Tag: women writers
How to Create Atmosphere in a Historical Novel and Keep the Details Authentic
By A.A. Sekhon When writing any work of fiction, it is important to create atmosphere so that readers can be immersed in the story. Writing historical fiction presents its own unique challenges in this regard, because the details one uses to create this atmosphere need to be historically accurate. This is essential in order to […]
Because My Fingers Tingle
by Grace Sammon A few weeks ago, I read an essay by a successful novelist who announced she was stepping away from writing. Not pausing. Not regrouping. Stepping away. Her reasoning was thoughtful and honest. She wrote eloquently, as novelists do, about the work of writing a novel, followed by the equally exhausting labor of […]
On Writing Inn Love Again
By Jody Brettkelly #SMUT Was one of the hashtags for an early review of my new romcom, INN LOVE AGAIN. First I was like…is there really that much sex in my book? It’s only two peppers out of five. Then… yeah there’s a bit. Then…but the story! Then…Yes. Brilliant. Thank you! Because claiming that word […]
What Happens When You Write About Spirituality in the Business World
By Jenna Nicholas It started with the stories people wouldn’t tell out loud. In boardrooms and investors’ retreats, in the quiet corners after conferences, I kept hearing the same whispered confessions: “I don’t really feel like I can talk about this, but…” What followed were stories of dark nights of the soul — seasoned leaders wrestling with […]
Interview With Jessica Handler
Jessica Handler is the acclaimed author of award-winning novels and celebrated nonfiction, with features on NPR, in Tin House, Electric Literature, The Bitter Southerner, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Her latest novel, THE WORLD TO SEE, is coming out May 24th. INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA HANDLER Tell us about your beginning, where are you from? I […]
Easter Challenges, by Kate Purcell
After suffering from eating disorders, eating an Easter egg is a personal triumph, By Kate Purcell, author of Tell Your Eating Disorder to F** Off* For most people, Easter is one of the most enjoyable festive holidays in the year. However, for those of us who may struggle with eating and body image issues, it […]
The Origin Story: How a Career’s Worth of Frustration Became a Book
By Kimberly Lee, SPHR I did not sit down one day and decide to write a book. That is not how this happened. What happened was more like a slow accumulation. Twenty years of watching the same thing play out in organization after organization, across industries, across company sizes, in good economic times and bad. […]
The Silence Between Headlines
By Fartumo Kusow Most writers would agree that fiction grows from lived experience. That is, real life and imagination meet at the point where humanity reveals itself. It is in that meeting place that fiction finds its purpose. Not to replicate events, but to illuminate their human core. As Alice Munro once said, stories are […]
Writing Comedy Is No Joke
By Sue Clark My name is Sue Clark and I suffer from CWS. That’s comedy writing syndrome. Why do I have this compulsion to write comedy? You might think, because it’s a pleasant way to spend my day. It’s fun. It’s easy. Allow me to enlighten you. Don’t get me wrong, writing humour can be […]
History is Often too Good to be True. Especially When it is True
By Jean Baveystock Writing historical novels should come with a health warning. It becomes a selfish solitary occupation and research becomes addictive. Fate has an unexpected habit of intervening too. My own exciting journey began some thirty years ago when I happened to pick up a second-hand book about French Marshal Ney. The book looked […]
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