Category: How To and Tips
Writing Resilient Today
by Christine Walker This morning at our small town’s outdoor swimming pool here in Northern California, I think about resiliency. Last night’s mid-January temperature dropped into the 30s; at 9:00 AM, it’s 42 degrees. I arrive wearing a black terry cloth robe and fleece pants, which I pile on a chair with my towel, and […]
Small Writing Habits Can Equal Big Results
“How did you go about writing a novel?” I’ve been asked this question frequently since publishing my debut domestic thriller, Tread Lightly, in October at the age of fifty-five. Writing a book is a big undertaking, so I understand the curiosity. One simple answer is to cite the online courses and workshops, craft books, writers’ […]
The Writing Process for Forbidden Orphanage Outside the Forbidden City
Forbidden Orphanage Outside the Forbidden City Laura Richards was a shy American nurse who moved to a remote North China village in 1929 to take in castaway babies. Through 22 years of famines, bandit invasions and wars, she lived in the same poor conditions as the Chinese peasants, while managing to save the lives of […]
My Journey into the Sphere of Memoir
By Jane Little Botkin I picked up my nine-year-old grandson from school recently. After throwing his backpack onto the car’s floorboard while climbing into the seat simultaneously, he sighed. My cue. “How was school today?” Cam gave me a side glance. “I’m writing the story of my life, and it’s so hard.” “Why is it […]
But What Will People Think? On Publishing Memoir by Betsy Vereckey
By Betsy Vereckey I was putting the finishing touches on a last round of edits for my memoir when I got a text from my ex-husband—Could he read the chapters he appeared in? If I could summarize everything about the publishing process in three words, it would be this: Expect the unexpected. His text actually […]
The World I Built When I Couldn’t Go Home
By Stephanie Bosshard I never planned on wearing multiple creative hats. I simply followed the one thing that never left me – even when everything else was taken away: storytelling. Writing, acting, and building my own production company weren’t parts of some carefully mapped-out strategy. They were acts of survival, resilience, and ultimately, self-belief. For […]
Research: A Key To A Good Story
By Daniella Bernett Curiosity is the tinder that sparks inspiration. It is important to remember that the tale conjured up from the nether regions of an author’s mind is a carefully choreographed piece of fiction. However, the story must have the absolute ring of truth to hook readers and keep them turning pages. Research adds […]
Not Too Precious: The Journey to Publishing My Debut Novel
By Sarah E. Pearshall The Long Road to “The Summer Knows” I am one of those oddballs who knew I wanted to be a writer at age seven. By the time I reached my MFA program at Florida International University, it was clear that I wasn’t a short story writer; every narrative I touched morphed […]
A Late Start: Writing Your First Book after Retirement
By Mimi Wahlfeldt Once upon a time, I thought fifty was old. But the joke’s on Time. Life holds second chances, and some of them make you feel young again! After a long marketing career that meandered through higher education, job services support, commercial real estate, and senior housing, I was unceremoniously pushed into an […]
The Voice That’s True to Only You
By Jordan Rosenfeld There’s a new voice growing louder and stronger every day, creeping into all of our lives like a toxic mold. It’s one you’ve probably encountered even if you don’t know it yet. It’s infiltrating everything around you, your apps, your commercials, your emails—especially your emails—from companies trying to sell you things and […]
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