Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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Authors Interviewing Characters: Jennifer van der Kleut
THE BETTER MOTHER “A slick, modern psychological thriller that digs into the dark side of motherhood, obsession, and the illusion of control.” – Teresa Brock, BestThrillerBooks.com In The Better Mother we meet Savannah Mitchell, 34, a year after coming out of a devastating breakup that completely unraveled her. She meets a handsome stranger, Max, at […]
Bianca’s Cure, Gigi Berardi
In Bianca’s Cure by Gigi Berardi (She Writes Press, February 10, 2026), Berardi brings her own training and expertise, first as a biologist at University of California San Diego and then as a social scientist at Cornell, in tackling provocative subjects to uncover the who and why of science, as much as the what and […]
The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love
The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love A soul-searching LGBTQ memoir about one woman’s attempt to plan her way to happily ever after—only to realize that healing, self-discovery, and love happen in their own time. Days after Corey’s breakup, a photo of her ex wrapped in the arms of […]
How I Found My Voice and Gained 130k followers
By Kerry Chaput A year ago, I cried. A lot. I’d racked up three hundred rejections over seven years, and my author dreams kept hitting wall after wall. I had written the best manuscript of my life, and you know what that led to? More rejections. At a writing retreat last spring, I had a […]
Writing Resilient Today
by Christine Walker This morning at our small town’s outdoor swimming pool here in Northern California, I think about resiliency. Last night’s mid-January temperature dropped into the 30s; at 9:00 AM, it’s 42 degrees. I arrive wearing a black terry cloth robe and fleece pants, which I pile on a chair with my towel, and […]
The Folk Tale that Wouldn’t Let Go
by Jane Ward A few years back, while browsing shelves at a used bookstore, I picked up a book of Welsh folk tales. One Moonlit Night written by T. Llew Jones and translated into English by Gillian Clarke is a child’s book, full of lovely illustrations among the simplified stories, perfectly written for the young […]
The Female Rogue: A Memoir of Living Fiercely
By Jacquelyn L. Jackson Yesterday morning, I awakened early, poured my coffee and scanned headlines on my phone (not a recommended way to start a day). I was drawn to yet another story of the release of Virginia Giuffre’s book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice. The title alone wore […]
A Case For Destiny
Cinda K. Swalley This is a story about destiny—how life led me down a road that inspired my book. It’s the prequel to my debut novel, The Golden Hearts Club. Was it possible that the journey and all the accidental occurrences were arranged in my path well before imagining I would, or could, write a […]
Small Writing Habits Can Equal Big Results
“How did you go about writing a novel?” I’ve been asked this question frequently since publishing my debut domestic thriller, Tread Lightly, in October at the age of fifty-five. Writing a book is a big undertaking, so I understand the curiosity. One simple answer is to cite the online courses and workshops, craft books, writers’ […]
I Picked the Best and Worst Time to Write a Book
When I first woke with the vision for this book, it felt like someone had slipped a film reel into my head and started the projector. I could see the places, hear the music that follows my main character when she time-travels through the woods, and feel the small, stubborn hope that kept knitting the […]
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