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I had the pleasure of attending a book talk here in CA where Jen Lang (left) spoke beautifully about her newest flash memoir, LANDED: A...

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I love helping other authors, so by forwarding a Roz Morris interview with artist and author Alycia Vreeland (her illustration...

by Ann S. Epstein As a reader with both biological and chosen sisters, I’m a sucker for stories about sisterhood. But what I didn’t...

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Thanks Women Writers, Women's Books for publishing my article, Strong Female Authors and Characters: They Can’t Ban Us All! This is an...

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It’s my husband’s birthday today, and while he’s not a social media guy and will never see this post, I wanted to share his marvelousness...

by Marc Rosenberg Marc Rosenberg’s KYD'S GAME is everything an exciting, fast-paced thriller should be: meticulous regarding details and...

For as gut-wrenching as the stories we write can be, there’s nothing quite like the pivotal moments in our real lives to remind us about...

I love my fellow women, because they… succeed in a world built and run by men raise one another up offer help and support daily naturally...

by Alycia Vreeland Alycia Vreeland’s memoir, BABY DARLIN', is not only a testament to humans’ tenacity, will to survive and ability to...

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About 12 years ago my daughter and I were strolling through the Little Italy Farmers’ Market in San Diego where she went to college. When...