Tag: women writers
HOUSE OF CROWS EXCERPT
HOUSE OF CROWS (5/27) is a four-part thriller collection from master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Unger. Unger has penned a deliciously creepy episodic story series that demands to be binged from start to finish! Decades ago, four friends came face-to-face with dark events that they couldn’t explain as children and can’t […]
Writing Shadows Over the Spanish Sun
Research plays a large part in my novels, and in ‘Shadows Over the Spanish Sun,’ a love story, set in the controversial and tragic era of the Spanish Civil War, it was more important than ever to read copiously before attempting to start the first draft. I am not a historian and would never try […]
How Being a Dungeon Master Actually Did Nothing to Prepare Me for Writing a Book
Dungeon Masters know that preparation only goes so far when it comes to running a game. No matter how committed to the game, each player will become a chaotic little imp at least once per session. That said, creating a world and stories within it has always been the draw of being a Dungeon Master […]
DARKLY: Excerpt
New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt, experience the critically acclaimed first book in the Follow Me series through the eyes of its enigmatic hero, Braden Black. Self-made billionaire Braden Black is used to getting what he wants when he wants it. So when aspiring photographer Skye Manning doesn’t immediately fall into […]
Robin Delnoce: On Writing
‘Bunco: A Comedy About The Drama of Friendship’ is a new book by Robin Delnoce. Recommended for fans of Bridesmaids, Desperate Housewives, and Bad Moms. Bunco was released in August 2020 and is available for sale on Amazon. Genre: Women’s Fiction / Chick Lit / Comedy My name is Robin. I lived my whole life within […]
On the Dream of Becoming a Writer and the Joy of Writing Non-Fiction
by Megan Hayes Tell me: what do you dream of when you dream about writing? When one pictures the lifestyle of a bonafide writer (at least, when I pictured this lifestyle in my younger years) the pinnacle tends to be the image of a traditional fiction author. You know the sort of thing: floating around […]
My Writing Process- Tales from a Super Planner
My Writing Process- Tales from a Super Planner By Paris Wynters I remember very well sitting in a search and rescue training class, listening to a bunch of men talking about two convicts who had recently escaped a jail and how the search for the men was going. I remember listening to those same men […]
Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman’s Daring in Twentieth-Century America
Marian Leah Knapp, Author, Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman’s Daring in Twentieth-Century America, Interviews her grandmother, Rebecca Wernick Goldberg, circa 1935. …………… I never knew my grandmother – only heard her children’s memories. Rebecca was my dad’s mother who died when I was eighteen months old. As a teenage immigrant from the […]
Silent Witnesses: Writing About Medieval Women
– ‘Name Six English Queens.’ – Faced with this question at a Pub Quiz Night, most teams would make a fairly accurate stab at it. Elizabeth I. Bloody Mary. Queen Victoria. Elizabeth II. A guess at the wives of Henry VIII, beginning with Anne Boleyn. Not one of them a medieval English queen. Why is […]
Julie Corbin: Novel Writing Tips
For me, novel writing is a process of decision-making. I begin with an idea, and from that idea, the characters and plot slowly emerge. What I’ve learned along the way – Love your idea. If you love your idea you’ll want to spend time with it, and through spending time with it, you’ll see a […]
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