Tag: women writers
Hunting for Words by Deborah Lee Luskin
By Deborah Lee Luskin Walking into the woods in the dark before dawn carrying a rifle was the hardest thing I’d done since I turned sixty. Writing about it was harder. I became a deer hunter because I wanted to be able to find my way through the northern forest without following a marked trail. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Susan Coventry
TILL TAUGHT BY PAIN Inspired by the groundbreaking discoveries of ether and chloroform anesthesia, William Stewart Halsted pursues a surgical career with relentless ambition, daring to perform operations deemed impossible by his peers. His reputation skyrockets with each bold success— until his quest for an effective local anesthetic leads him to inject himself with cocaine. […]
A Judge’s Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the Bench by Janet Kintner, EXCERPT
A Judge’s Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the Bench by Janet Kintner For fans of The Good Wife and Suits, the true story of a passionately principled young female judge in the man’s world of the ’60s and ’70s who is forced to defend her judgeship against two male challengers in a grueling election—while pregnant […]
Random Nuggets for Writerly Wranglings
I’m still a newish author, with much to learn, but I’ve picked up a few things in the last six years and four books, random nuggets for writers wherever they’re at in their writerly wranglings. Let me share! For the newbie writer– It’s great to have a fantastic scenario for your story, but your characters […]
How Today’s Savvy Schemers Are Scamming New Authors
ARE THE STARS OUT TONIGHT…OR JUST IN WRITERS’ EYES? By Christina Hamlett Less than 72 hours after my latest UK cozy mystery went on the market, an effusive greeting popped up in my email: “A LITTLE REVENGE IN ROBIN HOOD’S BAY is the best of the best in literary gems with its irresistible mix of […]
My Truth in Fiction by Barbara Conrey
It wasn’t until I started writing that I discovered how much of my history and emotions were within the pages of the books I wrote. Which made me wonder how much truth is disguised as fiction in other novels. In Nowhere Near Goodbye, my debut, my anger at medical science, and, yes, God, was clearly […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: October
Hello Readers & Friends, How are we all doing? As we bid goodbye to October and welcome the time change, I wonder which you prefer? I had one reader tell me longer nights mean more reading in bed. Another preferred longer beach days for the same—reading. Both sound right to me. Yesterday was our fearless […]
Writing About World Peace: What My Fantasy Trilogy Taught Me About Human Nature
By Reni Stankova For 30 years, I wholeheartedly believed our world was heading toward world peace. Naive, I know. No one thinks of world peace when looking at the state of politics today. I am a millennial from Eastern Europe, born in the fateful year of 1989. It was the year when the communist regime […]
Nature’s Blueprint for Organizational Design
By Ines Garcia Sometimes the most profound realizations come not from seeking answers, but from recognizing patterns we’ve been experiencing all along. In 2021, I found myself at an intersection. As a circular economy professional, agile and organizational coach, I’d spent years helping teams and organizations navigate change, build resilience, and discover new ways of […]
THE FIX by Mia Sheridan: Excerpt
THE FIX From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes a chilling take on second chances, where a brutal break-in comes back to haunt the sole survivor with a new threat—and another victim. Eleven years ago, Cami Cortlandt’s mother and sister died cruelly in a violent home invasion. The trauma and notoriety still linger, but […]
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