Category: How To and Tips
Writing SUMMONS TO BERLIN by JOANNE INTRATOR
Writing helps me manage my life but it always wasn’t so. I was born in NYC in 1946, to parents whose lives were wrecked by the Nazis. My father became morbidly ill when I was seven and two of my close relatives died around the same time. Money was very tight. I stepped into grownup […]
Reissuing Your Books: Helpful Tips
To quote the Jackson Five’s song “I Want You Back” circa 1970, (yes, I’m dating myself) that’s how I felt about my first two books. When you sign with a publisher, your contract will contain a term for the publication rights, meaning they hold the rights listed in the contract until that date. Depending […]
The Journey Not the Arrival Matters
The Journey Not the Arrival Matters I first encountered this quotation by TS Eliot as the title of Leonard Woolf’s autobiography. Naturally, I had to read Leonard Woolf. It was one way of connecting with his wife, whom I count as one of my favorite writers. It was only gradually that I came to understand […]
Alchemically Fusing Roots & Magick in My Chicana Girl on the Train RIVER WOMAN, RIVER DEMON
Alchemically Fusing Roots & Magick in My Chicana Girl on the Train RIVER WOMAN, RIVER DEMON Eva Santiago Moon is a budding Chicana bruja—whose bruja mother died in childbirth, so Eva was raised by her conservative and well-meaning sister Alba, who isn’t interested in their cultural roots of witchcraft but instead nurtures her family in […]
Write What You Know? No, Write What You Love
Penny Haw Life is too short to peel an apple before biting into it. It’s too short to worry about whether your eyebrows are perfectly arched or your dance moves are weird. Life is also too short to write books you don’t love. Sure, it’s tempting to pursue other people’s ideas of what you should […]
My Inspiration by Pippa Chorley
My Inspiration By Pippa Chorley I truly believe that inspiration is all around us, we just have to understand how to tap into it. Whilst growing up, my parents would point out a tiny ladybird in flight or the delicate sound of wind whispering through the trees. They would encourage me to help prepare Sunday […]
Writing About a Pandemic… During a Pandemic
Writing about a pandemic… during a pandemic In 2016 I sat down to write a crime novel set in Edinburgh, a city that already has its fair share of crime novelists. Ian Rankin, Quintin Jardine, and Kate Atkinson had all made good use of the streets of Scotland’s capital city, with evil deeds occurring on […]
On Writing Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership
In Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership, Nina Simons offers practical guidance and inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership on behalf of positive change. On writing NATURE, CULTURE, AND THE SACRED, Nina Simons In nurturing this book over the past several years, I’ve learned […]
Why Do Some Friendships End and Others Last? By Carol Dines
Why Do Some Friendships End and Others Last? By Carol Dines I don’t remember how it began, our daily walk. Two o’clock before the kids got off their busses. Sun, rain, snow, wind, we met at the corner midway between our houses. The lake was three miles around and took forty-five minutes. Every day we […]
Reflections on Feminine Intuition in the Writing Process
by Deborah Eden Tull Just before the start of the Covid pandemic, I led a New Year’s retreat on the coast of California. On retreat we had circled at the edge of the Big Sur cliffs at sunset on New Year’s Eve, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. With no idea what 2020 would bring, we felt […]
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