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Why I Decided to Write my Memoir and Share my Story
The seed for my memoir was planted in 2009 when I first read Primo Levi’s book “The Periodic Table.” I was living in Rome, researching the history of vandalism to art and public places on a fellowship. I had spent three decades working as a conservator of sculpture and buildings, and this was a year […]
Learning to Listen: The Journey to We Have Always Been Who We Are
Learning to Listen: The Journey to We Have Always Been Who We Are By Sofia T. Romero When I was in middle school, we had these current events assignments where we were supposed to choose a story from the newspaper and write about it. Most kids chose a serious news story. But one time, I […]
The Joy of Older Characters by Susan McCormick
The Joy of Older Characters by Susan McCormick Murder mystery protagonists come in all flavors, and my favorite is the elderly detective. While underrepresented, Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, Elly Griffiths The Postscript Murders, television’s Only Murders in the Building, and my Fog Ladies cozy murder mystery series all feature loveable, complex older characters […]
Suzanna Welby: On Publishing Rufus in Rabitannia
When I was 21 and newly married, I found myself living in the wilds of Lincolnshire with dogs, horses and very many wild rabbits. The garden was pretty non- existent so they were perfect adornments rather than the pests so despised by proper gardeners. I discovered, when I grew up and had a garden – […]
Discovering My Story Within – My Memoir Writing Journey
Discovering My Story Within – My Memoir Writing Journey From the time I was a little girl, I have felt a strong pull to write a book. A teacher once said to me, “if you write, you are a writer.” I was inspired by her and journaled for years, still continuing to do so today. […]
HARVESTING MEMORIES WITH THE MUSE
By Sophia Kouidou-Giles The other day, my neighbor spotted me out in the backyard watering and asked me, “I see you sitting in your kitchen by the hour and writing. Where do you get your ideas?” I blurted out, “Serendipity,” and laughed. The question lingered in my mind. However, my response did not feel entirely […]
Bringing the Wilderness to Life in Words and Pictures by Rosanne Parry
Bringing the Wilderness to Life in Words and Pictures by Rosanne Parry The thing I have loved the most about working on the Voice of the Wilderness books is working with an illustrator. And when we began back in 2019 with A Wolf Called Wander, the notion of creating an abundantly illustrated middle grade novel from […]
Should Writers Attend a Book Group that’s Discussing their Own Book?
Should writers attend a book group that’s discussing their own book? By Alice Fowler On a warm September night, in an English town, a writer steps into a room. Though she has been in this pleasant room before, the writer’s breath comes fast. Faces twist towards her, hard to read. What will happen in the […]
Reading and Writing Fiction Without Guilt: 4 Thoughts about Cultural Appropriation (and how to avoid it)
Reading and Writing Fiction Without Guilt: 4 thoughts about cultural appropriation (and how to avoid it) by Martha Engber When I began writing THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD in 2002, I did so for two reasons. I was fascinated by the inventiveness and stamina of the indigenous people of southern Connecticut, where my […]
On Creating Fall to Pieces by Editor Sonali Sharma
Fall to Pieces: Stand, Break, and Rise is a collection of stories and articles from 24 authors from India, the UK, Canada, the US, and Africa. The idea that lies behind creating this book stems from the word ‘glass’. Breaking the glass ceiling is important to continue living in a progressive society. It is vital […]
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