Tag: women writers
Pitching Your Novel in Person: How It Differs from the Email Query
Pitching Your Novel in Person: How It Differs from the Email Query Sandi Ward Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, Senior Editor at Writer’s Digest, has a presentation called Pitch Perfect that lays out terrific suggestions on how to prepare for a live pitch. I was asked to join her in presenting Pitch Perfect at the Writer’s Digest […]
Parenting And Writing
My name is Jacqueline Pirtle. I pride myself deeply and consciously in being fully in love with the most truth-finding job there is; being a mom, a parent—a privilege in every sense. To top my parenting experience off with a heap of sweetness, I get to share my life and happiness with my wonderful husband […]
Ha, Said Writing
by Lucie Whitehouse As the mother of a six-year-old, I spend a fair amount of time these days extolling the virtues of practice (guitar, shoe-lacing) and heartily proclaiming that the more you do a thing, the easier it gets. My daughter is an enthusiastic writer and I’m grateful for many reasons, not least because I […]
Crossing Genres: A Wild Writing Path
By Kathleen Shoop, PhD Writing across genres. What does that mean? How do you do it well? Well it turns out the answer is, “It depends.” First of all, we can consider writing across genres within individual books and series. And then there’s the notion of having a multi-genre career. Let’s take a look at books […]
Creative Accounting
I never thought I would have a book published; I’m an accountant. I’m trained in a field where the phrase “creative accounting” is in most cases literally illegal. It’s only recently that I’ve been able to sit down in a coffee shop, with a blank word document in front of me, without worrying if I […]
Writing Tips In Perspective
Books are a subjective business. I’ve been a librarian for nearly fifteen years and have worked in libraries for more than twenty, so I’ve seen it all. Readers are drawn by different appeal factors, such as plot, character, pace, and much more – so a book that shines for one reader could be a dull […]
Lucinda Through the Looking Glass By Lucinda Mack
I’ve always felt like Alice gazing into her looking glass and wondering who it actually reflected. Who am I? Finding the answer to this complex question, had ripped at my gray matter for many years. I held many jobs, but never thought about embarking on a writing career. Who would care to read the words […]
Writing A Women’s History of the Christian Church
Writing A Women’s History of the Christian Church, two thousand years of female leadership In WOMANWORD, A Feminist Lectionary and Psalter, Miriam Therese Winter, one of the Medical Mission Sisters, wrote, “Who will retrieve our stories from the void of the unremembered? Who will believe we were who we are and did all the things we do?” […]
Pages as Mirrors: The Need for Diverse Books by Jennifer J. Chow
by Jennifer J. Chow When moving to a new area, some people look for a good school district, wide paved roads, or lush green parks. One huge benefit I search for is a nearby (preferably within walking distance) library. I’ve had a love affair with libraries ever since I was a kid. My brother and […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING THEIR CHARACTERS: DANIELLE WONG INTERVIEWS AMELIA COLE
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING THEIR CHARACTERS: DANIELLE WONG SWEARING OFF STARS tells the story of Amelia Cole―Lia for short—one of the first women studying abroad at Oxford University in the 1920s. Finally free from her overbearing Brooklyn parents, she finds a welcome sense of independence in British college life. Lia quickly falls for Scarlett Daniels, an aspiring […]
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