{"id":8959,"date":"2015-02-25T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T05:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=8959"},"modified":"2015-02-16T06:44:33","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T11:44:33","slug":"outside-the-box-women-writing-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=8959","title":{"rendered":"OUTSIDE THE BOX ~ Women Writing Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Outside<\/a>Seven authors, all with impeccable writing credentials, present their anthology called OUTSIDE THE BOX: Women Writing Women<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We’ve each proved our worth with awards, fellowships, teaching posts and commercial success.\u00a0We’ve all self-published to keep our hard-earned independence and our artistic identity.\u00a0Now we\u2019re\u00a0teaming up for an ebook collection of our full-length fiction featuring a diverse collection of unlikely heroines. There\u2019s no one genre. Each novel is a character-led page-turner.<\/p>\n

We want to prove that fine, original writers are creating work of value and quality. And we want to entertain you.<\/p>\n

The anthology will be available for 90 days<\/span><\/strong> from February 21, 2015<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/a>\"Outside<\/a><\/p>\n

BLUE MERCY<\/strong><\/em> by Orna Ross<\/p>\n

The book: Mercy stands accused of killing her elderly and tyrannical father. Now, at the end of her life, she needs Star, the daughter she fought to protect, to know what really happened that fateful night in 1989.<\/p>\n

The author: Orna Ross writes novels, poems and the Go Creative!<\/em> book series. The Bookseller<\/em> calls her “one of the 100 most influential people in publishing” for her work with The Alliance of Independent Authors.<\/p>\n

CRAZY FOR TRYING<\/strong><\/em> by Joni Rodgers<\/p>\n

The book: A regional bestseller short-listed for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award. In the 1970s, a troubled young woman heads west to create a new identity and shake off the burden of her mother’s radical past, but love and loneliness take her life in an unexpected direction.<\/p>\n

The author: Joni Rogers hit the New York Times<\/em> bestseller list with her cancer memoir Bald in the Land of Big Hair<\/em>. She is also\u00a0ghost-writer of numerous other bestsellers and founder of the League of Extraordinary Authors. Joni lives in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

MY MEMORIES OF A FUTURE LIFE<\/strong><\/em> by Roz Morris<\/p>\n

The book: In this work of literary fiction, a brilliant pianist\u2019s career is ended by injury. She turns to a mysterious healer and faces the possibility that her life is someone else’s past incarnation.<\/p>\n

The author: Roz Morris earned her spurs as a ghost-writer, selling more than four million books writing the novels of other people. She is a writers’ mentor and a radio show host, and she teaches writing masterclasses for The Guardian<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n

THE CENTAURESS<\/strong><\/em> by Kathleen Jones<\/p>\n

The book: Bereaved biographer Alex Forbes goes to war-ravaged Croatia to research the life of a celebrity artist and finds herself at the centre of a family conflict after she uncovers a mutilated photograph, stolen letters and a story of indeterminate gender, passion and betrayal.<\/p>\n

The author: Kathleen Jones lives in Italy and is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. \u00a0She is best known for her award-winning biographies, and has also written extensively for the BBC.<\/p>\n

AN UNCHOREOGRAPHED LIFE<\/strong><\/em> by Jane Davis<\/p>\n

The book: Alison gave up the chance to be a prima ballerina when she became pregnant and turned to prostitution to provide for her child, but the tempting hope of a better life may come at a terrible price.<\/p>\n

The author: Jane Davis won the Daily Mail <\/em>Award for her first novel, which secured her a publishing contract. She has now gone on to self-publish four other novels and isn\u2019t afraid to tackle the trickiest of subjects.<\/p>\n

ONE NIGHT AT THE JACARANDA<\/strong><\/em> by Carol Cooper<\/p>\n

The book: Diagnosed with cancer, Sanjay has no time to waste.\u00a0Laure is a successful lawyer,\u00a0Harriet is a struggling freelance writer, and Karen is a single mother of four. Before they can find a soul-mate, they each need to confront who they really are.<\/p>\n

The author: Carol Cooper is a London-based journalist and award-winning non-fiction author. Her debut novel was a finalist in the Indie Excellence Awards 2014. In her spare time she\u2019s a doctor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0WHITE LADY<\/strong><\/em> by Jessica Bell<\/p>\n

The book: Sonia, unfaithful wife of a Melbourne drug lord, yearns for sharp objects and blood. But now that she\u2019s rehabilitating herself as a \u201cnormal\u201d mother and maths teacher, it\u2019s time to stop dreaming about slicing people\u2019s throats. Easier said than done.<\/p>\n

The author: Jessica Bell is an\u00a0Australian novelist, poet, singer\/ songwriter \/guitarist who lives in Athens, Greece. She is Publishing Editor of\u00a0Vine Leaves Literary Journal<\/em> and author of the bestselling Writing in a Nutshell<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

OUTSIDE THE BOX: Women Writing Women<\/em><\/strong> (February 20, 2015 for 90 days) \u00a37.99\/$9.99 from Amazon, Nook, iBooks, Kobo and more.<\/p>\n

More information on www.womenwritewomen.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of the authors have answered a couple of questions – <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why do you write?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carol Cooper:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/a>I\u2019ve always written though I can\u2019t say exactly why. Most probably it began to fill a void. I was so lonely growing up that I invented a large family of sisters, all of them with Hispanic names, which I considered very romantic. As a child I wrote stories about witches burning to death from smoking in bed, perhaps a bit like the medical opinion pieces I now write for The Sun<\/em> newspaper. As a student it was music reviews, which got me into the best gigs in Cambridge, but writing remained just a hobby till I began making money from magazine columns. The articles in Punch<\/em> were frivolous, though pieces like those in the Financial Times <\/em>were more solemn and came from my experience as a doctor. I then had a run of non-fiction books, and at the end of 2013 I published my novel One Night at the Jacaranda<\/em>, which is finally the kind of fiction I\u2019d most like to read myself for pleasure. It\u2019s a departure in style for me, but it feels completely natural. After all, it\u2019s still the same basic process of getting words down.<\/p>\n

Why did you get together for this compilation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joni Rogers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/a>I actually met Roz, Orna and Jane\u2019s books before I met them, which is the best possible way to make friends with another author. I read and loved Orna\u2019s linked novels After the Rising<\/em> and Before the Fall<\/em> and learned about her life as a publishing industry mover\/shaker when I was searching to see what else she\u2019d written. She turned me on to Roz\u2019s book My Memories of a Future Life<\/em>, which I inhaled one weekend when I was down with the flu, and as I recall, we connected on Facebook after I reviewed it. When I learned Jane Davis\u2019s An Unchoreographed Life<\/em> would be in this collection, I had already bought it on Kindle. I\u2019m thrilled to be in such good company professionally, and we\u2019re all quickly becoming good friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost collections are from just one author, or one publisher, or at least in the same genre, whether that\u2019s historical romance or detective fiction. But these seven books are very different. [How] do you think the mix [of genres] will work for readers?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Bell:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/a>True, most authors who have found success with the box sets were a part of very genre-driven compilations. But that\u2019s where Outside the Box: Women Writing Women<\/em> differs. The spotlight is on \u201cunlikely heroines\u201d and, though the seven novels included may all fit the Contemporary Fiction\/Women\u2019s Fiction slot, they are all remarkably and uniquely different in style, which I believe to be a very strong attraction. There are readers out there who don\u2019t like to read the same kind of genre, or about the same kind of characters over and over. This box set is for them.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a very striking cover. How did you choose it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane Davis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/a>We have here a very experienced team of self-publishers. I think it\u2019s fair to say that we all play to our strengths and know how we can best contribute. It has been wonderful to have someone who designs book covers and interiors spearhead the project. Like everything we\u2019ve done together, all the decisions were democratic.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/womenwritewomen<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON UK<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON.COM<\/a><\/p>\n

FOLLOW THE TOUR<\/strong><\/a> AND READ MORE ABOUT THE LOVELY AUTHORS! <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Giveaway<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st<\/sup> Prize- brand new kindle pre-loaded with the book<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 runners up prizes \u2013 A Digital swag bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n

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