Tag: women writers
Inspiration for Finding Grace
This summer, Finding Grace by Maren Cooper (July 19, She Writes Press) brings readers a poignant story of mental illness, unconditional love, devotion, and hope. Narrated by Grace and her parents, Chuck and Caroline, and set against the backdrop of Lake Superior, this is a coming-of-age journey for all three characters. My second novel, Finding Grace, will be […]
I Cannot Imagine That Woman Is Me
Twenty years ago this note was left for me by a Hungarian who participated in a communications workshop I conducted in Germany: “I am 42 years old, but I cannot imagine that a woman could to learn me something new. You learned me how to have contact with the public. Thank you!” I framed it […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Victoria Lilienthal
An unabashed depiction of women’s sexuality, debut novel THE T ROOM by Victoria Lilienthal (She Writes Press, July 19) explores one woman’s desire for male validation on her journey to self-authority. Set amongst the contemporary New Age subculture of San Francisco, this daring tale follows Vera West, whose bodywork career is on fire. But her complicated partnership with her charismatic […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sue Mell
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sue Mell interviews Connie, from PROVENANCE About PROVENANCE Still grieving his wife’s early death, 57-year-old DJ takes refuge in his sister Connie’s half-finished basement, imagining a comfortable and solitary retreat in the Hudson Valley town where they grew up. Instead, he finds himself caught up in her troubling divorce, drafted as caregiver […]
On Writing Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research
Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan Chicago Review Press, 2022 When I started to work on Animal Allies, I looked for people working with known and unknown animals. There are birds, arthropods, sea creatures, reptiles and amphibians, and mammals. It was hard to only pick 15 animals though. I love animals. […]
What was it like to do a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing at 42?
What was it like to do a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing at 42? There are lots of writing courses out there. Some are run by glittering literary agencies and publishing houses, and others by a collective of writers. And the cost varies vastly, with some completely free. So why would you want […]
Launching My Debut Novel At 75
DEBUT NOVEL AT 75 Grandma Moses started painting at the age of 78 and wrote an autobiography at 92. My debut novel, Sonju, was launched when I turned 75. I came to the States in 1970 when I was 24. My two children were born and raised here. They speak perfect English. You would think […]
The Stories In The Air
The Stories in the Air Where do stories come from? How do they appear? Anything you read about writing will tell you that inspiration is a very small part of the writing process and that the most important part-the part that gets things done, is the part where you sit down at your computer or […]
On Killing Your Darlings: Fighting the Hoarding Instinct
On Killing Your Darlings: Fighting the Hoarding Instinct I have a hard time letting go. My house is full of t-shirts I haven’t worn since high school, notes on epistemology and pre-Socratics from college, old essays on securities fraud. Stacks and stacks of popsicle stick creations, half-colored Thomas the Tank Engine print-outs, construction paper with […]
Strong Abdominals Equals Confidence in Writing
As a fitness professional for over forty years, I have been telling clients to hold in their abdominals. “Pull your belly in,” I’d say. “But you should still be able to breathe and talk, even sing.” Then I’d explain that having a strong core: belly, buttocks, and thighs, will not only allow you to hold […]
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