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The Story Behind the Story

Victoria Andre King — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:30:01 +0000

My name is Victoria and I wrote a book with a taxi cab driver I met at an all-night diner. It was March 7th, 1994 at an all-night Greek diner called The Silver Star at 65th and Second Ave. in NYC around 1 a.m. I had just seen Schindler’s List and was craving bourbon – Maker’s Mark […]

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Failure First, Success Second

Ryann Danelly — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:49:11 +0000

I failed at getting my first novel published and I stopped writing. I wrote a young adult science fiction novel while also playing Division I college basketball at the University of Richmond. Writing helped me cope with the various pressures and expectations in athletics and academics. Working on that story allowed me to escape when […]

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Growing a Thick Skin by K. A. Laity

K. A. Laity — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 05:00:13 +0000

Dorothy Parker’s work may be awash with cynicism, but so often she is right on the money. In her wistful poem “Observation” she considers doing better with her life—getting to bed early, abstaining from riotous overindulgence and undoubtedly completing the work for overdue deadlines. But in the end the famous wit concludes, But I shall […]

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Under “A Different Sun” – with Elaine Neil Orr

Women Writers, Women's Books — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:24:13 +0000

US Author and Professor of English at NC State University, Elaine Neil Orr [ENO] answers WWWB’s Anora McGaha’s [WW] questions about A Different Sun her first novel telling the story of a US slave owner’s daughter who marries a missionary and moves to Africa, where her worldview is turned upside down. – Anora McGaha, Editor […]

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Revolt by Qaisra Shahraz, Released October 7, 2013

Anora McGaha — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:19:34 +0000

Revolt by Qaisra Shahraz is Launched Arcadia Press launched Revolt by the international best-selling English / Pakistani author Qaisra Shahraz. We have been following her international travels to exotic literary festivals in China, India, Indonesia, Germany just to name a few. In preparation for Qaisra stepping up as Site Sponsor for Women Writers, Women Books, […]

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You’re a Writer. Now Act Like One!

MM Finck — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:00:38 +0000

My entire life had been in a single large city. I loved the important hustle of the daytime and the somewhat dangerous excitement of the night. Art and fabulous food fed my deeper cravings. Still, I always felt that my forever life was waiting for me somewhere drastically different. On impulse, I moved to San Diego, […]

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Alternative History…What if women were in charge?

Alison Morton — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 04:00:10 +0000

A small child, curls bobbing on a head she’s forgotten to cover with the sunhat her mother insists on, crouches down on a Roman mosaic floor in north-east Spain. Mesmerised by the purity of the black and white pattern, the craftsmanship and the tiny marble squares, she almost doesn’t hear her father calling her to […]

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Writing Fiction, Building blocks

Paula Daly — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:00:29 +0000

I expect I am the same as many writers in that I love writing, but I don’t find it easy. Some days it feels almost impossible to get the words down, and yet, if you are to deliver a novel that is exactly what you must do. A professional produces even when they feel as […]

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The Writing and Publishing Process

Lynsey A. Richards — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:29:59 +0000

For many years I have written on and off. Writing is a large part of my life and I simply couldn’t live without being able to get all my thoughts and ideas down and making sense of them all. Two years ago, I decided it was time to take my writing to a more serious […]

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A Writer’s Journey

Sue Cross — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:00:29 +0000

It all started during a trip to New Zealand six years ago. My husband and I flew from London to Auckland and then drove from the North Island to the South and back again. The trip lasted six weeks and we lodged in homestays, the Kiwis’ version of B&Bs but much more homely. Not wanting to […]

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