Tag: women writers
Writing Rachael’s Return
There are so many elements that go into why an author chooses to write a particular novel. For me, the primary question I am answering with the writing of the story must be an unusual and intriguing one. With Rachael’s Return, I caught myself wondering what would happen if a destined soulmate connection between mother […]
Who’s In Charge Here? The Who, What, Where, Of Police Jurisdiction
By Micki Browning I recently picked up a novel that featured an FBI agent as a first responder to a burglary investigation at a city residence. The author immediately lost her credibility with me and I put the novel aside. Why? The Feds are about four levels too high for the job. Can federal agents investigate […]
Why Every Female Protagonist Doesn’t Need to Wield a Sword to be Strong By Annie Sullivan
Why Every Female Protagonist Doesn’t Need to Wield a Sword to be Strong By Annie Sullivan When people ask me for book suggestions with strong female protagonists, they always seem to mean—and expect—a book with some sort of sword-wielding warrior or skilled assassin capable of fighting with knives, daggers, and anything else she can get […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Amanda Brainerd
“A total time machine–I loved it.” –Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go Bernadette Named One of the Best Books of the Summer by Good Morning America, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, and PopSugar A daringly honest, sexy debut novel about three young women coming of age in 1980s New England and New York–a bingeable summer read We asked Amanda […]
Threading the Labyrinth of Historical Research: How the twists and turns led to a Creative Writing PhD
[Part II after “Doing a PhD in Creative Writing: Is it for Everyone?”] by Dr Tiffani Angus Last year I wrote an article of advice about Creative Writing PhDs. The full story of how I wrote Threading the Labyrinth as part of my PhD is too long and complex to recount here; after all it […]
My Rocky and Twisted Path to Publication By Jeneva Rose
My path to publication was not traditional nor easy by any means, but it was on-brand for me. I’ve always been a person that has to learn things the hard way, outwork luck, and take the path less traveled. I’ve been a writer since I was a child, but I didn’t attempt to truly write […]
Doing a PhD in Creative Writing: Is it for Everyone? by Dr Tiffani Angus
When I go to my local surgery, I often see a different GP, and invariably a moment comes when they ask, “Just what kind of doctor are you?” I assume they think I’m judging them, like a secret shopper. When I tell them I’m the kind of doctor who can spell, they laugh and we […]
Why I Write: Fiona Collins, Author of You, Me And The Movies
I’d never wanted to be a writer. It wasn’t a childhood dream of mine or anything. It’s not something I’d ever thought about. I mean, I had written. When I was about eight, I won a school competition for the best essay about Oliver Twist – the prize? A copy of Oliver Twist… I did […]
Editing
Having just emerged from the murky depths of structural edits, and sent the results back to my publisher, I’m in the perfect place to think back and appreciate the value of a distanced eye, and the insights it can provide. As authors we live in constant state of waiting, even as we’re scribbling fiercely away […]
Author Inspiration: Crusader’s Path
In my ongoing interest in the human psyche and why people behave the way they do, I discovered most individuals react in the same way when coming in contact with a person who may or may not have a communicable disease. When I had a bout of shingles a while back, I was fortunate – […]
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