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 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 […]
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 […]
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