF ART: EXCERPT
A Little History of Art takes us on a thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the origins of mark-making to art’s central role in culture today on subjects such as climate change and human rights. Transporting readers chronologically through history, the author takes us to the moment at which these artworks were created, to […]
An Interview With Kim Hays, Author of Pesticide
Interview with Kim Hays, author of PESTICIDE about PESTICIDE Bern, Switzerland – Lose yourself in the haunting Swiss city of Bern in this engaging police procedural by debut author, Kim Hays. Pesticide (Apr 19, 2022, Seventh Street Books) follows detectives Guiliana Linder and Renzo Donatelli as they work together to solve two mysterious deaths in […]
THREE THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY DEBUT TO MY SOPHOMORE NOVEL
BY SAMANTHA M. BAILEY It took almost two decades for me to see one of the many books I’ve written on a shelf for readers to buy and borrow. I’d been so focused on the goal of getting published that I had no clue what the traditional publishing process was actually like, until my debut, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jeneva Rose
We are excited to share this authors interviewing characters piece from best-selling author Jeneva Rose. Her last book, The Perfect Marriage (2020), went viral on TikTok when her husband pretended to be the adulterous (and murderous) character in the book – he was so convincing many thought it was real! ONE OF US IS DEAD (April 26, Blackstone Publishing) is […]
My Double Life By Freida McFadden
My Double Life By Freida McFadden I lead a double life. On Friday, as my colleagues and I are getting ready to leave the hospital at the end of a long work week, we discuss our plans for the weekend. One person is driving out to a local waterpark with their kids. Another is going […]
How My Vietnam Era Experiences led to my Novel
By Naomi E. Kennedy, Award Winning Author of “The Boy with the Best Laugh” After 13 years of writing and research, and one year of completing the editing and publication processes, I am finally here! The early years, (1966 – 1971). I watched friends go off to war never to see some of them again. […]
Collecting Facts for Daughter of Luharu
“I have been collecting facts for Daughter of Luharu for decades” – Monica Gupta Science says, cerebrum is made up of grey and white matter, comprising of cells and nerves, but mine I say is made of stories, events and characters – real and imagined. I am an introvert, a little marginalized in expressing emotions. […]
Writing Through Depression, Pushing Past Doubt: Inspiration for Discouraged Writers
Writing Through Depression, Pushing Past Doubt: Inspiration for Discouraged Writers by Tracy Shawn, M.A. No matter our profession, no matter our situation, a great many of us are dealing with depression. In fact, current research shows that the elevated rate of depression continues—and that it now affects one in every three American adults. But what […]
Interview with Polly Hamilton Hilsabeck
Polly Hamilton Hilsabeck’s novel AMERICAN BLUES came out earlier this month and has been getting great reviews! “Hilsabeck’s prose is vivid and urgent . . .” —Kirkus Reviews “The blues are black folks’ breathing through the grisly legacies of white malevolence and grotesque bloodlust in America. American Blues gives readers a haunting glimpse into the […]
Rediscovering Wonder by Laura Whitfield, author of Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
Rediscovering Wonder by Laura Whitfield, author of Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground “Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.” Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Have you ever felt like you’ve lost your sense […]
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