Tag: women writers
After The Debut
We writers spend years writing, years editing, years waiting for our diligent agents to find a publisher who wants these pieces of our souls, and when that book deal finally arrives, it is momentous. When the contract for my debut Girl in The Afternoon came in I was so elated I was speechless. My husband […]
5 Things Keeping You from Finishing Your Book
Do you have an unfinished book sitting on your desk or languishing away on your computer? If so, you’re not alone. Finishing a book is hard, perhaps one of the most difficult tasks a person can undertake. If you’ve committed to writing a book, below are five roadblocks that may keep you from finishing it, […]
A Hook, Not A Gimmick By April Dávila, author of “142 Ostriches”
A week before I began querying agents for the first time, I was having coffee with a writer friend. I shared with her how nervous and excited I was about those first steps and she asked me what title I’d landed on, as I’d called the book many things over the years. I told her […]
Tips for Writing Multi-POV Novels with Distinct Voices
Kathleen Barber’s debut novel Truth Be Told (originally published as Are You Sleeping) is the inspiration for the Apple TV+ series of the same name, which is produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and stars Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul. Originally from Galesburg, Illinois, Kathleen is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Northwestern […]
Throw Me Something, Mistuh!
“Throw me something mistuh!” I started shouting this when I was six or seven years old, dressed in a cotton clown costume. Inside the Garden District of New Orleans, I was standing not too far from my parents and sister on the St Charles Avenue parade route. Just last year I yelled “Throw me something’” […]
The Amethyst and Avery’s Heart
One day last week, I spoke at the Black Dog, a local coffee house. It was a big step outside my comfort zone, and, never confident, I wore my favorite amethyst necklace for luck. I saw some friends, Savanna and Bryce, before the talk. They introduced me to Avery, their little girl. Before I “went […]
Options to Make Your Book Marketing More Effective
As a writer and author, Bridgitte is known for in-depth interviews with leading New Thought luminaries such as: Eckhart Tolle, Iyanla Vanzant, Deepak Chopra, Radhanath Swami, Elizabeth Gilbert, Penney Peirce, and Elizabeth Lesser. She was the lead writer to launch Oprah Winfrey Network’s Super Soul Sunday website, the 21-Day Become What You Believe Meditation and […]
10 Ways to Self-Edit and Improve Your Writing
10 Ways to Self-Edit and Improve Your Writing Every editor has their own pet-peeves after working in the business a certain number of years. Different writers have their own common mistakes and commonalities, but there are certain things you can do to improve your writing skills. These are particularly helpful for people who write copy […]
Witchcraft And Writing: Using Method Writing To Create Authentic Historical Characters
Sunwise is the sequel to Widdershins, which was inspired by the witch trials that took place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England in 1650. Sixteen people were hanged on a single day on charges of witchcraft. Despite being the biggest execution of witches on a single day in England, the trials are not very well known about, so […]
Birth of a Bookstore Cat
Birth of a Bookstore Cat By: Judith Teitelman A truly successful bookstore is one with a cat. Having a cat means the booksellers care about the place and the people who walk through their doors. That’s why Skylight Books is a success and a chain bookstore is just a business. – Kerry Slattery, Skylight’s founding […]
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