For generations, women have been told to smile, forgive, stay quiet, or make themselves smaller. Rage, Well Spoken refuses every one of those demands.Across thirty-six stories, essays, and works of creative nonfiction, women transform their anger into testimony, resistance, and undeniable truth. They confront sexism, sexual harassment, discrimination, violence, unequal systems, and the countless everyday indignities that patriarchy asks us to accept as normal. They are a c...

Three very different women, one shared problem and a deadly solution.Madison dreams of becoming an influencer and having millions of followers. There's one follower she would prefer not to have. He watches her all the time, even when the camera's off.Jessica is a shop worker who thought her stalker would get bored and leave her alone if she continued to ignore him. He refuses to be ignored.Stephanie once believed she was in love, but he chipped away...

The 33 questions included in this workbook are designed to help you create your character(s).This doesn't mean that you should information dump all your answers into your novel. Instead, the question should help you to develop your character so you can show how they respond to different things, understand the choices they make, help you write their dialogue so it sounds believable, and generally make it easier to write your novel.

A collection of poetry, prose and non-fiction inspired by the cost-of-living crisis. Edited by Amanda Nicholson with writing by over 30 poets and authors from around the UK. This anthology was produced to raise awareness of the experiences you rarely see in the mainstream media. All the profits go to Mustard Tree to support the important work they do.Some of the pieces use dark humour to highlight the struggles people face, while others are more direct. They may not be easy to read...

Cassie Penbrook decides she's had enough of men invading her and other women's personal space and thinking they can treat women however they want. She places an ad in the local paper to form a group for women to vent about men.Cassie, along with the other women, ends up killing an abusive man and covering up his murder. One thing leads to another, and before she knows it, she has notched up two murders and is already planning a third.As she wonders whether she's spiralling ...

Racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system is much debated and discussed, but until now, no single volume has covered the full expanse of the issue. In Bias in the Law, sixteen outstanding experts address the impact of racial bias in the full roster of criminal justice actors. They examine the role of legislators crafting criminal justice legislation, community enforcers, and police, as well as prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, judges, and jurors. Understanding when and why bia...