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.
A Deep Dive into the Past Changed My Future
A Deep Dive into the Past Changed My Future I’ve always been a writer. I wasn’t that little girl who dreamed of becoming the next Judy Blume or writing exposés for the New York Times, but I was the editor of my high school yearbook and always felt confident writing essays for my literature classes […]
From Copy Writer to Author: Sarah Smith
One of the most common questions I get as an author (right after “so what is your book about?”) is, “Wow, I could never write a book! How did you do it?” The truth is that writing a book was something I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a little kid and had tried—and […]
Writing Myths That Hold Us Back
By Jane Ward You finish one flash piece and your brain is firing; you’ve come up with a great idea for the next short story. After months of character sketches and plot walks, you itch to sit down to start that new novel. Maybe you even have a great first line. Supportive writer friends from […]
Writing The Silence of Scheherazade
I grew up in Istanbul, The New York city of Turkey. Being immersed in the rich, layered history of my own town and in the imminent vibrancy of it at the time of my youth I didn’t pay much attention to Smyrna (Izmir), the third biggest city of Turkey. For me it was a nice […]
Navigating the Agent-Author Relationship
Navigating the Agent-Author Relationship By Natasha Khullar Relph It was with a heavy heart that I hit send on the email to my literary agent, saying that even though we were parting ways, I hoped we could remain friends. Relief flooded in as I opened up her response: You can’t get rid of me! I’m […]
Tori Eldridge Interviews Lily Wong and Ma
Tori Eldridge is the Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity Awards-nominated author of the Lily Wong mystery thriller series—The Ninja Daughter, The Ninja’s Blade, and The Ninja Betrayed—and the upcoming dark Brazilian fantasy, Dance Among the Flames (out May 2022). She agreed to interview Lily Wong and Ma from her novel THE NINJA BETRAYED About THE NINJA BETRAYED Things get personal […]
Writing REDHANDED: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick
What makes a killer kill? It’s an age-old question which elicits every type of answer imaginable – from the curiously innovative to the eye-rollingly outdated. And as a true crime podcaster of 4 years, I’ve heard them all. Many of us are convinced that some people are just born monsters, others fall firmly into camp […]
The Writing of a Memoir: Insanities Nobody Tells You About
I birthed my book twice: after growing it in my gut and on the page for eight years. The first time—self-publishing—was agony and disappointing. The second time—with a legit hybrid press—was dignifying and empowering. Do all authors feel like they “birth” their books? I imagine memoirists, like myself, do because more than birthing a book […]
An Open Letter to Authors about Signing Away the Rights to Creative Work
An Open Letter to Authors about Signing Away the Rights to Creative Work Patricia Leavy Breaking into the world of fiction is so difficult and discouraging. Authors may find themselves settling for less than they want, because they don’t think they can do any better. I learned this lesson the hard way. When I wrote […]
Writing and Witchcraft
I think that, by and large, writers are a superstitious bunch. We rely on inspiration at lot and it’s a whimsical force which often fails us. We go for walks to find it, as if it’s a wood sprite hiding in a forest. On the other side of things, we fear the dreaded demon known […]
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