Women's Fiction & Romance
Daily writing promptWhat daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?View all responses I try to walk at least for 30 minutes each day. Sometimes, I walk for up to 3 hours per day. Walking helps to relieve stress and expel writers block. It's a great workout! It's also a healthy way …
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Daily writing promptWhat TV shows did you watch as a kid?View all responses I fondly remember watching Hercules and Xena every week with my father and siblings. On winter nights, I would lay on the floor before the fire, propped up on a pillow. I would even sing to the tune of Xena. Other childhood …
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Daily writing promptWhat's your favorite recipe?View all responses My favorite recipe is an English pound cake recipe that my grandmother used to make for us. It is made with "one pound of ingredients" (as my grandmother used to say) including a ton of butter, sugar, and sour cream with orange, lemon, and vanilla extracts. She …
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Title: After I Do Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid My Review: The novel begins with Lauren and Ryan at their breaking point. They have tried couples therapy, but nothing seems to be working. Lauren is feeling unfulfilled in her job as a freelance writer, and Ryan is feeling stuck in his job as a lawyer. They …
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Daily writing promptTell us about the last thing you got excited about.View all responses I am very excited to be self-publishing my book, Conceiving Hope, a women's fiction novel about a woman in her late thirties who, after a disastrous marriage and string of failed relationships, decides to conceive a baby using a sperm donor. …
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Daily writing promptWhere did your name come from?View all responses I am named after my maternal and paternal grandmothers. Both have passed on, and I think of them often. They were both strong, independent women in their own way. My maternal grandmother, an artist and entrepreneur, is especially someone I admire. Whenever I am anxious …
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Daily writing promptWhat motivates you?View all responses At the heart of my motivation to write lies the profound release it offers. Writing is a way to channel my thoughts, feelings, and experiences into a medium that captures them and transforms them into something meaningful. It's an outlet through which I can be creative -- where …
Daily writing promptWhat are your top ten favorite movies?View all responses Although I am a women's fiction writer, believe it or not, my all time favorite movies are either horror or sci-fi. In no particular order, my top ten favorites are: World War Z Night of the Living Dead Aliens Halloween Friday the 13th Jurassic …
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Daily writing promptWhat do you enjoy most about writing?View all responses What I enjoy most about writing is having the ability to express myself in a creative way. Ever since I was a teenager, I have had the dream of publishing a novel. When I was 16 years old, I wrote a YA fantasy. Every …
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Dear Readers and Book Enthusiasts, I am thrilled to share a sneak peek into a journey that has been close to my heart for quite some time. The anticipation has been building, the pages have been written, and the characters have come to life in ways I could never have imagined. Today, I am excited …
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Olive McMahon 