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.
Lessons I learned from writing “A Piece of Peace”
Lessons I learned from writing “A Piece of Peace” Many of you might know that Modern History Press very recently published my latest book, “A Piece of Peace.” A Piece of Peace is an autobiographical account of one unique woman’s struggle with near-fatal disease. It is a rejection of discrimination and exploitation, of women in particular. It is […]
Selective Writer’s Block: When Some Things Are Better Left Unwritten
Darkness is oppressive. Silence echoes what I do not want to hear. Night is a curse that keeps on coming back. Night is the green screen onto which everything is projected, what I do not want to see nor feel, my anxieties, my fears and pains. The sunrise ushers the relief of light, the glow […]
Writing, Yoga, and the Real You By Pamela Seelig
Writing, Yoga, and the Real You By Pamela Seelig I remember the moment I decided to write Threads of Yoga. I was in a bookstore searching for a book that would help me bring deeper yogic teachings into my classes. As a yoga teacher, I loved the physical aspect of the practice, but it was […]
Writing a Novel with My Sister by Ambreen Hameed
Writing a Novel with My Sister by Ambreen Hameed Once my sister and I decided we wanted to co-author a novel about a sibling relationship, one of the tasks allocated to me was to research how sisterhood expresses itself across the animal kingdom. The agreed plan was that I would write the older sister Sufya, […]
A Writing SOP from an Army Journalist Turned Award-Winning Author
A Writing SOP from an Army Journalist Turned Award-Winning Author By Alicia Dill Typically, emotions are running high when I speak to groups as a female veteran advocate. We may be hugging it out in person as sisters-in-uniform or discussing on Zoom what it means to walk away from a full life to go serve […]
Writing True Crime: The Demon In Disguise
When my father and a friend were murdered execution-style and my mother kidnapped in a thwarted murder-suicide attempt in 2002, various media outlets provided their journalistic perspective to their respective audiences. I often participated, responding spontaneously to questions as they came. As time passed, however, with the help of therapy to cope with my PTSD, […]
SEVEN SUREFIRE WAYS TO WEAKEN YOUR WRITING
SEVEN SUREFIRE WAYS TO WEAKEN YOUR WRITING by Ellen Notbohm Kudoplauseulations! You undertook the grand adventure of writing and publishing a book. And now you’ve either learned, or will shortly learn, that the final page of your book is not the end of writing, but the segue from writing the book into writing about the […]
Good Grief: The A to Z Approach of Modern Day Grief Healing
I learned many moons ago that there is no such thing as coincidence and everything is a beautiful synchronicity in our life. Good Grief: The A to Z Approach of Modern Day Grief Healing is a book for your grief journey, but the book itself has been on its own unique journey to be able […]
Writing and Music: Why it’s Essential to my Creative Process and How I’ve Ruined Entire Albums for my Husband
“Writing and Music: Why it’s essential to my creative process and how I’ve ruined entire albums for my husband” by Helena Hunting Once upon a time, before I spent my days sitting in front of a monitor, creating characters, worlds and stories, I worked in an office and had a colleague who didn’t like music. […]
Write What You Know: Is she Based on You?
Write what you know… ‘Is the woman based on you?’ my friend asks. ‘I mean, have you really behaved like that?’ Her eyes are widening, her brow furrowing; I can imagine the kind of thoughts crowding through her head. She has just read my novel and is wondering whether the protagonist I’ve created, may be […]
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