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.
The Story Behind The Rules of Arrangement and a Journey to Writing
By ANISHA BHATIA. One hot Sunday in Bombay, my auntie rushed into our apartment, vexed. Her skin was flushed, and she faced my parents and demanded, “What are you all doing?” The focus was me, all of 22 years old, and the topic was my marriage. Her urgency was palpable in her rushing out of […]
Esme Addison interviews Alex Sobieski, the amateur sleuth featured in A Hex For Danger!
A HEX FOR DANGER by Esme Addison (July 13, Crooked Lane Books) is the second sunny-yet-sinister release in the Enchanted Bay Mystery series, perfect for fans of Heather Blake and Bailey Cates. Kirkus Reviews said: “Magical mysteries, romance, and a Harry Potter–like storyline add up to an enchanting read.” Filled with fantasy, Polish American culture and tradition, mermaids and mythology. Helping run her family herbal apothecary while keeping her supernatural secret hidden is no easy feat for […]
Taking A Chance On Kindle Vella
By Deb Hunter After I hit the USA Today best seller list in October 2020, I thought…That’s it. No more writing. One more challenge completed. Then, in April 2021, Amazon announced its newest platform, Kindle Vella. Vella is short for novella and I’m a huge proponent of short fiction – short stories, essays, abbreviated novels, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters – This Is Our Undoing, by Lorraine Wilson
Authors Interviewing Characters – This Is Our Undoing, by Lorraine Wilson This Is Our Undoing is a compelling speculative novel exploring identity, loss, family and acceptance. Is it out on the 3rd August from Luna Press. The story follows Lina, a scientist whose safe haven – a remote research station in the Rila Mountains in […]
Ellen Alpsten interviews The Tsarina’s Daughter
Ellen Alpsten’s stunning new novel, The Tsarina’s Daughter, is the dramatic story of Elizabeth, daughter of Catherine I and Peter the Great, who ruled Russia during an extraordinary life marked by love, danger, passion and scandal. Born into the House of Romanov to the all-powerful Peter the Great and Catherine I, beautiful Tsarevna Elizabeth is the […]
Anyone’s Shadow
“What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice/And all things nice/That’s what little girls are made of.” When Mother Goose penned her rhyme, little did she realize the heavy load she had placed on female shoulders: to be nice is daunting. And what of those girls who shirked the role of Ms. Goody Two […]
Writing About Strong Women
I write books about strong women who are confronted with physical abuse or psychological pressure but nevertheless survive. I wrote my first novel, Searching for Pilar, which was published in 2018, as a result of learning about the terrible crime of sex trafficking and finding out that the city I lived in was the largest […]
THIS MUCH HUXLEY KNOWS: Excerpt
We are DELIGHTED to partake in Gail Aldwin’s Blog tour with an excerpt of This Much Huxley Knows! About THIS MUCH HUXLEY KNOWS “Read this and feel young again.” –Joe Siple, Bestselling author of The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride I’m seven years old and I’ve never had a best mate. Trouble is, no […]
Five Things I Learned From My 1-Year Social Media Hiatus
At the end of May 2020, I did what many of my author friends warned me was career suicide. I closed my social media accounts. All of them. Not just left them dormant with “taking a break” messaging, but actually closed/deleted them. The “why” is difficult for me to explain, because I’m not entirely sure […]
The Long and Winding Road of Writing a Novel
I have been a writer my entire adult life. As a journalist, I’ve written and edited thousands of newspaper and magazine stories, always aiming to give people something they want or need to read. When I took the leap into fiction, I had to expand my creative envelope to create a compelling plot that would […]
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