Tag: women writers
Writing Myths That Hold Us Back
By Jane Ward You finish one flash piece and your brain is firing; you’ve come up with a great idea for the next short story. After months of character sketches and plot walks, you itch to sit down to start that new novel. Maybe you even have a great first line. Supportive writer friends from […]
Writing The Silence of Scheherazade
I grew up in Istanbul, The New York city of Turkey. Being immersed in the rich, layered history of my own town and in the imminent vibrancy of it at the time of my youth I didn’t pay much attention to Smyrna (Izmir), the third biggest city of Turkey. For me it was a nice […]
Navigating the Agent-Author Relationship
Navigating the Agent-Author Relationship By Natasha Khullar Relph It was with a heavy heart that I hit send on the email to my literary agent, saying that even though we were parting ways, I hoped we could remain friends. Relief flooded in as I opened up her response: You can’t get rid of me! I’m […]
Tori Eldridge Interviews Lily Wong and Ma
Tori Eldridge is the Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity Awards-nominated author of the Lily Wong mystery thriller series—The Ninja Daughter, The Ninja’s Blade, and The Ninja Betrayed—and the upcoming dark Brazilian fantasy, Dance Among the Flames (out May 2022). She agreed to interview Lily Wong and Ma from her novel THE NINJA BETRAYED About THE NINJA BETRAYED Things get personal […]
Writing REDHANDED: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick
What makes a killer kill? It’s an age-old question which elicits every type of answer imaginable – from the curiously innovative to the eye-rollingly outdated. And as a true crime podcaster of 4 years, I’ve heard them all. Many of us are convinced that some people are just born monsters, others fall firmly into camp […]
The Writing of a Memoir: Insanities Nobody Tells You About
I birthed my book twice: after growing it in my gut and on the page for eight years. The first time—self-publishing—was agony and disappointing. The second time—with a legit hybrid press—was dignifying and empowering. Do all authors feel like they “birth” their books? I imagine memoirists, like myself, do because more than birthing a book […]
An Open Letter to Authors about Signing Away the Rights to Creative Work
An Open Letter to Authors about Signing Away the Rights to Creative Work Patricia Leavy Breaking into the world of fiction is so difficult and discouraging. Authors may find themselves settling for less than they want, because they don’t think they can do any better. I learned this lesson the hard way. When I wrote […]
Writing and Witchcraft
I think that, by and large, writers are a superstitious bunch. We rely on inspiration at lot and it’s a whimsical force which often fails us. We go for walks to find it, as if it’s a wood sprite hiding in a forest. On the other side of things, we fear the dreaded demon known […]
ON WRITING: The Anxiety Sisters
After ten years of dreaming of a big publisher acquiring our book, it finally happened in March of 2020. We were over-the-moon excited and immediately started making plans to get together (as we live far apart) for some quality writing time. Most of you probably know what else happened in March of 2020—COVID showed up […]
Authors Interviewing Characters Series: Codi Schneider
About Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery: When a murder shocks her peaceful mountain town, Bijou, a plucky house cat with a Viking spirit, must dive paws-first into solving the mystery before another life is taken—maybe even her own. Codi Schneider (author): Hi, Bijou, thanks for agreeing to this interview. Here is your pint of […]
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