Tag: women writers
The Inspiration for Unruly Human Hearts
How my advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality inspired my debut novel Unruly Human Hearts I first became interested in exploring the Beecher-Tilton scandal of the Reconstruction era while teaching a graduate class on US history at the University of Puerto Rico. At first, my students didn’t seem too interested in the 1875 trial […]
Rosie Radcliffe: On Writing
I’m the debut author of Frankie & Dot, and although this should be irrelevant I’m also 70 years old, a wheelchair user with severe inflammatory arthritis, a retired Church of England priest who gets bored easily, a lifelong feminist, and generally gobby old(er) lady. While these things are true I refuse to let any of […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Elaine Neil Orr
Elaine Neil Orr, interviewing Isabel Hammond from Dancing Woman, Blair, 2025 DANCING WOMAN Elaine Neil Orr, born in Nigeria to expat parents, brings us an indelible portrait of a young female artist, torn between two men and two cultures, struggling to find her passion and her purpose. It’s 1963 and Isabel Hammond is an expat […]
Where I Get My Ideas From
Catherine Hokin Most of the conversations I have as a writer revolve around ideas. People ask me where mine come from, they share that they have one of their own, or they ask the dreaded question I’m always afraid might actually be part curse: “aren’t you worried they might run out?” I’m not surprised at […]
Connecting Through Story by Virginia Kantra
by Virginia Kantra We are born storytellers. From the time we are toddlers feeding dolls or talking on play phones, we use our imaginations to tell familiar stories. I used to enact elaborate scenarios with my toys on my bedroom floor and—later—in front of the bathroom mirror, casting myself as the hero of my fairly […]
Finding the Words: The Challenges of Writing a Memoir on Motherhood and Autism
By Jennifer Celeste Briggs Writing Watching Sarah Rise and getting it ready for publication felt almost as big and intimidating as running my Sarah-Rise program felt in my early days of getting it off the ground. I wanted to document and share the momentous thing that we had done to help Sarah, but I struggled […]
My Writing Process by Susan Ostrov
I understand why people who enjoy writing, and perhaps dream of publication, would benefit from writing groups, or writing seminars taught by professionals. Group members read each other’s work, give feedback and suggestions, and hopefully bestow praise that encourages and inspires, while writing seminars are meant to instruct would-be authors in the craft. This is […]
What (Not To) Expect At Your First Book Signing
My first time at a table in a busy large-chain bookstore, copies of my book stacked on either side and Sharpie at the ready, went much differently than expected. First, the good stuff: the full-circle moment when I walked in and saw my book front and center on a table (having frequented that location for […]
Turning Rejection Into Resilience: Proof That Dreams Don’t Need Permission
By Kay Bratt If you’re familiar with the traditional publishing world, you probably know the nerve-wracking experience of submitting a manuscript to your editor and waiting on tenterhooks for their response. You may even know the sinking feeling of receiving feedback that says, “It’s a good story, but not for us.” I’ve been publishing books […]
On Writing the Biography of Chilean artist Violeta Parra
On Writing the Biography of Chilean artist Violeta Parra I am the author of Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra. Born in the early-twentieth century in a small town in southern Chile, Parra invented and reinvented herself to become a world-renown songwriter, composer, and visual artist whose work continues to resonate today. Her […]
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