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 Biographies For People With a Life-Limiting Illness
I am a writer. I am a counsellor. Ever since training in Death, Dying and Bereavement in my twenties, I have been interested in these issues and how we talk about them – or avoid doing so. More recently I read about Dignity Therapy, a set of skills particularly aimed at helping people at the […]
The Places and Pictures Which Inspire Me
Catherine Hokin My fascination with Germany – and in particular the history-soaked city of Berlin where my novels are set – began on a school exchange trip when I was a teenager forty years ago. So many memories were made on that visit but the most vivid of all was standing in the town of […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Cara Reinard
Cara Cara Reinard is an author of women’s fiction and domestic suspense. She interviewed her character Holly Boswell from INTO THE SOUND for us! About INTO THE SOUND A terrified voice on the phone. The line goes dead. The mystery begins. During a superstorm, Holly Boswell receives a panicked call from her sister, Vivian: Come get […]
FLASH FICTION: The Prank by Densie Webb
The Prank, by Densie Webb It was a prank. A practical joke. Through the haze of slightly illicit drugs inhaled in the bushes behind the house, Evan found the plan hilarious. In the harsh, flickering florescent lights of the 53rd precinct, he had lost his sense of the ridiculous. “Roll your thumb on the paper. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Leslie Vedder
Everyone has a comfort book character: one whose story comforts and empowers us when we’re in need of a little familiarity. For Leslie Vedder, author of the magical, gender-flipped fairytale retelling, The Bone Spindle (Razorbill, January 11), these characters are the ones that she holds dear not only while reading and watching, but also in her writing. The world of The Bone Spindle (recently […]
MAKING IT MINE: How I Kept my Virtual Book Launch Fresh
MAKING IT MINE: How I Kept my Virtual Book Launch Fresh By Caitlin Hamilton Summie I had originally planned an in-person launch for my first novel, Geographies of the Heart, at my local coffee shop, with my local indie store selling books. The coffee shop is just down the road, and they even serve beer […]
When Characters Come Alive
When Characters Come Alive By Christina Consolino One of the most memorable characters in my debut novel, Rewrite the Stars, is Pickles Martin. A gray-haired retiree who volunteers at the Walloon Lake Branch of the Crooked Tree Library, she’s connected to several characters in the story, including a main character, Sadie, and her love interest, […]
Practice Beats Procrastination: a Writer’s Suggestion
In the world of yoga, there is a famous saying by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, “Practice and all is coming.” For those new to the world of yoga legends, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois is a voice that comes up a lot in the Ashtanga practice. And Ashtanga Yoga is all about practice, practice, and practice. I feel […]
The Submission Process
Meera Shah is a psychological suspense writer based in London, UK. Her debut novel will be published by Hodder Studio, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton in Spring ’23. The submission process. Google it and you’ll find only a handful of entries on what it entails. A couple of blog posts. A video or two, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Caitlin Hamilton Summie
Sarah Macmillan Character Interview by Caitlin Hamilton Summie, author of GEOGRAPHIES OF THE HEART, out now, by Fomite Press. GEOGRAPHIES OF THE HEART Sarah Macmillan always puts family first, but she can’t quite stretch her arms wide enough to hold on to everyone as they all age: her career-minded, inattentive younger sister, Glennie; their grandparents, […]
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