WOW! Women on Writing

Book Review and Giveaway: A Whisper to a Scream

January 10, 2012

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for A Whisper to a Scream Synopsis: Sarah Anderson loves her two young children, but feels much of the time like she has lost herself. She hesitates to tell people that she is a stay-at-home mother because of the reactions that announcement often provokes. Her […]

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Guest Post: Using Memoir Writing to Deal with Grief

June 23, 2011

Today I am pleased to welcome Madeline Sharples to Colloquium! Madeline is the author of an important new book. Leaving the Hall Light On is about living after loss. It is about finding peace and balance in the aftermath of the most devastating loss a parent can experience. Sharple’s son, Paul, struggled for seven years with […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: 27 Days of Journaling to Health and Happiness

May 24, 2011

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for 27 Days of Journaling to Health & Happiness Author Mari L. McCarthy is very straight-forward and honest in her Introduction to 27 Days of Journaling to Health & Happiness: “I’ll tell you right now that if you’re not able to commit for 27 consecutive […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life

April 18, 2011

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life If you are looking for a wonderful writer’s resource book to add to your library or present to a fellow writer as a gift, The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life is a perfect choice. […]

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Guest Post: Writing is Hard (Even for Accomplished Authors) — But That’s No Reason to Give Up!

March 31, 2011

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life Today I welcome Nava Atlas to Colloquium! Nava is the author of The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life, an exploration of how twelve celebrated women authors “expressed their views on the subjects of importance […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Challenges of Writing Historical Fiction

February 28, 2011

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for Letters from Home Kristina McMorris has just published her first novel, Letters from Home, inspired by the true story of her own grandparents’ courtship during World War II. It is the story of Liz Stephens, a young woman who reluctantly attends a USO club dance […]

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Book Review: Talismans

December 20, 2010

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for A Whisper to a Scream Synopsis: Two photographs, and a pea coat passed from her grandfather to her father. That’s all Elise has. In one of the photographs, taken at home, she is a baby and he is swinging her in his arms. He […]

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