Tag: women writers
Authors Interviewing Characters – This Is Our Undoing, by Lorraine Wilson
Authors Interviewing Characters – This Is Our Undoing, by Lorraine Wilson This Is Our Undoing is a compelling speculative novel exploring identity, loss, family and acceptance. Is it out on the 3rd August from Luna Press. The story follows Lina, a scientist whose safe haven – a remote research station in the Rila Mountains in […]
Ellen Alpsten interviews The Tsarina’s Daughter
Ellen Alpsten’s stunning new novel, The Tsarina’s Daughter, is the dramatic story of Elizabeth, daughter of Catherine I and Peter the Great, who ruled Russia during an extraordinary life marked by love, danger, passion and scandal. Born into the House of Romanov to the all-powerful Peter the Great and Catherine I, beautiful Tsarevna Elizabeth is the […]
Anyone’s Shadow
“What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice/And all things nice/That’s what little girls are made of.” When Mother Goose penned her rhyme, little did she realize the heavy load she had placed on female shoulders: to be nice is daunting. And what of those girls who shirked the role of Ms. Goody Two […]
THIS MUCH HUXLEY KNOWS: Excerpt
We are DELIGHTED to partake in Gail Aldwin’s Blog tour with an excerpt of This Much Huxley Knows! About THIS MUCH HUXLEY KNOWS “Read this and feel young again.” –Joe Siple, Bestselling author of The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride I’m seven years old and I’ve never had a best mate. Trouble is, no […]
Five Things I Learned From My 1-Year Social Media Hiatus
At the end of May 2020, I did what many of my author friends warned me was career suicide. I closed my social media accounts. All of them. Not just left them dormant with “taking a break” messaging, but actually closed/deleted them. The “why” is difficult for me to explain, because I’m not entirely sure […]
The Long and Winding Road of Writing a Novel
I have been a writer my entire adult life. As a journalist, I’ve written and edited thousands of newspaper and magazine stories, always aiming to give people something they want or need to read. When I took the leap into fiction, I had to expand my creative envelope to create a compelling plot that would […]
Inside Fictional Minds
As a clinical psychologist who fell into writing fiction by accident, it took a long while for me to stop and reflect on the impact of my profession on characterisation. As a writer, you may find that elements of the story seem to write themselves or attributes of a character appear to come from nowhere, […]
Creating A Memorable Read: Understanding Place
I am finally returning to Maine this week. For over twenty-five years, Maine has held an important place in both my mind and my heart. When my mom and I first crossed the Piscataqua River Bridge (the big green one, for those of you in the know) in the summer of 1994 to look at […]
From Psychologist to Author: A Tale of Two Professions
I’m a former clinical psychologist with a specialization in childhood trauma so the question I get asked the most is, “Are your books real?” The answer to that is a disturbing yes. Everything I write is loosely based on my personal experiences with clients. Back in the day, when I was pitching myself to agents […]
Forever Starts Now: Excerpt
FOREVER STARTS NOW: If you love romantic comedies and fake relationships (also a hot Australian), this one’s for you! About FOREVER STARTS NOW: What happens when two people who’ve given up on forever find it in each other…? Single men are as scarce in Forever Falls as a vegetarian at a barbecue. That is, until […]
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