Category: On Writing
A Writer’s Intuition: Receiving Inspirations and Insights from the Beyond
By Debra Moffitt I was working on a new book set in modern-day Charleston, South Carolina when Aurelie, the protagonist of the WWII novel, The Girl on the Roof, came in. When I write, I move into an expanded state of awareness. On that day, I noticed that the tone of the book I was working […]
Interview with Bryn Hammond and Laury Silvers
Julie Bozza interviewed women authors Bryn Hammond (Amgalant) and Laury Silvers (The Sufi Mysteries) about their historical fiction. One of the things their writing has in common is a vivid sense of their characters living in their own “present day”, rather than stuck in our past and perhaps limited by our hindsight. Julie has mostly written […]
The Explorer’s Bottle By Katherine Keith
Iditarod racer (+ PCT hiker, alpine climber, rock climber, Ironman…) Katherine Keith released her memoir this month. “A good read for fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild,” (Working Mother), EPIC SOLITUDE: A Story of Survival and a Quest for Meaning in the Far North (February 7, 2020; Blackstone) is a reflection on a difficult but ultimately inspiring life of endurance dog-racing, motherhood, grief […]
Why Women Writers Need To Empower Each Other
Writing is a solitary profession. The stillness and the isolation make for important ingredients in the recipe of writing. That said, no one can survive and thrive in silos forever. Wanting human connection and engagement is part of our nature and need for survival. But it gets tricky because as writers, we are very vulnerable. […]
She Finished Something
I have countless novels waiting to see the light of day. I dropped out of an online masters writing course from Humber College-a prestigious post-secondary institution in Toronto, Ontario-two months shy of completion. I have an array of art supplies I’ve collected but never completed any projects. I’m weary about going back to school, lest […]
After The Debut
We writers spend years writing, years editing, years waiting for our diligent agents to find a publisher who wants these pieces of our souls, and when that book deal finally arrives, it is momentous. When the contract for my debut Girl in The Afternoon came in I was so elated I was speechless. My husband […]
5 Things Keeping You from Finishing Your Book
Do you have an unfinished book sitting on your desk or languishing away on your computer? If so, you’re not alone. Finishing a book is hard, perhaps one of the most difficult tasks a person can undertake. If you’ve committed to writing a book, below are five roadblocks that may keep you from finishing it, […]
Throw Me Something, Mistuh!
“Throw me something mistuh!” I started shouting this when I was six or seven years old, dressed in a cotton clown costume. Inside the Garden District of New Orleans, I was standing not too far from my parents and sister on the St Charles Avenue parade route. Just last year I yelled “Throw me something’” […]
The Amethyst and Avery’s Heart
One day last week, I spoke at the Black Dog, a local coffee house. It was a big step outside my comfort zone, and, never confident, I wore my favorite amethyst necklace for luck. I saw some friends, Savanna and Bryce, before the talk. They introduced me to Avery, their little girl. Before I “went […]
Birth of a Bookstore Cat
Birth of a Bookstore Cat By: Judith Teitelman A truly successful bookstore is one with a cat. Having a cat means the booksellers care about the place and the people who walk through their doors. That’s why Skylight Books is a success and a chain bookstore is just a business. – Kerry Slattery, Skylight’s founding […]
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