Tag: women writers
A BOOB’S LIFE by Leslie Lehr: Excerpt
*Now in development with Salma Hayek as a comedy TV series for HBO Max* “Leslie Lehr‘s witty, wise, and sometimes heartbreaking memoir, A BOOB’S LIFE, uses our relationship with breasts, and the ways others define us through them, to explore what it means to live in a woman’s body. Original, thought-provoking, and with an elegant […]
Jumping Through Social Media Hoops (and Why I’d Rather Not)
Jumping Through Social Media Hoops (and Why I’d Rather Not) On the day that I’m writing this article, the final copies of my third novel arrived at my front door. Or, more accurately I suppose I should say at my parents’ front door (I live in an apartment building, so to avoid the possibility that […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Tirzah Price
About Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mysteries, 3) In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price’s Jane Austen Murder Mystery series, Mansfield Park is the center of a deadly accident (or is it?). Perfect for fans of the Lady Janies and Stalking Jack the Ripper. Aspiring artist Fanny Price […]
Creating Heritage Fiction by Linda Ulleseit
Creating Heritage Fiction by Linda Ulleseit As its name implies, Heritage Fiction is about the author’s ancestors. When I was a child, my grandmother told me wonderful stories about my female ancestors. These personal anecdotes were more than just stories, though. They brought history to life. As Alex Haley says, “In every conceivable manner, the […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Maria E. Andreu
You’ve Got Mail meets a YA Beach Read with a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com from Maria E. Andreu. The ideal next read for fans of Emily Henry, Kasie West, and Jennifer E. Smith. Julieta isn’t looking for her Romeo—but she is writing about love. When her summer writing teacher encourages the class to publish their […]
Mary Griffin: On Writing
Interview with Mary Griffin Sometimes the best decisions and lessons learned come from taking leaps of faith and just trying something new. That’s what happened with me when I agreed to help my dad (Brian Smith) write the “I” in Team series of books. When I was attending college in California and earning my bachelor’s […]
HAPPY IS AS HAPPY DOES: The Slow Pivot From HEAs to HFNs
HAPPY IS AS HAPPY DOES: The Slow Pivot From HEAs to HFNs By Christina Hamlett Romance novels have long been a squillion dollar business for the American publishing industry. In fact, their sales account for over a third of mass market trade paperbacks. Boy Meets Girl. Boy Loses Girl. Boy Gets Girl Back. It’s a […]
Where do you get your Ideas from? By Tríona Walsh
Where do you get your ideas from? Like many writers and would-be writers, I’m voracious in my consumption of anything writing related. Interviews, podcasts, blogposts, anywhere writers talk about their writing and writing lives, I’m there. An article like this, for instance, would be just the thing! During this obsessive deep-dive, I’ve noticed there is […]
Crossing Fifty-One: Not Quite a Memoir: Excerpt
Crossing Fifty-One: Not Quite a Memoir by Debbie Russell Three Generations of Family Secrets and Midlife Crises All Set the Stage for One Dream to Come True. A week before Christmas 1951, Dr. Ralph Russell risked everything to voluntarily enter a locked federal drug-treatment facility known as a “narcotic farm.” Sixty-five years later, Dr. Russell’s […]
Second Acts, by Jill Piscitello
Second Acts, by Jill Piscitello Most authors will tell you they’ve loved writing since they were children. I’m no exception. But pursuing a career as an author always seemed impractical. Somewhere around the age of twenty, I caught the tiniest glimmer that publishing a book was possible. Another college semester had ended, and I was […]
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