Contemporary Women Writers Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/category/contemporary-women-writers/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 From Super Collaborator to Solo Historical Novelist https://booksbywomen.org/from-super-collaborator-to-solo-historical-novelist/ https://booksbywomen.org/from-super-collaborator-to-solo-historical-novelist/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:16:48 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49339 By Peggy Joque Williams If I could claim to have a writerly Superpower, it’s that I am a great collaborator. As far back as sixth grade I was collaborating with friends, spending our summer evenings brainstorming and passing around the notebook as we wrote the next great Beatles movie after A Hard Day’s Night came […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/from-super-collaborator-to-solo-historical-novelist/feed/ 0 49339 How Women Experience Illness: One Mystery at a Time https://booksbywomen.org/how-women-experience-illness-one-mystery-at-a-time/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-women-experience-illness-one-mystery-at-a-time/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:56:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49525 By Kate Michaelson It’s a good bet you know at least one woman with a complex, ongoing health issue—whether it’s an autoimmune disease, endometriosis, or something not yet diagnosed. Maybe you deal with an issue like this yourself.  I’m one of those women too. In fact, my own quest for a diagnosis is part of […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/how-women-experience-illness-one-mystery-at-a-time/feed/ 3 49525 Does the World Really Need Another Beach Book? (Yes!) https://booksbywomen.org/does-the-world-really-need-another-beach-book-yes/ https://booksbywomen.org/does-the-world-really-need-another-beach-book-yes/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:04:45 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49632 By Suzanne Kamata I have always loved going to the beach. I grew up near Lake Michigan, and while my family did not live on the shore, I had friends who did. I loved hanging out at their houses, where we’d watch sunsets, hold bonfires on the beach, or just go for long walks, scuffing […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/does-the-world-really-need-another-beach-book-yes/feed/ 0 49632 CREATING A HAPPY WORLD by Patricia Anne Saunders https://booksbywomen.org/creating-a-happy-world/ https://booksbywomen.org/creating-a-happy-world/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:12:31 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49325 By Patricia Anne Saunders When I was asked to do a piece about writing Creating A Happy World: Cultivating Happiness Through the Transcendental Meditation® Program, I was delighted as helping people find happiness is close to my heart. I found my own path to happiness through Transcendental Meditation many years ago, and from my very […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/creating-a-happy-world/feed/ 0 49325 A Tale of Two Celtic Queens: Boudica and Cartimandua https://booksbywomen.org/a-tale-of-two-celtic-queens-boudica-and-cartimandua/ https://booksbywomen.org/a-tale-of-two-celtic-queens-boudica-and-cartimandua/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:14:36 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49371 By Melanie Karsak Standing proudly in her chariot, her daughters at her side, the statue of a defiant Queen Boudica stands with a spear in her hand as she faces the Parliament buildings along the River Thames. It has been almost two thousand years since the real Boudica rolled her chariot into Roman Londinium and […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/a-tale-of-two-celtic-queens-boudica-and-cartimandua/feed/ 0 49371 Mastering Multiple Points of View In Writing https://booksbywomen.org/mastering-multiple-points-of-view-in-writing/ https://booksbywomen.org/mastering-multiple-points-of-view-in-writing/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:41:37 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49505 Writing with one point of view (POV) character, whether in first or third person, is the simplest choice a writer can make when venturing into fiction. After all, there is only one character to focus on and develop, and the story arc is aligned with that character. On the other hand, novels with several point […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/mastering-multiple-points-of-view-in-writing/feed/ 1 49505 So Now I Have to Write a Book Speech?  https://booksbywomen.org/so-now-i-have-to-write-a-book-speech/ https://booksbywomen.org/so-now-i-have-to-write-a-book-speech/#respond Sun, 21 Jul 2024 05:51:32 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49255 While the introverted writer in her lonely garret is a trope, we authors have as many personality types as women in general. Some of us love the writing process and hate the subsequent public speaking. And some of us consider the book club visits and luncheons and keynotes the reward for our lonely writing. To […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/so-now-i-have-to-write-a-book-speech/feed/ 0 49255 Authors Interviewing Characters: Kara H.L. Chen https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-kara-h-l-chen/ https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-kara-h-l-chen/#respond Sat, 20 Jul 2024 05:00:48 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49128 ASKING FOR A FRIEND This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao. Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things: 1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love. 2. She is […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-kara-h-l-chen/feed/ 0 49128 Relevancy and Becoming a Mentor https://booksbywomen.org/relevancy-and-becoming-a-mentor/ https://booksbywomen.org/relevancy-and-becoming-a-mentor/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:05:19 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49179 Relevancy and Becoming a Mentor I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the new writers flooding the marketplace successfully. It’s very exciting to watch so much talent find their niche and blossom. Whether it’s via TikTok or ads, KU opportunities or breaking out in a hot genre, for me it’s a reminder of hope and […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/relevancy-and-becoming-a-mentor/feed/ 0 49179 Novels Featuring Nature from a Feminine Perspective Are Essential for Our Times https://booksbywomen.org/novels-featuring-nature-from-a-feminine-perspective-are-essential-for-our-times/ https://booksbywomen.org/novels-featuring-nature-from-a-feminine-perspective-are-essential-for-our-times/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2024 05:57:59 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49039 There’s a long literary tradition of writing about natural and rural places. Many of the most well-known nature writers (Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Edward Abbey) wrote about nature and landscapes in ways that focused on a separation between pristine wilderness and human beings. Their writing conveys a feeling that the natural world is compromised […]

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