Tag: women writers
On Writing by Zhang Ling, author of Where Waters Meet
Winner of the Chinese Media Literature Award for Author of the Year, the Grand Prize of Overseas Chinese Literary Award, and Taiwan’s Open Book Award, Zhang Ling is a literary darling in her native China. Her 2009 novella, Aftershock, was made into China’s first IMAX movie and became the highest-grossing film in China at that time. In 2020, […]
The Inspiration Behind A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING
Diana Janney describes the inspiration behind her latest novel A Man of Understanding There are very many different approaches to writing fiction. Some authors will not write a novel until they have decided in advance what the hook will be that draws attention to the book. Others write in the belief that if they keep […]
SETTING RESEARCH: WHEN YOU DIDN’T WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW
SETTING RESEARCH: WHEN YOU DIDN’T WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW A woman floats peacefully in a swimming pool at night, a spangled view of the city behind her. The image wouldn’t leave my head, and over time turned into a central scene in my debut romance novel, PAINTING CELIA. Naturally, my character needed a house with […]
A Persistent What-If: The Complicated and Inelegant Process of A Book Idea
A Persistent What-If: The Complicated and Inelegant Process of A Book Idea Gin Phillips Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A writer walks into a room. Before long a hand goes up. “So how do you get the ideas for your books?” someone asks. With a smile, the writer gives them a concise, elegant […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Meryl Ain
Interview with Bronka Lubinski from SHADOWS WE CARRY by Meryl Ain Meryl Ain, the author of Shadows We Carry, interviews Bronka Lubinski, the book’s protagonist. The novel explores the experience of navigating deeply held family secrets and bloodlines, confusing religious identities, and the scars of World War II in the wake of revolutionary societal changes. […]
Seasons in Fiction
I’m British and married to a gardener: two reasons why I’m always talking about the seasons and associated weather patterns. They’re my life’s backdrop. They’re a backdrop in fiction, too: a gift to writers aiming to evoke a mood, echo a theme, foreshadow tragic events or mirror character traits. Let me share examples. Get ready […]
LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF: Francesca Miracola
From being constantly gaslit to learning about denial of self, to understanding her personal trauma, Francesca Miracola’s debut memoir, I Got it From Here (She Writes Press, Apr 25, 2023), is an exploration of one woman’s journey to shed off the past mistakes and find healing from the years of domestic violence, generational trauma, and […]
“On Writing About the Unanswerable” by Joan F. Smith
“On Writing About the Unanswerable” by Joan F. Smith When I was very small, one of my parents told me breaking a bone was the worst pain I could ever feel. Soon after, I was five years old with a broken wrist from the slide at our local McDonald’s, thinking, Well, I did it. If this is going to be the […]
Reading without Seeing
Reading without Seeing Maggie Giles I have aphantasia. When I tell people this, it’s usually followed by the question “what’s that?” Aphantasia is often described as a visual condition, when one lacks the mind’s eye and are unable to picture images in their head, but in reality, aphantasia is a multisensory condition and it’s on […]
On Writing Release Yourself: 52 Lifestyle Ways to Conquer Stress
Stress less. Live more. As a survivor of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, I know a thing or two about stress. More importantly, I know even more about perseverance and triumphing over traumas/chronic stress. I intimately know the trauma psyche, the physiological embodiments of chronic stress, and stress-induced behavioral consequences. Most importantly, I know how to […]
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