Category: On Writing
On Writing The Campbell Sisters
When I envisioned The Campbell Sisters, I thought it would be a continuation of my novella, The Crossing. Not a sequel, since it would take place twenty-five years later, but a continuation of their story. The original was titled, Three Sisters. I set it in the early 1900s and the two main characters had known […]
Finding Connection: On Writing about Chronic Pain
In her early twenties, thyroid cancer and Crohn’s disease left author Francesca Grossman isolated and in chronic pain. Detailing her vulnerable journey with pain Francesca lays bare her personal experience in her upcoming release, “Not Weakness: Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain” (April 18th, 2023, She Writes Press). Part memoir, part journalistic exploration, Francesca finds […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emma Orchard
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emma Orchard THE SECOND LADY SILVERWOOD It is 1814 and she is the talk of the town … Sir Benedict Silverwood needs a new wife. Kate Moreton, an impoverished spinster and Italian teacher, is an outlandish suggestion, but one that grows on Benedict, alongside his attraction to Kate. Kate has been hopelessly […]
Inspiration behind The Star and the Strange Moon
Inspiration behind The Star and the Strange Moon My third book, The Star and the Strange Moon, is out November 14th. I’d admit my books are a little strange. They’ve got trippy little plots—whether a witch is reincarnated again and again or a circus set in Hell, one of the most common questions I get, […]
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Move Forward Stronger: A Dynamic Framework to Process Change, Loss, and Grief by Julia A. Nicholson
Whether you’re looking to be inspired by the courageous and candid personal story of someone who has endured more than her fair share of adversity and loss, or you open the pages of Move Forward Stronger seeking help in coping with your own unwanted change, loss, or grief, Julia’s stories and insights will leave you believing in […]
Inspired by my illiterate grandmother: Writing toward a bilingual, bicultural literature and identity
Inspired by my illiterate grandmother: Writing toward a bilingual, bicultural literature and identity By Eman Quotah This is a condensed translation of an essay I originally wrote in Arabic. In all the books I read and films I saw growing up, I never encountered a character like my grandmother. My grandmother, Jameela, was born in […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Azma Dar
We are delighted to feature this character interview by Azma Dar! About the book: SPIDER When her missing husband is found dead in a car crash far from home, a charismatic actress must find out the truth in this utterly fresh take on the domestic suspense novel. Sophie is an aspiring British Pakistani actress whose […]
On Writing HARVEST YOUR HAPPY A Farm Girl’s Guide to Leading, Succeeding and Living Your Best Life
Camilla Gray-Nelson, an award-winning leadership trainer and author whose Bay Area-based company, Dairydell, is consistently listed in the Top 15 Women-Owned Businesses in Northern California. Gray-Nelson has spent her life living with and studying the behavior of animals, in an effort to better understand their secrets to living together in harmony. With her uncommon perspective, she has used her […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emily Franklin interviews Isabella Stewart Gardner
Isabella Stewart Gardner, was a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself. In the new novel, THE LIONESS OF BOSTON (April 11, 2023, Godine), Emily Franklin paints a portrait of a courageous soul who shattered society’s expectations, living life on her own terms. By the time Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her home as […]
On Writing Leaving: How I Set Myself Free from an Abusive Marriage
About writing my memoir: Growing up in New Delhi, India, I had always been an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction, whether it be Irving Wallace, Ayn Rand, Alex Hayley, or Pearl Buck. Books were readily available at home as my dad was a voracious reader. I was fascinated by the courage and wit of […]
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