Tag: women writers
A Series of Unfortunate Deaths By Victoria Dowd
A Series of Unfortunate Deaths By Victoria Dowd Murder Most Cold is the fifth book in the Smart Woman’s mystery series. The books follow the Smart women who are Ursula Smart, our rather unreliable narrator; Pandora Smart, her mother; Aunt Charlotte; and, of course, Bridget with her bizarre menagerie of pets. The books are classic […]
Mined Memories By Morgan Christie, author of Boolean Logic
Mined Memories By Morgan Christie, author of Boolean Logic In writing, as in most things, I find myself thinking about the future: the next project, submission, reading, event, etc. So whenever I’m asked to discuss my writing journey, I constantly find myself pausing; taking more time than I otherwise would to sort through my memories […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kathleen M. Willett
Anything For a Friend Author/Character Interview ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND For two old friends with so much to hide, playing catch-up is a dangerous game in a propulsive novel of suspense by the author of Mother of All Secrets. Writer Carrie Colts hopes a move to Montauk will be a rejuvenating change of pace for […]
Inspiration for Happy AF by Beth Romero
Inspiration for Happy AF by Beth Romero Many people ask me what inspired Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life. As the title attests, it is a comprehensive guidebook for happiness. I always respond that I didn’t set out to write a book, but rather the book set […]
Come Away With Me, Julie Maloney
COME AWAY WITH ME By Julie Maloney The first time I led an international writer’s retreat, the person who invited me ended up in hospice a month before we both were to fly to Greece. Due to her illness—of which I knew nothing—she had left most details unattended. In desperation, she called to ask me […]
Inspiration behind writing Gaslighting Recovery for Women by Dr. Amelia Kelley
Inspiration behind writing Gaslighting Recovery for Women by Dr. Amelia Kelley My name is Dr. Amelia Kelley and I am a trauma-informed therapist and advocate for survivors of domestic violence and other forms of relationship trauma. With 20 years of experience as a therapist, I have seen first-hand the impact that gaslighting and other forms […]
Behind the Scenes: Writing Martha’s Story By Jodi Decker
Behind the Scenes: Writing Martha’s Story By Jodi Decker Sometimes the source of a story idea is in your DNA—literally. When my daughter and I embarked on writing Poems From the Asylum, about our great-grandmother and grandmother Martha Gruening Nasch, respectively, it sent us on a writing journey through genealogy, family history, and historical research […]
Saying Good-Bye by Jeannee Sacken
I love to read series. As a kid, I read The Bobbsey Twins and Laura Ingalls Wilder, then Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames. As an adult, I’m always up for the newest Lady Darby or Lady Emily historical mystery, a Kate Burkholder thriller, or one of Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooter books. Truth be told, I’ve got […]
THE WAYS OF WATER by Teresa H. Janssen: Excerpt
THE WAYS OF WATER As Josie Belle Gore, daughter of a Louisiana train engineer and Texas seamstress, journeys with her itinerant family through the deserts of the boom-and-bust American West and revolutionary Mexico, she learns that in her life, two things are constant: water is precious, and her role in her family is to save […]
Connection Through the Narcissistic Parent
Connection Through the Narcissistic Parent Trying to describe what it’s like to grow up with a narcissistic parent is uniquely frustrating. If I say that my parent was abusive, people immediately assume that I’m talking about physical abuse and when I correct them, they often cannot understand that a person who doesn’t use their fists […]
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