It’s hard to believe that
articles are being written about anything other than COVID-19 right now, but in
the last few weeks, I’ve been delighted that my forthcoming novel, Brontë’s Mistress, and I have been featured in three articles.
First up, I wrote a piece for Books By Women, titled ‘The Brontë Myth: Why This Literary Family Continues to
Inspire Writers Today’, about the extraordinary family of Victorian women
novelists who continue to fascinate readers and history buffs today. I covered
how the Brontës’ playacting, early deaths, physical and emotional isolation,
and frequent literary rejections make them especially compelling to writers,
and how I engaged with these topics in my own book.
Then, earlier this month, Brontë’s Mistress was listed as
number one (!) on Pretty Progressive’s list, ‘13 Amazing Books Every Feminist
Should Read in 2020’. I was grateful for the Women’s History Month shout out
and excited to see my story, about a woman who is a ‘bad feminist’ by many modern
measures, featured in the piece.
Finally, last week I, along with
four other women writers, was interviewed as part of Bookstr’s 5x5 series,
where the publication poses five questions to writers with something in common.
In ‘5×5 International Women’s Month: Celebrating Amazing Female Authors’, I
spoke about my perspective as a woman writer, my choice of genre, the advice
I’d give aspiring writers, and how to celebrate Women’s History Month. I really
enjoyed reading my fellow writers’ perspectives and being in such great
company.
It’s an uncertain time to be releasing a book and I’m really grateful to
the publications and people who are helping me bring Brontë’s Mistress
to the world. If you’d like to feature the novel, or me, in your
publication, on your social media, or on your blog, please get in touch. You
can always reach me on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram, or by commenting
below.
For more information on Brontë’s Mistress, check out my author website, or sign up to my author
mailing list below (my next email goes out on April 1st!).
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