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 The Confidence Men: Margalit Fox
By Margalit Fox My new book, The Confidence Men, chronicles the most remarkable tale I’ve ever had the privilege of telling: the true story of a prison break so bizarre it should never have worked. But what delighted me as keenly as the story itself was the fact that I’d encountered it completely unexpectedly—poring over […]
Bringing The Workplace Alive In Fiction
Bringing the workplace alive in fiction As a reader, do you feel short-changed when a fictional character is an author? While it can be an avenue for exploring the creative process, it sometimes feels like a store-cupboard staple, the tinned tomatoes of a character generation tool. It sometimes reads as if the author’s never had […]
Coming Out of the Dark: Reentering My Community As A Published Author
On January 10, 1991, Gloria Estefan of The Miami Sound Machine released a song in tribute to the horrific accident she sustained in March 1990 when her tour bus was struck by an 18-wheeler. The near-fatal incident was traumatic, and yet Gloria insisted on not garnering any pity. “After my accident, I couldn’t imagine going […]
HOUSE OF CROWS EXCERPT
HOUSE OF CROWS (5/27) is a four-part thriller collection from master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Unger. Unger has penned a deliciously creepy episodic story series that demands to be binged from start to finish! Decades ago, four friends came face-to-face with dark events that they couldn’t explain as children and can’t […]
Writing Shadows Over the Spanish Sun
Research plays a large part in my novels, and in ‘Shadows Over the Spanish Sun,’ a love story, set in the controversial and tragic era of the Spanish Civil War, it was more important than ever to read copiously before attempting to start the first draft. I am not a historian and would never try […]
How Being a Dungeon Master Actually Did Nothing to Prepare Me for Writing a Book
Dungeon Masters know that preparation only goes so far when it comes to running a game. No matter how committed to the game, each player will become a chaotic little imp at least once per session. That said, creating a world and stories within it has always been the draw of being a Dungeon Master […]
DARKLY: Excerpt
New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt, experience the critically acclaimed first book in the Follow Me series through the eyes of its enigmatic hero, Braden Black. Self-made billionaire Braden Black is used to getting what he wants when he wants it. So when aspiring photographer Skye Manning doesn’t immediately fall into […]
Robin Delnoce: On Writing
‘Bunco: A Comedy About The Drama of Friendship’ is a new book by Robin Delnoce. Recommended for fans of Bridesmaids, Desperate Housewives, and Bad Moms. Bunco was released in August 2020 and is available for sale on Amazon. Genre: Women’s Fiction / Chick Lit / Comedy My name is Robin. I lived my whole life within […]
On the Dream of Becoming a Writer and the Joy of Writing Non-Fiction
by Megan Hayes Tell me: what do you dream of when you dream about writing? When one pictures the lifestyle of a bonafide writer (at least, when I pictured this lifestyle in my younger years) the pinnacle tends to be the image of a traditional fiction author. You know the sort of thing: floating around […]
My Writing Process- Tales from a Super Planner
My Writing Process- Tales from a Super Planner By Paris Wynters I remember very well sitting in a search and rescue training class, listening to a bunch of men talking about two convicts who had recently escaped a jail and how the search for the men was going. I remember listening to those same men […]
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