Tag: women writers
How I Got My Writing Mojo Back By Diane Barnes
Like many novelists, I rely on my full-time job to pay the bills. Fortunately, I enjoy my daytime gig. My co-workers are smart, supportive, and funny. We share a lot of laughs throughout the day, and I get to do what I love — write. So except on the occasional bad day, I’ve never seriously […]
Ali Mercer: Writing My Mother’s Choice
When I was four years old I was knocked off my feet by a wave on a beach in north Cornwall and my dad, who was a strong swimmer, promptly went into the sea to get me out. A couple of years after that my parents separated and then divorced, and I didn’t see all […]
Plague Authors are Crushing It
I recently heard someone refer to writers who have released books during the Covid era as “plague authors.” As a member of that illustrious group myself, I found that term spot on. No sugar coating, no euphemism, just telling it like it is. And my friends, let’s be clear: releasing a novel into a world […]
Katie Goulding Interviews Her Character Billy King
Contemporary Romance author Katie Golding interviews Billy King, a cowboy-motorcycle racer returned home for the holidays in her upcoming debut FEARLESS; the first novel in her Moto Grand Prix series. KG: Hi Billy! Thanks for finding the time to talk to me today. BK: Yes, ma’am. Always happy to lend a moment when need be. […]
The Kitchen is My Refuge, By Meera Ekkanath Klein
Self-reliance and simplifying one’s life has never been more attractive. With Shelter-in-Place orders, there seems to be a need to find that magical inner combo of Marie Kondo and wise grandmother. Old-time wisdom, especially in the kitchen, is in high demand right now. I’m a product of my family and so when I need inspiration […]
How Studying Psychology Has Influenced My Writing
This is a ‘what came first – the chicken or the egg’ kind of question for me, or as my daughter asked me last week – the seed or the tree? Did my study of psychology influence my writing, or did my love of stories and characters develop into a love of psychology? Even as […]
Why Does HE Get to Do All the Swordplay?
Why Does HE Get to Do All the Swordplay? by Kathleen Marple Kalb, author of the Ella Shane Mysteries There’s nothing like the climactic duel on stage or screen: swords ringing steel on steel, combatants pushing each other back and forth, swashbucklers fighting for their lives and honor. It’s an iconic scene…and one that’s almost […]
A Life Of Missteps Leads To First Book After Age 50
A pair of borrowed four-inch heels with black organza ruffles inspired me to write my book, Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker: Missteps and Lessons. Actually, falling off of those borrowed four-inch heels onto then President Barack Obama inspired me. Mishaps like this happened throughout my life and when I recounted them to friends, co-workers and […]
My stroke of Fortune By Amy Maroney
I grew up in Northern California, in a family of bookworms. Every week I checked out the maximum number of books (five…so few!) from our local library. I wrote little fictional stories inspired by my favorite genres — fantasy, science fiction, mysteries. Maybe unconsciously, I sought out stories with strong, adventurous heroines. I was content […]
Does Writing Foster Self-Acceptance?
by Dorothy Rice The question gives me pause. It shouldn’t. I recently published Gray Is the New Black: A Memoir of Self-Acceptance (Otis Books, 2019). It’s right there in the subtitle. Yet as I sit on the couch sipping coffee and struggling to find the right words, I have a confession. The journey isn’t over. […]
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