Multinational Women Writers Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/category/contemporary-women-writers/multinational-women-writers-2/ Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:06:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 What Do You Mean I Have to Market My Writing? https://booksbywomen.org/what-do-you-mean-i-have-to-market-my-writing-by-anora-mcgaha/ https://booksbywomen.org/what-do-you-mean-i-have-to-market-my-writing-by-anora-mcgaha/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 05:25:31 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12633 We all start with different decks. Some with no cards. Some with no money. Some not even at the table. It’s not fair. There’s nothing fair about it. Maybe it will never be fair. But if you want to play, if I want to play, whatever odds I was given, them’s the odds I got. […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/what-do-you-mean-i-have-to-market-my-writing-by-anora-mcgaha/feed/ 12 12633 In Defense of True Stories https://booksbywomen.org/defense-true-stories-lani-cox/ https://booksbywomen.org/defense-true-stories-lani-cox/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:16:08 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11774 I know, I know, agents are not interested in memoir, yet they openly admit they don’t know what sells. So why do we listen to them? It’s crazy because “Based on a True Story” sells. True stories are Hollywood’s darlings, and when we settle into our seats getting ready to watch a film and the […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/defense-true-stories-lani-cox/feed/ 16 11774 Book Review: Elaine Neil Orr – A Different Sun https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-elaine-neil-orr-a-different-sun/ https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-elaine-neil-orr-a-different-sun/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:09:21 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10788 A Different Sun by Elaine Neil Orr “Overseer say whippin’ wasn’t enough.” “Enough for what?” “To make an impression.” The word sounded like something that bears down and changes you forever. “It’s good you cry,” Uncle Eli said. Do you remember  Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness? Author Elaine Neil Orr’s A Different Sun is a […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-elaine-neil-orr-a-different-sun/feed/ 1 10788 Learning to Fall https://booksbywomen.org/learning-to-fall-by-elaine-neil-orr/ https://booksbywomen.org/learning-to-fall-by-elaine-neil-orr/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:21:12 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9947 Between summer and winter, we are in fall, a season I have found particularly advantageous for writing.  The earth tilts away from the sun, our light source.  Yet though the days grow shorter, the light appears longer across the ground.  With this particular slant of light we begin to turn inward like plants do.  We […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/learning-to-fall-by-elaine-neil-orr/feed/ 16 9947 Writing about Muslim Women Characters https://booksbywomen.org/writing-about-muslim-women-characters-by-zvezdana-rashkovich/ https://booksbywomen.org/writing-about-muslim-women-characters-by-zvezdana-rashkovich/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:17:57 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=8083 Writing about Muslim characters, Muslim women in particular, must be one of the trickiest subjects to write about. Especially in this specific time when everything about women in Islam seems to be dissected, probed and questioned. No matter the conflict or the aspirations of the protagonist. One thing stands out immediately: she is Muslim. Hence, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/writing-about-muslim-women-characters-by-zvezdana-rashkovich/feed/ 8 8083 Duty and Desire – A Tale of Modern India https://booksbywomen.org/duty-and-desire-a-tale-of-modern-india-by-anju-gattani/ https://booksbywomen.org/duty-and-desire-a-tale-of-modern-india-by-anju-gattani/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:10:55 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7864 What can I tell you about my debut novel, Duty and Desire, the first in my Winds of Fire series, that would intrigue you? It was a 9 year journey to finish Duty and Desire. I began writing the original draft in 2002, shortly after we moved from Singapore to New Jersey, USA. My kids […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/duty-and-desire-a-tale-of-modern-india-by-anju-gattani/feed/ 4 7864 A Turning Point in My Life https://booksbywomen.org/a-turning-point-in-my-life-by-lannah-sawers-diggins/ https://booksbywomen.org/a-turning-point-in-my-life-by-lannah-sawers-diggins/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:05:28 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7391 I had a wonderful childhood, and leading up to the present, well, like everyone, I have had my share of ups and downs.  But as I will tell anyone and everyone who’ll listen, I feel that I experienced a turning point in my life only a few years ago. I awoke one morning, on a birthday, with […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/a-turning-point-in-my-life-by-lannah-sawers-diggins/feed/ 4 7391 Interview with Canadian Writer Bolaji Williams https://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-canadian-writer-bolaji-williams/ https://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-canadian-writer-bolaji-williams/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:38:17 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=7416 We met Bolaji Williams on Twitter. She responded to one of our tweets. We read a recent blog post and loved the clarity of her writing and topic, so we invited her to do something with us. Voila, an interview with writer Bolaji Williams. When did you first know you loved to write? To be completely honest, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-canadian-writer-bolaji-williams/feed/ 2 7416 Book Review: Chimamanda Adichie’s The Thing Around Your Neck https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-chimamanda-adichies-the-thing-around-your-neck-reviewed-by-reagan-k-reynolds/ https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-chimamanda-adichies-the-thing-around-your-neck-reviewed-by-reagan-k-reynolds/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:04:32 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=6903 In The Thing Around Your Neck, a collection of short stories written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the reader is exposed to characters that are many things, including a surprise to those who have been limited to a Western literary interpretation of Nigerian culture. Adichie insists on considering the wide variety of Nigerian stories to be […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/book-review-chimamanda-adichies-the-thing-around-your-neck-reviewed-by-reagan-k-reynolds/feed/ 0 6903 Journey of a Lifetime: Becoming a Writer https://booksbywomen.org/journey-of-a-lifetime-by-ulrike-maria/ https://booksbywomen.org/journey-of-a-lifetime-by-ulrike-maria/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:00:37 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=5375 When did I decide to become a writer in this world of many? Am I a writer, or a teacher, or both? Looking back, it was meant to be. Born in a small town in Austria, I always felt displaced. From early childhood, I remember being the “different kid” that stood out. Not in a […]

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