Category: Women Writers
On Writing A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave?
A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave? My name is Rebecca and I work as a Relationship Therapist for Relate Leeds, Bradford, UK. After seeing a recurring pattern in the therapy room of many women feeling lost and confused in their marriage / relationship, I decided […]
Wanda M. Morris “interviews” Ellice Littlejohn of All Her Little Secrets
Named a “Most Anticipated” read by AARP, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Essence, CrimeReads, She Reads, and more! All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. Morris brings a vibrant and welcome new voice to the thriller space.” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times and […]
WHY DID YOU WRITE THAT SCENE?
WHY DID YOU WRITE THAT SCENE? By Deborah K. Shepherd I’m on the phone with my sister-in-law, discussing the upcoming debut of my novel, So Happy Together. As is the case with most of my other relatives and friends, Jaye is excited to have “an author in the family” and has many questions, most of the […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Janet Stilson
Charisma becomes a superpower in Janet Stilson’s new book, The Juice, a cyberpunk, dystopian tale that’s written in the spirit of William Gibson’s work and The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. A large part of the novel takes place within a big media company, Nuhope, decades into the future. One of the company’s executives, Rico […]
Sherri Rosen interviews Deborah Gaal about her novel, Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints
Sherri Rosen interviews Deborah Gaal about her novel, Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints Sherri Rosen: What is the book Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints about? Deborah Gaal: In the novel’s prologue a shaman tells a woman she must write a story to please the ancestors. What kind of story?” she asks. The shaman answers, […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Lisa Braxton
The fiery issue of urban gentrification is the steady beat thrumming beneath the surface of the novel, The Talking Drum. In 1972 the fictional city of Bellport, Massachusetts, is in decline with an urban redevelopment project on the horizon that promises to transform the dying factory town. Sydney Stallworth steps away from her law studies […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: LIZA NASH TAYLOR
A sweeping Jazz Age tale of regret, ambition, and redemption inspired by true events, including Josephine Baker’s 1925 Paris debut in Le Revue Nègre. “Fasten your seatbelts…this is one fabulous book that will keep you turning pages.” —Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Summer Listed in PARADE MAGAZINE’S 30 Best Beach […]
The Other American Dirt Issue: Is Fear of Appropriation Fomenting a Culture of Censorship?
I was recently in the NPR studios in New York to participate in the show, 1A’s, panel discussion on the enduring American Dirt kerfuffle, specifically, “What The Controversy Over ‘American Dirt’ Tells Us About Publishing And Authorship.” Seated in the studio with me was Vox culture writer, Constance Grady, and from two remote locations we were joined by […]
Introducing Art In Fiction
INTRODUCING ART IN FICTION A New Literary Website Developed by Carol M. Cram Author of a trilogy of historical novels about women in the arts I’m thrilled to announce the launch of Art In Fiction (www.artinfiction.com), a new website for lovers of novels inspired by the arts. I’ve created Art In Fiction as a literary […]
Filling in the Gaps
Filling in the Gaps by Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic As I worked on my memoir, Lost Without the River, I often realized that I needed details about events that occurred before my memory had kicked in. I was grateful my five remaining siblings were willing and able to fill in my blank spots. Remarkable. I’m the youngest, […]
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