Tag: women writers
You Know More Than You Think
“Write what you know,” especially for a rookie fiction writer, is more than sound advice; it’s almost tautological. When you pick up a debut novel, it’s a good bet that you’ll find the author has been inspired by people and places she knows and her own personal experiences and professional knowledge. Despite the occasional raised […]
Inspiration for The Last Bookshop In London
Inspiration as an author can come in many forms. It can be an event that once happened or a person you know or have read about, it can even be an experience you yourself have had that manifests itself into a scene for your next book. All it takes is a grain of sand caught […]
Rachel Edwards: Born On Three Continents
Rachel Edwards: Born on Three Continents Any minute now, readers will, I hope, begin opening my latest novel, Lucky, which launches on 24th June. In the minds of the most interested, questions may form: why did she write this? Is the lead character really her? What happens next? Interviewers are starting to ask questions too, […]
Five Summer Reads to Nurture the Writer Within
By Kimberly Garrett Brown While most people are booking vacations and picking out swimsuits for the summer, I’m busy planning my summer reading list. It started back when I was in high school. I begin to notice that most of the protagonists or narrators in the books I read often made references to classics. Since […]
Must-Read Suspense, Mystery And Thriller Novels By Women Of Colour
Lauren Groff writes book reviews at Top Canadian Writers and Assignment Help Services, and is an editor at Essayroo. Nothing beats relaxing with a good book, whether you’re curled up in front of a roaring fire, or stretched out on the beach – and the ‘keep them guessing ‘til the end’ appeal of suspense, mystery […]
A Forgotten Dream Realized
by Bella Mahaya Carter Author of Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book Recently, while skimming old journals, I came upon this line I wrote in 1986: “One day I’d like to write a book about writing.” At the time, I was a graduate […]
So, Is Writing Therapy?
“Know thyself” is a tall order. Is it even possible to uncover—without outside help—what is blocked from conscious awareness? To my great surprise, writing a memoir did just that. I began the memoir almost a decade ago, and during the many years I worked on it, I experienced three epiphanies that completely reversed core beliefs […]
VOICE LESSONS: An Excerpt
VOICE LESSONS by Karen Salyer McElmurray, published by https://irisbooks.com/ Voice Lessons, Karen Salyer McElmurray A memoir-in-essays, Voice Lessons is one woman from Appalachia’s remembrance of childhood and of education, both formal and personal. McElmurray enters the world of writing and teaching, all the while coming to understand her deeply troubled mother. The essays are arranged […]
Fall from “Greatness”: My Experience of Anxiety & Panic Attacks, and Why I wrote Generation Panic
When I was in my 20’s, on the surface it seemed like I had it all together. A successful career as a Director managing three teams, earning good money, great family and friends and engaged to be married. However, behind the scenes I was really struggling. I was incredibly ambitious and driven, yet the reality […]
One Courageous Step at a Time
One Courageous Step at a Time It was my first winter in the Cape. I’d arrived nine months previously, to endless blue skies and a long summer on the beach. A rented cottage on the Peninsula had been my bolt-hole. There, I’d rested and recovered from the burn-out I’d pushed myself into in London. It […]
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