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.
Feast to Famine, and Famine to Feast, Writer Style
Five years ago, I was living what I will affectionately call “the writer high life.” I’d been in the business as a professional for a short time and felt like I was doing a good job of building my career and my backlist. With a decent helping of luck going my way, I saw no […]
On Growing Your Novel: Magical Gifts on Real-life Trees
The going always gets hard at some stage of writing a novel – at least, it always has for me. And then the main thing is not to give up. My new novel, The Red Children, out this April, is my seventeenth book and in a way the one I love best, partly because I’ve […]
Writing MUSE: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind art History’s Masterpieces
I remember the day vividly well. Due to Covid, we were all in a strict and first imposed lockdown in London. I was working in the upstairs bedroom when I saw the new email pop into my inbox. It came bearing neatly typed bad news from my publisher: with much regret, they were going to […]
Crossing the Border Between this World and Another Dimension
By SC Skillman I’m delighted to have this chance to tell you about my newly-completed novel Director’s Cut, which is currently on submission to publishers and agents. As a writer of psychological, paranormal and mystery fiction and non-fiction, I always like to include an element of magic in my stories, something that shifts the action […]
Writing about War and Survival: Nadija Mujagić
I am a woman. I am a writer. I am a war survivor. A few days after I celebrated my fourteenth birthday, I watched tanks move into the Sarajevo airport across the street from my home. The year was 1992, and Yugoslavia had already fallen apart. My mother, my sister, and I stood at the […]
The Magic Behind the Inspiration By Jody Hadlock
In Elizabeth Gilbert’s magnificent book, Big Magic: Creative Writing Beyond Fear, she writes about how the creative process is “both magical and magic,” that ideas are swirling all around us searching for a human partner to notice them and get to work creating. That’s how it happened with me. I studied journalism in college because […]
You’re Stronger Than You Think: Lisa Roe on Writing
“You’re stronger than you think, and fiercer than you ever dreamed” ~ getting published takes bravery, persistence, and a stubborn streak. I was so lucky that one of my favorite writers, USA Today bestselling author, Abbi Waxman (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and the upcoming Adult Assembly Required, among others) so generously agreed to […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Tessa Wegert
Dead Wind The body is discovered on Wolfe Island, under the shadow of an enormous wind turbine. Senior Investigator Shana Merchant, arriving on the scene with fellow investigator Tim Wellington, can’t shake the feeling that she knows the victim – and the subsequent identification sends shockwaves through their community in the Thousand Islands of Upstate […]
Dogs and Books and Dog Book People
Dogs and Books and Dog Book People By Teresa J. Rhyne I remember when the pandemic started (who doesn’t?) and I felt so bad for all the authors who had books coming out in Spring 2020. I will admit I also thought “Oh, thank goodness my book isn’t out until October!” And the universe laughed […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: April
Hello Readers and Friends, Spring has sprung, and I’m excited to share this month’s fabulous books. Some authors will tell you they can’t read while they’re writing, but I was a reader before I was a writer, and it’s impossible to give up something that gives me this much joy. While […]
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