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Welcome to the Mad World of Women Writers

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     Hello. I'm April Dilbeck. Welcome to the ongoing journey of writing and writers. Before we continue, I must advise you that writing is Hard Work! Don't, let anyone fool you. It's you, alone at the computer spending days, weeks months struggling to write the next Best Seller.  Also be aware that from now on your PC is your lord and master, and you are its slave. Like all journeys in life, it begins with steps.  First step: you write, then edit until its perfect Second step: you submit it to an agent. Third step: you wait weeks or months before hearing back before said agent informs you that alas, the publisher has passed. Forth step: repeat above. It's a wonder any debut novel is published before the writer either dies of old age or sheer frustration! To alleviate some of the sturm und drang , four women writers and myself have created a website (Wild Women Who Write ) to guide you along the journey. It offers tips, insights and we also have a podcast when...
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  "Even the perfect marriage has its dark side."   An international best selling author, Kimberly Belle writes some of the best domestic thrillers on the market. She has nine books out and another on the way. As one reviewer said, "Start reading one of her books early in the day, or you'll find you're still reading it at three o'clock in the morning, it's that engrossing."  An except from The Marriage Lie, one of my favorites. "Iris and Will have been married for seven years, and life is as close to perfect as it can be. But on the morning Will flies out for a business trip to Florida, Iris's happy world comes to an abrupt halt: another plane headed for Seattle has crashed into a field, killing everyone on board and, according to the airline, Will was one of the passengers." On our podcast, Kimberly shares her life as a writer, wife and resident of both Atlanta, GA and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Yes, I'm jealous, too.) Her...
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  Author Emily Carpenter is known as the Queen of Southern Gothic and has published five novels with a sixth to be launched in 2022.  An except from Honeysuckle Girls : Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother's tragic premature death and tormented by the last words whispered in her young ear. "Wait for her. The honeysuckle girl. She'll find you, I think. But if she doesn't, you find her." On our podcast, Emily shares her experiences in writing and discusses how her southern roots have inspired much of the contents in her stories.   https://anchor.fm/katherine-nichols      
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