Tag: women writers
The Stories Behind the Story: How The Porcelain Doll Became a Novel About Fairy Tales, Epic Love, and Yes, Russian Dolls (But Not That Kind)
By Kristen Loesch When I was a kid in the 1990s, my father, who moonlighted as a martial artist, began to train with elements of the Russian military in Moscow. He would often be away for months, returning with fascinating trinkets and stories that made this faraway country seem like a fairy tale. I don’t […]
A Funny Thing Happened While Writing This Story!
A Funny Thing Happened While Writing This Story! Have you grown up in the shroud of family mysteries, like me, and never expected to see the proverbial light? Or, if by chance you fall into the category as my husband who can trace his heritage back to the pre-American Revolutionary days, you might still be […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Eve Smith and Off Target
An unthinkable decision A deadly mistake When a one-night stand leads to a long-desired pregnancy, Susan will do anything to ensure her husband won’t find out … including the unthinkable. But when something horrendous is unleashed around the globe, her secret isn’t the only thing that is no longer safe… In an all-too-possible near future, […]
How a Message from the Past Became my Muse
by Amanda Geard High in the beams of the derelict Georgian house my husband and I renovated in southwest Ireland we discovered a hidden message – obscured by lime and horse hair – left by a long-dead carpenter. When this comes down, pray for me. Tim O’Shea, 1911. It was 2018, and we took that […]
Rich Inspiration for a Swiss Story
By Clare O’Dea Imagine if you could speak to a time traveller? Well, you can. If you want to know what it was like to live in 1950s Switzerland, as I did, you can ask the people who were there. It’s wonderful. Always a compulsive story collector, I never miss a chance to find out […]
The Question of Inspiration
For years I told myself that while I could probably write that novel, I would never be able to think up any ideas. I loved writing, I loved blogging, I was good at it – but fiction? That just seemed a scary step too far. In the end, a conversation with a friend finally pushed […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Elly Swartz
Elly Swartz Interviews her character AUTUMN from her novel Dear Student! About DEAR STUDENT When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma–can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret? Starting Middle School is rough […]
The Power of Community in the Writing Process By Alida Miranda-Wolff
The Power of Community in the Writing Process By Alida Miranda-Wolff Writing my book proposal came easily; placing that proposal with a publisher didn’t. Between 2018 and 2019, I decided I both wanted to realize my dream of becoming a published author and spreading messages around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). When it came […]
Flash Fiction: Spilt Milk by Densie Webb
Spilt Milk By Densie Webb She couldn’t point to a day marked in red on the calendar when everything had fallen apart. It had been a methodical, exquisitely painful dissection. In the beginning he was there, serving up his seductive behavior like a mouthwatering, seven-course meal. And she lacked the willpower to walk away. […]
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein On the first page of OK, Little Bird, readers are immediately catapulted into laughter at a seemingly inappropriate moment. And, therein, becomes the tempo and pacing of the book. Ok, Little Bird flips the expected on end and leaves readers both laughing and tearful. […]
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