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Forging the Literary Path by Claire R. McDougall
by Claire R. McDougall When I was a child of about ten, an ambitious grade school teacher decided that her class should collectively write a novel. Every week, we would write a chapter, and it was all very democratic: the theme was decided by vote, and any child who felt so moved, would submit a […]
Should Authors Read Their Own Book Reviews?
By Susan Wands Your book is published – hooray! Now it’s time to read your reviews – oh no! As an author, you live mostly on a one-way street, with an occasional visit from an editor, proofreader, writing group member or beta reader. In your creative nook, your chosen team provides feedback. After countless rewrites, […]
Small Press Pages November 2025
By Christina Consolino November! The eleventh month of the year, and with it (at least where I live) comes the time change. I don’t know about you, but when we fall back, so do I—into my bed. Six o’clock rolls around, darkness descends, and I’m ready for pajamas, thick socks, and flannel sheets. And books. […]
On Writing Dieting Sucks for Women Over 40: 30 to Life: The Ultimate Weight Loss and Hormone Balancing Solution by Debbie Harris
By Debbie Harris Writing a book is something I always wanted to do. Books were my escape from childhood, and I read voraciously. Harold Robbins probably wasn’t ideal for a 12-year-old, but I devoured The Adventurers, The Carpetbaggers, and my first, A Stone for Danny Fisher. Reading brought me to exciting places and people. Later […]
How a Short Story Became a Novel: The Making of Mercy Town
By Nancy Chadwick-Burke The early summer morning couldn’t have been more perfect. The air was clean, with enough humidity to pull sweet and spicy scents from the tops of the trees to their footings as the sun floated just above the horizon. A walk through the woods took me to a little bridge, a spot […]
Why I Wrote Jack and Lulu Go to the Tree Farm
By Julie Ryan McGue Doesn’t everyone have a favorite tree? Maybe it’s the maple that shaded your childhood home, the pine you decorated every December, or the oak that stood watch over a backyard fort. Trees root us in place and time, and their steady presence often becomes part of our family stories. When I […]
On Writing High Hopes: A Memoir
by Anne Abel At the age of 60, after having one desk too many thrown at me, I quit my community college teaching job, and then I panicked. I suffer with severe recurrent depression. I was terrified that without the structure and focus of the classroom I would fall into the abyss of depression. Then I remembered […]
Always and Forever by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal: Excerpt
“An elegant, slow-burning portrait of quiet heartbreak and enduring love.” –Kirkus Reviews Summary: Three decades ago, a tragedy ignited a chain of events that devastated two New York City families and still haunts them today. Even their youngest members, Suzanne Starek and Jay Darnell, haven’t been left unscathed. Suzanne is at the end of her […]
How Writing one Letter Turned into a Book
By Carol Van Den Hende Dear Women Writers, If you could pen a letter to anyone, living or dead, real or imaginary, who would you write to? Would you write about something left unsaid? That question sparked my fourth book, my collection of personal letters and true stories called Dear Orchid. Funny enough, my earliest […]
A Hero Lives Here, by Eileen Goudge
A Hero Lives Here, by Eileen Goudge “Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave.” What’s not to love about this blurb by Nora Roberts? Not only does it come from the mistress of propulsive fiction herself, but it sums up who I am as […]
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