Tag: women writers
Why I Wrote Life Flashes: A Memoir and Writing Process
Why I Wrote Life Flashes: A Memoir and Writing Process by Merrie Reagan I do not fully know why I wrote Life Flashes: A Memoir. I did not intend to do so. I do not know why I again began writing a journal in diary form that three years later became Life Flashes: A Memoir book manuscript. I do remember […]
Excerpt from THE GIRL IN THE WHITE CAPE, Barbara Sapienza
THE GIRL IN THE WHITE CAPE Fifteen-year-old Elena lives in a church attic in San Francisco’s Richmond neighborhood, where she is cared for by her guardian, a kind Russian priest named Father Al. Six days a week, Father Al sends her out of Our Lady, across the meadows and ponds of Golden Gate Park, and […]
One Year Later: Meredith Schorr
ONE YEAR LATER Before As Seen on TV came out last year, I had high hopes of it changing my life. I had interest from an editor overnight, phone calls with two more editors that week, and sold the book at auction in a week. I allowed myself to dream the book would be huge and […]
Writing Dialogue as two Authors
Writing dialogue as two authors: we have a unique approach to our writing as a team, writing in real time together, sharing narrative but never characters. When our characters interact, it’s really two individual authors having a fictional conversation, but how do we make it work? Ellie Curzon is the joint pen-name of writers Catherine […]
On Writing Vaulting Through Time
Springboard on an adventure when a young teen uses a time machine to answer the biggest questions of her life in Vaulting Through Time (July 25, 2023, CamCat Books). Hopeful, humorous, and filled with a heartfelt mother/daughter relationship, Nancy McCabe’s YA debut captures the struggles of being a teen gymnast and fitting in. Desperate for answers about […]
THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS by Kristy Woodson Harvey, Excerpt
New York Times bestselling author of nine novels Kristy Woodson Harvey, whose “writing coats your soul with heart” (E! Online), is back with the perfect beach read: THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS (July 11, Gallery Books, hardcover). This summer read is a lyrical and unforgettable celebration of female friendship, summertime freedom, enduring sisterhood—and a love letter to the places and people that make us who we are. We are […]
Spiced Apple Cider in July? Why Cozy Holiday Romances are the Perfect Summer Reads
Spiced Apple Cider in July? Why Cozy Holiday Romances are the Perfect Summer Reads By E.F. Dodd Yes, it’s hard to think about consuming hot beverages when the mercury is hovering somewhere in the bajillion degree range; however, it’s much easier to think about that cozy feeling you get while doing it. It’s soothing instead […]
Caitlin Hicks: On Inspiration
Caitlin Hicks on the inspiration for A Theory of Expanded Love and Kennedy Girl It could have been the war. Maybe that’s where the story starts. My father pulling on his trousers when the siren sounded, ‘All hands on deck’ but managing to get them up in time to see the Japanese markings on the […]
On Writing EAT THE CUPCAKE NOT THE CAKE
I love food; I eat carbs; I don’t fear fat; I drink wine; I don’t count calories; I don’t count steps; and I don’t belong to a gym. I realize this is a unique introduction to a book dedicated to achieving a healthy weight. My latest book, “Eat the Cupcake, Not the Cake” is not […]
Excerpt from Give Yourself Permission by Cortney McDermott
Excerpt from Give Yourself Permission by Cortney McDermott This book is not about getting somewhere, because you’re already there. It’s not about becoming someone, because you already are that someone. It’s not about having or doing, because the having and doing will happen through you once you awaken to the truth of who and what […]
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