Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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The Long Game: How Asking for Help Landed Me a Book Deal
By Linda K. Sienkiewicz The real work of a writer doesn’t end with typing The End. When it comes to publishing a novel, it also takes time, tenacity, and the humility to know when you need help. The publication of my second novel, Love and Other Incurable Ailments, didn’t happen overnight. It was the result […]
Naked Writing: On Truth, Vulnerability, and the Words We Didn’t Know We Had
By Marijke McCandless Nearly a hundred of us had gathered for a three-day retreat hosted by Outwild™, devoted to building outdoor, value-driven lives. On the second afternoon, we sat beneath long wooden shelters at Earth Trek Retreat Center, the South Fork of the American River flowing beside us in Lotus, California. I was leading a […]
Feng Shui of the Soul
By Alexandra Grabbe This morning, I stuck a Free-Stuff sign in our front yard. I was carrying my second load of miscellaneous items out of the house when a car pulled up. “Are you really giving away that beautiful quilt?” the neighbor asked. “I am. It needs a new home. Would you like it?” Hormonal […]
Inspired by Truth
By Sally Dukes I have always been in awe of those novels I read that are fiction at its best. You can delve deeply into a story with complex characters and intriguing narratives. The pages turn effortlessly, before you know it, the clock has struck midnight. How do authors do it, I often wonder. How […]
My Writing Journey, by Shanora Williams
by Shanora Williams I first want to start by saying that I often forget to sit and think about my writing journey. I’m so used to doing the next thing, or getting sucked into the next story, that I don’t really take quiet moments to acknowledge my accomplishments. I suppose this is a good place […]
Claiming My Voice
by Lena Fein As a toddler I adored stories, especially fairytales. My father would come into my bedroom just before bedtime and read my sister and me a story from a large, colorful book of classic fairytales. He’d change his voice to portray the different characters. I’d gasp with delight when he squeaked out the […]
Small Press Pages March 2026
March always feels like a month in transition—winter loosening its grip, spring beginning to stir, and the promise of longer days just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to gather a stack of books that reflect that sense of movement: stories that challenge, surprise, comfort, or simply keep us good company as the seasons […]
A Book Written to Offer Hope
By Brigitte Shipman I was destined to be a teacher. From age six, I played school and always took the role of the teacher. Teaching was my calling. Then I became a mother in the Spring of 1992. So, while teaching is what I loved and pursued as a career, being a mom has been […]
An Interview with CiCi Donohue of “How Could You Let This Happen” by Jen Craven
HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN? I fight back tears as my best friend clutches her son’s hand, the room silent except for the low beep of his life support machine. I couldn’t bear it if this was my own son. My pulse races as she slowly turns to me. “How could you let this […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Donna Miscolta
by Donna Miscolta Ofelia and Norma Publication date: September 29, 2026 Available for pre-order now. In community college, large-bodied twin sisters Ofelia and Norma struggle for a sense of self. When Ofelia sheds pounds from long, solo walks, Norma senses their twinness slipping away. She decides to slip away herself to a transfer college out […]
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