Writing on History’s Sex Workers: A Feminist Approach

By Janelle Molony & David Grassé Arizona native and WWW member Janelle Molony is proud to introduce David Grassé to the field of female-centric writers as a positive example of someone casting aside the gratuitous and cheap trope analysis that is often used as the lens writers look through when approaching the subject of sexContinueContinue reading “Writing on History’s Sex Workers: A Feminist Approach”

Unmentionables: Researching Topics that were Taboo

By Kimberly Burns Did your mom talk to you about “lady things” like menstruation, contraception, and sexual health? Mine didn’t tell me much. I cobbled the little bit of knowledge she offered with the information (often misinformation) provided by the older kids on the school bus and the racy novels that circulated my junior highContinueContinue reading “Unmentionables: Researching Topics that were Taboo”

When and Why to Steer Away from the Real Story in Fiction

By Cynthia Leal Massey A WWW member posted a question on our listserv concerning her novel about an organization purchasing thousands of acres to create a wildlife preserve and a group of ranchers opposed to this activity. Although it was fictionalized, she feared someone from the actual organization might not like that it was castContinueContinue reading “When and Why to Steer Away from the Real Story in Fiction”

Riding the Line Between Fact and Fiction

By Manuela Schneider Most stories do not come out of nowhere. They begin with something we have heard, read, witnessed, or carried with us for years. In my case the idea might develop during the walk from the PC to my beloved coffee machine. It might be a newspaper clipping, an old photograph or aContinueContinue reading “Riding the Line Between Fact and Fiction”

Conference 2026: Agents and Editors

Roundtable Advance Critique with Editor/Agent Thursday, October 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sign up now for the Roundtable Critique at the WWW Annual Conference. You will get feedback critique from one of the participating Agents and Editors on the first ten pages of your manuscript. How it works. Submit your first ten manuscriptContinueContinue reading “Conference 2026: Agents and Editors”

2025 WWW Conference Workshop News

2025 WWW Virtual Conference Workshop – Using Zotero to Organize Research and Create Citations. .