Tag: women writers
Kay A. Oliver: On Writing
The art of writing has always been a passion of mine as far back as I can remember. In the sixth grade I entered a speech contest at my elementary school. However, I only won second place because the teachers believed that my parents wrote the speech for me. That could not be further from […]
Libraries are Training Grounds for Writers by Kimberly G. Giarratano
Libraries are training grounds for writers by Kimberly G. Giarratano My publishing journey started alongside my librarian career. After five years of teaching in New Jersey public schools, I was burnt out. I loved my students, but hated the politics, so I got a master’s degree in library science, thinking I’d work in an archive […]
Writing When Hurt, Writing To Heal
Priscilla Paton It could have been the ideal conditions for writing non-stop: no running of errands with necessities delivered to the door, no interruption by visitors, no annoying events, simply solitude at home. For me and many others, however, the COVID pandemic shutdown didn’t work out that way. It was like a bad first draft […]
Creating Yoga Books Helped Me Stretch My Writing Voice
Creating Yoga Books Helped Me Stretch My Writing Voice By Holly Lebowitz Rossi “Write the book you want to read,” goes the classic aphorism. In my case, I persuaded my longtime yoga teacher to partner in writing two books I want to be able to pull off my shelf when I need to be reminded […]
Interview with Jessica Lizel Cannon, author of The Proactive Caregiver
Interview with Jessica Lizel Cannon, author of The Proactive Caregiver In THE PROACTIVE CAREGIVER, Jessica shares her journey of caring for her mother, who lives with mixed Dementia, including FTD coupled with Bipolar Manic Depression Disorder. We are delighted to feature this interview with her. What motivated you to write your book? Like many others, I […]
Discomfort and Boredom: How I Wrote my Debut Novel
Discomfort and boredom: how I wrote my debut novel. Eva Aldea My husband still apologises sometimes for dragging me to Singapore just as I was offered a permanent post as a Lecturer in English Literature in London, effectively putting the nail in the coffin of my academic career. He also knows how much I hated […]
Micki Miller: My Writing Process
When I was asked to write an article on my writing process, I was a little stumped. My process, as I saw it, was to sit and write. No magic spells (I wish) no talismans, no rituals that make the words skip onto the page and arrange themselves in award-winning order. At times, my process […]
Why I Wrote a Disabled Serial Killer
Why I Wrote a Disabled Serial Killer by Elizabeth Mitchell Over the past few years, I’ve seen more disabled characters in fiction. What I haven’t seen is a lot of disabled people. As a woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and multiple other invisible illnesses, I find that troubling. Often, disability is used to bolster other characters, […]
Rising Action Publishing
Women have long been underrepresented in the publishing industry, both as authors and as members of the workforce. In recent years, however, there has been a growing movement to address this imbalance and amplify women’s voices in publishing. Publishers have played a vital role in this effort, using their platform to spotlight female authors and […]
How Your Cover Speaks Volumes
How Your Cover Speaks Volumes By Christina Hamlett The popularity of self-publishing has given rise to a new breed of frugal entrepreneurs—authors who eschew hiring professionals to edit their books, take their headshots and design their book covers. The latter strategy in particular is rarely a smart idea, especially if one’s cover art dictates a […]
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