Category: On Writing
Why Writing Can Save Lives
Inspired by the many teachers who mentored and encouraged me during my own school years, I became an educator and enjoyed a rewarding fifty-year career, teaching upper elementary school students as well as preparing future teachers in my role as a college professor. Fifty years sped by, as I was propelled by a mission: to […]
Interview with Shizuka Otake, Winner of the annual Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award
Shizuka Otake is a writer, translator, and interpreter born in New York City. In her twenties, she lived in Tokyo for four years, and now wishes she had a magic door so she could commute between the two cities. She loves mystery novels; Japanese TV; and traveling – a.k.a. prowling bookstores and eating. Otake writes […]
When Did You Know You Were a Writer?
When Did You Know You Were a Writer? by Michele Herman The publication of my first novel, Save the Village (Regal House), earlier this year has led to my doing several online q&a’s. Usually there’s a question like “Q: When did you know you wanted to be a writer?” or the similar and yet entirely […]
Making It Up: A Vassar Alum’s take on Feminism’s Revival in the ‘60s
Making It Up: A Vassar Alum’s take on Feminism’s Revival in the ‘60s When I was a little girl, a war baby growing up in the retrogressive decade of the 1950s, my ambition was to be a wife and mother, settled and secure, my life defined in traditional terms, as were the lives of most […]
CELEBRATING STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS
Celebrating Strong Female Characters. In light of the recent events in the USA concerning women’s rights, it seems more important than ever to recognise and celebrate female strength. I’ve always loved novels with strong female characters, whether they’re physically strong, mentally strong or both. Whether they’re smart, resilient, determined, have high-powered jobs, high morals, or […]
Interview with a character—TOMMIE O’ROURKE
Interview with a character—TOMMIE O’ROURKE—for WWWB By Shelley Blanton-Stroud, author of Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel About TOMBOY It’s 1939. On the brink of World War II, Jane Benjamin wants to have it all. By day she hustles as a scruffy, tomboy cub reporter. By night she secretly struggles to raise her toddler sister, Elsie, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Leslie Hooton
We’re delighted to share this Authors Interviewing Characters piece by Leslie Hooton! Leslie was inspired to write an interview with the novel’s protagonist–wife, mother and murder suspect, Bailey Edgeworth–where Leslie poses as a writer for Architectural Digest magazine and discusses career goals, relationships, family history, and more with her character. About AFTER EVERYONE ELSE Bailey […]
How Astonishing Women from Romania’s Past Inspired Me as a Woman Writer
How Astonishing Women from Romania’s Past Inspired Me as a Woman Writer When I started writing Dreamland, my second book of short stories about Romania’s history and folklore, I imagined I’ll write about what I know best, my native country. As I started my research, I discovered surprising legends and inspirational tales about women from […]
Braver – My Inspiration
Braver – my inspiration How brave are you? The word brave, as defined by Oxford Languages, the world’s leading dictionary publisher, is ‘courageous behaviour or character’. This implies two things – that either you can behave as though you’re not afraid (even if you are) or that your personality is naturally inclined towards bravery. I […]
How Being A Doctor Inspires My Writing By Mahi Cheshire
How Being A Doctor Inspires My Writing By Mahi Cheshire The first writing I did as a doctor was on ward rounds. Myself and a group of other new juniors rushed to scribble down our consultant’s directions in files of patient notes balanced on our knees, on bedside tables, the nurses’ station, wherever we could […]
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