literary fiction Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/literary-fiction/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:46:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 A Journey of Souls – Why Novels Are the Most Truthful Medium https://booksbywomen.org/a-journey-of-souls-why-novels-are-the-most-truthful-medium-by-roz-morris/ https://booksbywomen.org/a-journey-of-souls-why-novels-are-the-most-truthful-medium-by-roz-morris/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:11:06 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=2078 The first time someone talks to you because they’ve read your novel, it is very peculiar. The novel I have just published – My Memories of a Future Life – is about a classical pianist who has to stop playing because of a mysterious injury. Her desperation and her search for a cure are the […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/a-journey-of-souls-why-novels-are-the-most-truthful-medium-by-roz-morris/feed/ 18 2078 Announcing the Birth of a Book: Welcome to the World, Blueberry Truth https://booksbywomen.org/welcome-to-the-world-blueberry-truth-by-ute-carbone/ https://booksbywomen.org/welcome-to-the-world-blueberry-truth-by-ute-carbone/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:52:26 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=1847 “How long does it take to write a book?” I get asked that question a lot. My standard answer is about nine months, or about the same amount of time it takes to make a baby. It’s a bit of a pat answer, but there is some truth to it. It does take, give or […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/welcome-to-the-world-blueberry-truth-by-ute-carbone/feed/ 9 1847 Will Read for … https://booksbywomen.org/will-read-for-about-author-readings-by-valerie-nieman/ https://booksbywomen.org/will-read-for-about-author-readings-by-valerie-nieman/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:08:56 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=1331 One of the great joys, and terrors, of being a writer is being asked to give readings. Readings are a validation of our work and of our ability to project that work before an audience. When they go well, they provide a rush of reinforcement that can keep us writing through those bleak Februaries of […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/will-read-for-about-author-readings-by-valerie-nieman/feed/ 9 1331 A Book Reviewer’s Tale https://booksbywomen.org/a-book-reviewers-tale-by-susie-maguire/ https://booksbywomen.org/a-book-reviewers-tale-by-susie-maguire/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:07:46 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=880 In 2003, I was a freelance book critic for the Sunday Herald (Scotland, UK). The paper’s literary editor, Alan Taylor, worked for part of the week at a long table in a rather gloomy office overlooking Edinburgh‘s handsome St Andrew’s Square, and every week I would go in and spend an hour or so looking […]

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