Canadian Women Writers Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/category/contemporary-women-writers/canadian-women-writers/ Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:33:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 How to Avoid Writer’s Arse https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-avoid-writers-arse/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-avoid-writers-arse/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:32:22 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9043 As a full-time writer, I’m lucky that I don’t need to go out to work – or brush my hair, get dressed, and endure getting up close and personal with someone’s armpit on the Tube. No, I can roll right out of bed, throw on my fluffy slippers and robe, and head straight to my […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-avoid-writers-arse/feed/ 16 9043 Writing a Gay Private Investigator https://booksbywomen.org/writing-a-gay-private-investigator/ https://booksbywomen.org/writing-a-gay-private-investigator/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:12:06 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=8216 How did a hospital secretary and single mom of four end up writing a series about a gay private investigator? My wonderfully intrepid and at times hot-headed character David Lloyd came about through a fusion of my love of crime novels, my undying support for GLBT rights and acceptance, and the brutal attack of a […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/writing-a-gay-private-investigator/feed/ 2 8216 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 Friendships with Women: Getting by with a Little Help from Friends https://booksbywomen.org/getting-by-with-help-from-friends-by-patricia-sands/ https://booksbywomen.org/getting-by-with-help-from-friends-by-patricia-sands/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:14:07 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=951 “Better than any book, [  ] is the communion that happens when you meet someone and have great rapport; someone whose existence makes your life better in myriad ways.” Susie Maguire I thought I would choose an entirely different topic until I read Susie Maguire’s excellent June 11 post on Women Writers. These last few […]

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