Tag: women writers
Breaking Free from Writing a Cookie Cutter Holiday Romance
Breaking free from writing a cookie cutter holiday romance By Michelle Major As the weather cools down, the anticipation for the holiday season heats up. One of the things that makes the last couple months of the year special is the familiarity and comfort people can take from celebrations and traditions we share. Yet how […]
Writing a Picture Book for Adults by Katie L. Carroll
Writing a Picture Book for Adults by Katie L. Carroll The idea for my picture book Mommy’s Night Before Christmas came in a flash of inspiration one night shortly before Christmas. That part is very distinct in my mind. The original idea was for a poem, not a picture book. At the time, I had […]
On Transcreating By María Amparo Escandón
On Transcreating By María Amparo Escandón I grew into my teen years in Mexico City during the seventies devouring books by Latin American authors: Julio Cortazar, Mario Benedetti, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel García Márquez. But I also explored other regions. There was one writer that I couldn’t get enough of: the Czech novelist Milan […]
LESSONS IN LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES, Elizabeth Chakrabarty: Excerpt
We are delighted to feature an excerpt from Lessons in Love and Other Crimes by Elizabeth Chakrabarty (The Indigo Press), which is shortlisted for the 2022 Polari First Book Prize. The winner is announced 15th November: https://www.bl.uk/events/the-polari-prize LESSONS IN LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES ‘One of the most gripping and powerful books I’ve ever read; I […]
Writing Scary Stories: Monsters 101
By Christina Hamlett Like a lot of kids, I grew up thinking that monsters lived in my closet. I had no real reason for believing this, nor did I ever ponder why they could be kept so easily at bay by a Tinkerbelle nightlight, an open bedroom door and a cadre of vigilant stuffed animals. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters – Terena Elizabeth Bell
Authors Interviewing Characters – Terena Elizabeth Bell TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE (Whiskey Tit, December 2022) Tell Me What You See (Whiskey Tit, December 2022) is a collection of ten experimental short stories about coronavirus quarantines, climate change, the January 6th invasion on the US Capitol, and other events from 2020-2021. Written in both word […]
Q&A with Jordyn Feingold, MD, co-author of CHOOSE GROWTH: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt
Jordyn Feingold MD, positive medicine physician and researcher, co-wrote CHOOSE GROWTH: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt (TarcherPerigee), one of the first positive psychology books aimed directly at coping with and growing from pandemic life, with Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD, cognitive scientist, humanistic psychologist, and host of The Psychology Podcast. A research-based toolkit to […]
There and Back Again
There and Back Again Sarah Beth Martin They say it’s better to have loved and lost. This usually applies to relationships, but it can also relate to experiences, goals, or other missed opportunities. Twenty years ago, I had a top tier literary agent and a book deal with a mid-sized publisher. I didn’t realize how […]
Excerpt from Cammie Wolf Rice’s The Flight: My Opioid Journey
Excerpt from Cammie Wolf Rice’s The Flight: My Opioid Journey, Chapter 1 Cammie Wolf Rice is a mother, an advocate, an author and an agent for change. She has personal experience dealing with the dangers of opioid misuse through her own son’s battle from childhood through his passing at the age of 32. Cammie has […]
Jettisoning History in a Historical Novel By Martha Anne Toll
Jettisoning History in a Historical Novel My debut novel, Three Muses, came out in September as a “historical novel.” The publisher describes it as follows: In post-WWII New York, John Curtin suffers lasting damage from having been forced to sing for the concentration camp kommandant who murdered his family. John trains to be a psychiatrist, […]
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