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WHAT SHE LOST, EXCERPT
Melissa W. Hunter is an author and blogger from Cincinnati, Ohio. Her articles have been published on Kveller.com and LiteraryMama.com, and her short stories have appeared in the Jewish Literary Journal. Her novel What She Lost is inspired by her grandmother’s life as a Holocaust survivor. We’re delighted to feature this excerpt. WHAT SHE LOST, EXCERPT […]
Don’t Worry, Or How My Writing Mojo Returned
I was sitting on my balcony this morning, reminiscing, wondering and observing nature and I smiled when I saw three little birds sitting on the lane together. Don’t worry, Bob Marley sang, about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be alright. I thought how many people currently disagreed with that statement. Understandably. But the […]
Q and A with Marly Youmans, Author of Charis In The World Of Wonders
Marly Youmans is an award-winning author who penned the novels, Catherwood, The Wolf Pit, Glimmerglass, Maze of Blood and A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage. Her latest novel, CHARIS IN THE WORLD OF WONDERS, takes readers along for the perilous journey as they root for Charis’ success amongst difficult odds. We’re delighted to feature […]
Reaching Into The Past For Writing Inspiration
As the author of eight historical novels, it’s a strange thing to me now that I didn’t enjoy history at school. I found the lists of dates and acts of parliament very dull and I never made the fascinating connection as to the effect these had on the man, or woman, in the street. What […]
On Writing: Janet Todd
I always wanted to write fiction. Over the years I started several novels—occasionally I even finished them. In subject they ranged from expatriate life in post-independence Ghana to a fictionalised biography of Mary Wollstonecraft’s unhappy sister. (Most attempts have gone out in black bin bags.) I had a family to support and it’s a lot […]
Debunking The Biggest Stereotypes About Erotic Writers
Not a week goes by that I don’t receive explicit come-ons via email or Facebook from people who discover that I write and edit erotica. Sometimes it’s dick pics, sometimes it’s intimate details of their lives, sometimes it’s simply discussing sex in a way that’s utterly inappropriate without my consent. The implication of these messages […]
10 Reasons To Be Less Productive During A Pandemic
1. You fear dying. Especially if you’re as much of a hypochondriac as I am. When I woke up with a headache, sore throat, and the dreaded DRY COUGH a couple of weeks ago, I feared the worst. I spent the next two days drinking lots of fluids, taking my (resolutely normal) temperature, and checking […]
A Debut Author’s Story: How Science Facts Inspired a Thriller by Eve Smith
Eve Smith’s debut novel, The Waiting Rooms, is set twenty years after an antibiotic crisis. A nurse hunts for her elderly birth mother, in a world where no one over seventy gets access to new drugs. I had the idea for my speculative thriller, The Waiting Rooms, after reading some frightening facts about antibiotic resistance. […]
What’s at Stake in Your Novel?
By Jill Caugherty What keeps readers riveted to a favorite novel, compulsively turning the pages? Sure, fast-paced action with car chases, gun fights, drug deals gone awry, and racy sex scenes might help, but many writers of character-driven fiction don’t rely on these techniques to ratchet up the tension. Instead, we often create conflict, and […]
Why, As A Woman, I Write About Famous Men
“Why do you write from the perspective of artists, instead of women, perhaps from the viewpoint of a maid?” The man who asked this question was a professor emeritus of art history at a top-tier university, which I won’t name here. (Note that he didn’t qualify the word artist with “male.” Apparently, that qualifier is […]
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