Tag: women writers
Writing and Life, Tracy Rees
What do we really need to write? The perfect pen? A luxurious notebook? Silence? Chocolate? I had many such ideas when I was an aspiring writer. Now that I’m writing my sixth book to contract, I’m far more pragmatic. I think most writers have a perfect writing day. It might begin with a run before […]
My Publishing Journey: Nikki Smith
I will have just turned 47 when my debut novel is published. It is a cliché to say that I’ve always wanted to be an author, but it’s true. My parents instilled a love of books in me from an early age and as there are 5 years between myself and my younger brother, I […]
What Inspired Me? Christy Cooper-Burnett, Author of No Way Home
What inspired your book? Fans often ask authors this question, and while it’s a straightforward question, it rarely comes with a simple answer. I find the short answer to the subject of inspiration usually involves a far more detailed explanation when we delve into the heart of it. In my case, a dream inspired my […]
Finding Balance in Isolation
Last week, I had to issue a blanket threat: “The next person who tells me I should be getting so much writing done at home, I will ignore social isolation and get within 6ft to cut you.” You see, like many writers suddenly thrust into our homes with our families, I’m not blessed with an […]
The 20th Anniversary of the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend
Why would an isolative writer pack her tiara, hot pink tee, and leopard tunic, leave her husband and three codependent dogs, and drive five hundred miles in a driving rainstorm? There is only one answer, of course: to attend the 20th Anniversary of The Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend. As the original Pulpwood Queen, Kathy L. […]
FREE CLASSES: SHE WRITES UNIVERSITY
SHE WRITES UNIVERSITY has decided to open up their catalog of online writing and publishing webinars and make them totally free for the next 60 days, in response to people being a bit stuck inside during these times and having more time to work on some of their writing and publishing goals. They even discounted […]
Inspired to Write by Inspiring Kids
A month ago, a friend shared home videos of her young daughter, born with cerebral palsy and wheelchair-bound, proudly walking on a treadmill. I replayed the video repeatedly. Watching every step, repeatedly. Her pride and joy shined in every movement. This little dazzling girl also plays special hockey. In another video, you can hear the […]
Editing and Revising–With Mindfulness
A term used for a particular stage in Buddhist meditation practice, Mindfulness is referred to as sati, a form of remembering, perhaps suggestive of “memoir” which also derives from “remembering”. In a state of Mindfulness, the meditating individual checks in with herself to just listen and see, in order to reconnect with her mind and […]
Writing As an Act of Resistance
The first poet I ever met in person was the singer/songwriter, Phil Ochs. I was in eighth grade and had been taking guitar lessons on Tuesdays after school with his sister Sonny for about a year when I arrived early one winter afternoon, and the famed troubadour answered her door. “Sonny’s not home yet,” he […]
Everyday Magic
One of the questions I get asked most often is where I get my ideas from. The response “everywhere” tends to be met with baffled bemusement. But as an urban fantasy author, my mind is forever straddling the thin line between magic and mundane. There are times when I’m completely oblivious to my surroundings, lost […]
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