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.
I Didn’t Write My Book, I Felt It
By Sarah Lavane I think I’m a “one and done” author. Perhaps I’m wrong and there’s another book that will wriggle its way out of me in the future, but my memoir wasn’t a book I planned to write. It was a years-long feeling I couldn’t shake. It was a compulsion struggling to find its […]
Why I Write Silver Romance by Lynne M. Spreen
by Lynne M. Spreen All my life, I dreamed of literary success. I wanted to write and publish a blockbuster novel and live the life of the successful author. The universe had other plans, so I set the dream aside and applied myself to earning a paycheck. While rearing my son, climbing a career ladder, […]
Recipe for a Healthy Author-Editor Relationship
By Lorraine Zago Rosenthal After a book deal is signed, the next step on the path to publication is developmental editing, during which an editor gives feedback intended to strengthen the novel. The goal of every fiction editor should be to enhance an author’s writing while maintaining the author’s voice and vision. Fortunately, during the […]
Did You Come This Far To Only Come This Far?
Did You Come This Far To Only Come This Far? By Rachel Stone It’s often said we shouldn’t dwell in the past. That we need to let it go. To live in the now, and focus on the future. Well, I’m just going to put it out there: sometimes that rear-view mirror is the only way forward. It’s no secret […]
Chucking the Rules and Finding Ultimate Freedom in Indie Publishing
How one author with a wildly different book had to do it herself. Welp! Things don’t often happen as one thinks they should. As I penned (for the last twenty-plus years) what I once believed to be the next great American novel, I never considered that getting my story into the hands of readers would […]
Why Women Should Write By Theresa Slater
I’ve been plagued by imposter syndrome most of my life. I convinced myself I was “less than” — not educated enough, not worldly enough. You get the idea. I never recognized or named this warped sense of self until I wrote my first book. The process of writing became a journey to self-awareness. My love […]
QUERIES IN PERFECT PITCH
By Christina Hamlett As we approach another new year, thoughts often turn to dusting off pitch letters or composing fresh ones to agents and publishers. How can you make yours stand out from the competition and garner a green light to submit your work? Consider the following tips. PRELIMINARIES Is your book actually finished? When […]
You Should Write a Book
For forty years, I kept hearing, “You should write a book.” Over 80% of people want to write a book, while only 3% actually finish a novel. At first, I thought, Why me? Then, I looked in the mirror and thought, Why not? I wasn’t getting any younger. So, one day, I finally began writing. […]
Hope by Ashley Sweeney
In the dim crease of dawn, Galway’s docks clatter with stevedores, sailors, pimps, dogs. The air, laced with coal dust and smoke, reeks of rotting fish. Mary Agnes clutches her granddad’s arm as they weave through crowds swarming the wharfside, the sky leaden, threatening rain. Beyond a tangle of masts and battered hulls, a constant […]
The Pieces of a Novel
By Kate MacIntosh Readers often ask how an author finds the inspiration for a novel. And writers love to chat about their muse, or the universe, gifting them a book concept wrapped up in a sparkling package ready to go. The truth is less romantic. Ideas for books come in pieces, like furniture you put […]
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