Tag: women writers
Writing A sky of Infinite Blue — A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self
The memoir, “A Sky of Infinite Blue— A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self,” is about my journey of healing, spiritual growth, and love. The journey was not only described in the book, but also by writing it, I transformed myself spiritually along with my Buddhist pursuit. In my forming years up to early […]
The Long and Winding Road of Inspiration: Suzanne Parry
The Long and Winding Road of Inspiration Suzanne Parry, author of Lost Souls of Leningrad Inspiration is a funny thing. Sometimes it strikes fast and hard. You stop what you’re doing and grab a pen, a scrap of paper, and rush to get the precious idea recorded. But there’s another kind of inspiration. A slow […]
Success in My Writing Career, and Otherwise: Kate Brandes
Here are some jobs I’ve had: waitress (5 years); factory worker (3 summers); potato bug mapper (1 summer); cashier, feeder of calves, tutor, agricultural advisor ( all 1 year); geologic consultant (6 years); garden designer (4 years); science director at non-profit (6 years); watershed/environmental scientist (4 years); artist (10 years and counting); adjunct professor (4 […]
My Not-So-Secret Other Life as a Dancer by Barbara Quick
The memory is imprecise, like something recollected from a dream: a jewelry box, at eye level to my toddler self. My own hands in the perfection of their childish form—long-fingered, unmarked by life—reaching toward the black lacquer lid painted with blossoms. Hinging it open to animate the tiny pink-clad ballerina who otherwise waits asleep inside. […]
WHEN ONLY A GHOST WILL DO: ON GHOSTWRITING
WHEN ONLY A GHOST WILL DO By Christina Hamlett “It must be so fascinating to be a ghostwriter,” an interviewer told me. “Do you get to go to a bunch of séances?” It took me a beat to realize she assumed I’d built a career around talking to the dead. Silly as that sounds, it […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Jen Craven
Exploring twisted motivations and the tensions between lust and loyalty, Jen Craven’s debut work of contemporary women’s fiction, “Best Years of your Life” is being called “a compelling page-turner” and “a white-knuckle ride of a novel.” Told through the points of view of two college professor moms and their freshman daughter, it’s a story where […]
SISTERS IN CRIME MARKS 35 YEAR MILESTONE WITH WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATION
SISTERS IN CRIME MARKS 35 YEAR MILESTONE WITH WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATION The organization’s special online event to include a full day of panels, conversation, and socialization in the spirit of the diverse, crime-writing community 2022 marks 35 years for Sisters in Crime, an organization to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime […]
Doctors and Deadlines: Writing with Chronic Illness
I emailed my publisher from my hospital bed in a state of panic. It was unlikely that I would be able to turn in the edit of my novel by the deadline. The doctors did not know what was wrong with me. Initial tests were not providing any answers, and I didn’t know how long […]
Excerpt from Secret Lives of Royal Women: Fascinating Biographies of Queens, Princesses, Duchesses, and other Regal Women
Excerpt from Despite their differences, romance blossomed: Philip’s terms of endearment for Elizabeth were Lilibet, Sausage, or Darling. The prince proposed, and the twenty-year-old princess accepted without consulting mum and dad. During their 1947 wedding, the crowned heads of Europe and the world’s most powerful politicians were in attendance. Those not invited to the Westminster […]
On writing Problem Solvers: 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders
Though I’ve written over thirty fiction titles, Problem Solvers: 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders (Chicago Review Press, September 2022) is my first non-fiction book. What a crazy and fun journey writing this book has been! From being a female engineer myself (as a chip designer at Motorola and Intel) to now authoring a book […]
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