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Where I Get My Ideas From
Catherine Hokin Most of the conversations I have as a writer revolve around ideas. People ask me where mine come from, they share that they have one of their own, or they ask the dreaded question I’m always afraid might actually be part curse: “aren’t you worried they might run out?” I’m not surprised at […]
Finding the Words: The Challenges of Writing a Memoir on Motherhood and Autism
By Jennifer Celeste Briggs Writing Watching Sarah Rise and getting it ready for publication felt almost as big and intimidating as running my Sarah-Rise program felt in my early days of getting it off the ground. I wanted to document and share the momentous thing that we had done to help Sarah, but I struggled […]
My Writing Process by Susan Ostrov
I understand why people who enjoy writing, and perhaps dream of publication, would benefit from writing groups, or writing seminars taught by professionals. Group members read each other’s work, give feedback and suggestions, and hopefully bestow praise that encourages and inspires, while writing seminars are meant to instruct would-be authors in the craft. This is […]
What (Not To) Expect At Your First Book Signing
My first time at a table in a busy large-chain bookstore, copies of my book stacked on either side and Sharpie at the ready, went much differently than expected. First, the good stuff: the full-circle moment when I walked in and saw my book front and center on a table (having frequented that location for […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Shirley Russak Wachtel
The Baker of Lost Memories From the author of A Castle in Brooklyn comes an epic novel spanning decades about the broken bonds of family, memories of war, and redemption and hope in the face of heartbreaking loss. Growing up in 1960s Brooklyn, Lena wants to be a baker just like her mother was back in Poland […]
Turning Rejection Into Resilience: Proof That Dreams Don’t Need Permission
By Kay Bratt If you’re familiar with the traditional publishing world, you probably know the nerve-wracking experience of submitting a manuscript to your editor and waiting on tenterhooks for their response. You may even know the sinking feeling of receiving feedback that says, “It’s a good story, but not for us.” I’ve been publishing books […]
The Queen’s Spade and Ugly Rage by Sarah Raughley
Hello Women Writers. Have you ever wanted to rage? I have. Oh so many times. Let’s see. When I’m told I’m a hag because I haven’t gotten married or had kids yet. Oh, when I’m shamed every year I get older. Oh, also that time I was on CNN and the only response a man […]
On Writing the Biography of Chilean artist Violeta Parra
On Writing the Biography of Chilean artist Violeta Parra I am the author of Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra. Born in the early-twentieth century in a small town in southern Chile, Parra invented and reinvented herself to become a world-renown songwriter, composer, and visual artist whose work continues to resonate today. Her […]
Authors Interviewing Characters. Liza Monroy Interviews Mischa Osborn
THE DISTRACTIONS Solitary tech worker Mischa Osborn is mourning the shelving of her passion project—an artificial intelligence algorithm capable of love—when a chance encounter with a social media celebrity leads her spiraling into an all-consuming obsession. Simultaneously, someone—or something—is watching. Mischa Osborn spends her days as a ProWatcher—keeping distracted people on task and lonely ones […]
Inspiration Behind AT THE ISLAND’S EDGE by C.I. Jerez
by C.I. Jerez As cliché as it may sound, I remember the morning I woke up from an entire night of restful sleep with a question dangling at the edge of a dream. What if a young mother serving in the war as a medic and healer was forced to take someone’s life on the […]
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