Tag: women writers
The Power of Story and Community
The power of story and community It’s clear that the effects of climate change are already being felt around the world – storms, wildfires, droughts, species extinctions – and also that governments are failing to address it with anything like the urgency that’s needed. One of the best ways to spread the word about the […]
Reading Challenges? Count Me Out
Ellen Notbohm How many books did you read this month? Last year? How many minutes do you spend reading each day? How many pages? Howmanyhowmanyhowmany? Simple answer: I don’t know. Somewhere north of 100 books a year. I no longer keep score. But you’re an author! Don’t you keep a list? True dat, I’m an […]
Writing ‘A Biography of Níkę – ‘Bàtà Mi á Dún Ko Ko Kà’
Kofo Adeleke As an avid reader, storywriter and collector of books since childhood, I actually believe that the desire to write a book had always been within me. But because it happened rather later in life the urge was probably not quite as burning as for some, although I did for a number of years […]
Backstory of My Twin in Budapest
Backstory of My Twin in Budapest Five years ago, my cousin was looking at a stack of old photos at a friend’s house. An image of her friend’s grandmother caught her eye because she thought the lady looked like me, so she sent me a copy of the picture to see what I thought. The […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Amy Blumenfeld
SUCH GOOD PEOPLE By Amy Blumenfeld It’s 10 p.m. on a Thursday in the spring of her freshman year of college, and April is standing at the back of a crowded Manhattan bar waiting for her friend, Rudy, to arrive. Their eyes lock the moment he walks into the room, and in an instant, lives […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Claire Barner
MOONRISING A debut near future romance, where Sea of Tranquility meets Winter’s Orbit, told against the backdrop of the Moon’s first lunar colony, with a multicultural and LGBTQ+ cast, about a cynical agronomist and charming Emirati businessman who fall in love, and battle eco-terrorists. In 2073, controversial agronomist Dr. Alex Cole has dedicated her life to mutagenetic food, […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kathryn Nolan
THRILL OF THE CHASE – Kathryn Nolan When rivals Harper and Eve are forced to team up on a high-stakes treasure hunt, sparks fly, secrets unravel, and the biggest prize might just be their hearts. Reporter Harper Hendrix is chasing a career-making story—and the legendary Blackburn Diamonds are her ticket to the top. She’s smart, […]
How To Get Your Book Noticed
It’s impossible to forget the thrill of the moment when you come across a great idea for a novel. For me, the idea was a child with past life memories of being a soldier in Vietnam and the challenges this presented his mother as she looked for answers. As I wrote, this grew into alternating […]
On Writing SweetSpot: Now and Then, by Marla Miller
By Marla Miller When women talk about sex, some blush. Some don’t. In ‘SweetSpot: Now and Then, my protagonist blushes. Set in 1999, Darlene Robinson’s story ends one year later, bookended by a writer’s conference she attends in the spring of that year and returns to the following spring. We meet her in midlife. Mostly […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kimberly Belle
THE EXPAT AFFAIR An American expat‘s startling discovery plunges her into the glamorous but deadly world of Amsterdam’s diamond industry. Following a nasty divorce, Rayna Dumont came to Amsterdam for a fresh start. She’s never been the type for a one-night stand, but this move is all about adventure, and Xander is handsome and successful […]
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