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.
RUTHLESS WOMEN: Excerpt
“A juicy tale of bitterness, jealousy and revenge. The perfect summer page turner – don’t miss it” —Heat “Melanie Blake is Jackie Collins for a new generation – The Thunder Girls is the perfect summer read” —Bella Magazine RUTHLESS WOMEN Ruthless Women takes readers on a wild ride behind the scenes of beloved TV drama Falcon Bay, beamed […]
Writing about The First World War and Time Travel
By Catherine Taylor The First World War and time travel are not topics that, on the face of it, would seem to make good bedfellows. Agents told me as much. Though they liked my writing, they wondered how on earth such a book could be marketed. Still, that was the story in my heart – […]
Michelle Major’s Character Interview with Meredith Ventner
In Magnolia, North Carolina, love might be waiting right next door… Meredith Ventner knows a wounded creature when she sees one. Though her temporary new neighbor may be—on the surface at least—a successful, drop-dead gorgeous doctor, she recognizes the deep hurt Ryan Sorensen is carrying, and it’s catnip to her soul. But even though Meredith is […]
How Not To Make A Book Launch Video
by Kathleen Whyman For as long as I’ve dreamed of being an author, I’ve also dreamed about the moment I first get to hold a copy of my book. The thrill of seeing my name on the cover of an actual book, filled with words that I wrote. The knowledge that a publisher thought those […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Denny S. Bryce Interviews Lil Hardin Armstrong
Jazz-age Chicago comes to vibrant life in Denny S. Bryce’s evocative novel that links the stories of an ambitious chorus girl and a modern-day film student, both coming to grips with loss, forgiveness, and the limitations—and surprises—of love. 1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Café is the ritziest black-and-tan club […]
Criticism Is My Best Friend
By Michele Kwasniewski I’d like to introduce you to one of my best friends. It could become one of your best friends, too, if you have an open mind, a firm grip on who you are and consider change an opportunity for growth. Please meet criticism. Constructive criticism is its full name. Feedback is its […]
Character Interview: The Vines by Shelley Nolden
About THE VINES In the shadows of New York City lies the abandoned, forbidden North Brother Island, where the remains of a shuttered hospital hide the haunting memories of quarantines and human experiments. The ruins conceal the scarred and beautiful Cora, imprisoned there by contagions and the doctors who torment her. When Finn, a young […]
WRITING LEMONS IN THE GARDEN: NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH
Forty years ago, I had a dream in which Blanche Ames told me to write her autobiography. I’d read about Blanche while I was working on a team to write a massive women’s history reference book, and of course her name caught my attention. Then I learned that Blanche was my grandmother’s aunt. How was […]
Writing Sin Child
I spent my childhood and much of my adult life hiding behind a dark curtain of fear. Fear of what would happen on a daily basis. Fear of all those who judged me and sought revenge based on the doings of my family. Fear of falling asleep at night, not knowing who would be coming […]
NOTES FROM THE BATHROOM LINE: AMY SOLOMON INTERVIEW
Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women was a groundbreaking collection of essays, comics, and ephemera by the leading female comedians of the 1970s that included the likes of Gilda Radner, Candice Bergen, and Phyllis Diller. It pains us to report that there hasn’t been a similar collection of contemporary funny women published since […]
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