Tag: women writers
Birth Announcement: SWAP / MEET
Swap / Meet made its debut in June 2018 from Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, California, USA. It arrived as a chapbook, handmade with quality papers, measuring 8.5″ x 5.5″. It was conceived, written, and delivered in the nine months following my move home to the Mojave, although I grew up in Connecticut. Each […]
An Open Letter to My Future Writer Self
An Open Letter to My Future Writer Self, First, congratulations, because if you’re reading this, you’ve survived quite a bit. Personal struggles and heartbreak and dismissal from those who thought your dream was not a worthy one. You’ve raised three amazing kids alongside a writing career, but only after years of child-raising alongside a demanding […]
Success Vs Successful
Last year I sat in my daughter’s bedroom with the door closed and locked, headphones in place and computer open. It was the only way to find a quiet, alone space in the middle of the summer to complete a pre-publication interview with an online radio program. I couldn’t be in my room—no—they’d expect that […]
My Story of “Overnight” Success By Kerrie Flanagan
My road to getting a traditional book deal was an overnight success—that took 20 years. When I look back, it seems like yesterday I got a call from an editor interested in publishing my first ever magazine piece and now two decades later, my book, Writer’s Digest Guide to Magazine Article Writing is being released […]
My Writing Process – A Very Personal Story
My new book – Forgive Me Not – is published by Canelo on 23rd July 2018. It heralds a change of direction. Before that HarperCollins published nine of my romantic comedies. It is a story about forgiveness and loss. About addiction and friendship. And it was inspired by a very personal journey I have just […]
My Love Affair With Books
My love affair with literature began when I was very young. In my house books were an important part of life, they were shared and enjoyed, treasures that could ferry you into infinite adventures. My grandmother gave me her old collection of first-edition Enid Blyton books, which, despite having been devoured by the whole family, […]
Why I Write: Diana Lloyd
When people hear that I’m a writer, they all ask the same question. A variation of why/how do you write? I will answer, “I write because I have to,” and “One word at a time.” Those answers are the simplest form of the truth and yet still meaningless to someone who’s never felt the urge […]
Interview with Louise Miller, author of The Late Bloomers’ Club
Interview with Louise Miller, author of The Late Bloomers’ Club By Jennifer S. Brown If your mouth watered as you read of the amazing pies made by Livvy in The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living, then you won’t be surprised to hear that the book’s author, Louise Miller, is a pastry chef in real […]
Why Writing Is A Form Of Meditation
I write because writing is how I make sense of my world. When I was eight-years-old and lived in Libya with my parents, I saw my neighbor and his four wives one evening: the wives sat in the back of his pick-up truck and the sheep sat upfront. When I asked why, I was told […]
Waking Isabella – How My Second Novel Came To Be
How does one come up with the idea of a novel I am often asked? That question is often followed by a second one: Once you have an idea how do you sustain it and spin it into a full-length story? For me, it all begins first and foremost with an intriguing historical anecdote. Then […]
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