Category: On Writing
The Secretary – Behind the Book by Deborah Lawrenson
This is the most personal book I have yet written. Perhaps it might go some way to explaining the recurrent theme of secrets and covert operations in several of my previous novels. The Secretary is based on the diary my late mother Joy wrote in Moscow in 1958, a tiny book measuring eight centimetres by […]
What if Orchids Grew From Your Belly Button: Katy Wimhurst
What if Orchids Grew From Your Belly Button: Katy Wimhurst What if orchids grew from your belly button? What if your hair was replaced by a lucious plant? What if you could suck up everything you hated in the world with a hoover? What if, in a world of scarcity, chocolate was outlawed? My new […]
Beta Readers Are Critical To An Author’s Success
Rachel Callaghan is the author of Under Water, Devils Knob (with its sequel) and the dark comedy Grab the Groom. She hosts the Dark and Outrageous Humor Author Interviews series, coming soon. People often ask about the need for beta readers and how to get them. Yes, most writers need them. Yes, your friends and family can be […]
On Writing Portrait of a Feminist by Marianna Marlowe
The inspiration for my book began one spring eight years ago. It was the year I turned fifty; the same year my oldest son turned eighteen, graduated from high school, and left for a college five states and two airplane rides away; and the year the troubles started between me and a beloved sibling. I […]
Inspired to Following the Footsteps of a Fossil Hunter in Africa
By Penny Haw Where do ideas come from? What motivates an artist to paint landscapes, not portraits? What compels a writer to pen prose, not poetry? What inspires an author to create romance, not crime? Why are some people compelling, and others not? There are countless ways of responding to these questions. However, I can […]
Inspiration for Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page
By Sally Page Hello Women Writers, My discovery that the Titanic was ‘a ship full of flowers’ led to a novel that was five years in the writing. The Secrets of Flowers is a contemporary tale of Emma, a young widow, interwoven with the true story of Violet, a stewardess who worked on the Titanic. A stewardess who survived the sinking […]
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Manifest Abundance as an Author
By Betsey Kulakowski Imposter syndrome is something many authors — even those of us with almost a dozen books on the shelf — suffer from. No number of accolades, awards or best-seller badges can drive out the demons when you lack the feeling of being worthy. The key to building lasting confidence in your writing […]
From Classroom Stories to International Success: My Writing Journey
By Renee Ryan Who knew that making entertaining classroom content would launch a career in writing fiction? As a high school teacher juggling Economics, American Government, and Latin, I faced a daily challenge: keeping teenagers awake through subjects that weren’t exactly on their “most thrilling” list. My secret weapon? Stories. Instead of droning on about […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Patsy C. Robertson
A CONCOCTION OF LIES Yvonne Hollister is a wealthy, older woman who has led a privileged life in the US and Belize. But she’s suffering from chronic depression after the unexpected deaths of her immediate family members. She’s failed in-patient and outpatient therapies and is now a functional addict hooked on both prescription drugs and […]
Interview with Casey Mulligan Walsh, author of The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared
Interview by Morgan Baker If you read “The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared,” and you should, it may seem like the memoir is about Casey Mulligan Walsh’s son Eric’s untimely death in a single-person car accident when he was 20 and Casey’s grief. While that is most definitely part of it, […]
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