Posted on May 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The blog Womens Writers, Women's Books often features posts that don't neatly fit into just craft or just business.
They're more of a focus on the journey — to becoming a writer, to telling a particular story, or to reaching another inner milestone.
Here are a few recent such posts worth checking out:
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Why I wrote the novel I needed to read: Jessica Guerrieri explores how her novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, provided her more room to process her recovery from addiction than a memoir would have.
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How summers away helped me find my creativity: Need to convince someone in your life that you deserve a creative getaway? Share Noreen Nanja's reflection on the role a lakeside cottage played in bringing her back to writing.
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Why women writers should "work it": Lorna Graham finds it odd that, given how we spend almost a third of our lives in the workplace, more literature doesn't involve the characters' jobs.
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The inspiration for my debut novel and its connection to my life perspective: Susan Poole shares the real-life story behind Out of the Crash, her narrative choices in fictionalizing it, and the way it reveals truths about herself.
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No small wins: Rachel Stone is tired of watching writers dismiss any victories with qualifiers rather than proportional celebration.
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