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Female Quill Drivers

 by Pamela CowanBeinga great writer is difficult. Even tougher to achieve is the honor of being great a woman writer. History has proven the point. According toGreg Buzwell's 2020 article for the British Library Newsletter, he states that “During thelate 18th and early 19th century, writing, and especially the writing offiction for money, was seen as a most unladylike activity. Unseemly

The Marrying Kind?

By: Michele De Wintonwww.micheledewinton.comHappy Ever Afteris as essential in a romance novel as conflict and sexual tension, but there’sa whole bunch of ways it can manifest. I’ve read a bunch of titles recentlywhere everything has been going along swimmingly, hero falling in love, heroineplanning out lives of togetherness with great career and financial independenceassured and then,

Romance in Every Day Moments ... M. Lee Prescott

“Kindnessin words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.Kindness in giving creates love.”  LaoTzuHi, I’m MaryLee, writing as M. Lee Prescott, author of mysteries, romances – contemporaryand western -- four series and a bunch of single titles. Two of the series arecontemporary romances-- Morgan’s Run, Morgan’s Fire and two are mysteryseries—Ricky Steele Mysteries (

No simpering heroines need apply by Peggy Jaeger

 The theme this month is STRONG WOMAN. Kinda serendipitous for me, since my tagline is I write about STRONG WOMEN, the families who support them and the men who can't live without them.I couldn't write about a weak woman if my writing career depended on it. Well...maybe if it was that serious. But still...A strong woman character in fiction is integral to any plotline or story arc, especially if

The Inspiring Women of Lakewood Drive by Sarah Raplee McDermed

It was only while thinking about the women who helped shape my character that I realized most of them were not famous. Most of them were women I knew personally while growing up.familysearch.orgForemost was my mother, Catherine Raplee, who demonstrated strength, competence and independence from my earliest memories. My father was an aspiring commercial pilot, which meant they had to move

Please Spare Me the Stupid Heroines ... by Jennifer Wilck

I’ve been reading romance for what seems like forever.Sure, I read other genres, but since I first felt those pangs of love, I’veenjoyed reading about the hero’s and heroine’s journey to love, and I’ve sighedin pleasure when they achieve their well-deserved happily ever after. Over theyears, the genre has changed, whether it be due to society’s acceptance ofthings, social norms, changes in

Women In Chemistry History #chemistry #science

 Hi, I'm Pippa Jay, author of scifi and supernatural stories to engage your emotions. And in part, I probably wouldn't be able to do that if women of science hadn't made their presence and intelligence felt over the years. It must have taken them so much more to achieve their goals, and to be recognized - many aren't being heard of until now. How many went to their graves feeling that their

Strong Women!

 By : Susan Moorcroft Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2ndJune 1953 in Westminster Abbey,London, upon the death of her father, George VI. While those at home in Englandwere clustered around their TV sets (or the TV sets of neighbours if theycouldn’t afford their own), the army personnel of abarracks in Nee Soon, Singapore were given a day off… and my mum, then ConnieHolmes, met my dad,

Happy New Year, Spring – Seasons and Stories … Delsora Lowe

For some reason, for me, both spring and fall alwaysseem like the start of a new year. The changing seasons equate to changes inour lives.In my mind, summer seems to drift into fall, andwinter seems to drift into spring. Like the tides, winter teases us bysplashing up on the shores of spring. Just when we dip our toes at the edge ofspring warmth, the tide surges. Cold rushes back in. We

Hear us Roar!

 By: Marcia King-Gamblewww.lovemarcia.comThis month’s topic Strong Women resonates strongly with me.I am a woman who grew up with trailblazers like Gloria Steinem and BellaAbzug. These were powerful feminists of the late 1960’s and early 1970’sand the two were founders of The National Women’s Political Caucus.This group billed itself as a multi-partisan grassroots organizationdedicated to