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From Proscenium to Paper: One writer’s journey by Jayne Chard
by Jayne Chard I started writing at about eight; I wrote all the junior school plays. When I was fourteen, I wrote my first “novel.” One of my friend’s Dad was a writer, and I always remember him saying, “If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day,” I guess I’ve […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Nicola Kraus
From Nicola Kraus, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries, with over 6 million copies in print in 32 languages, comes her first solo novel, a powerful heartbreaking story about righting the wrongs of a family’s past. In THE BEST WE COULD HOPE FOR: A Novel (Little A; on sale: May 1, 2025), Kraus delivers a fiercely imagined and moving […]
April: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein
Hello Readers & Friends, Is it just me or is time flying? I’m heading into May wondering where did April go? Did you have any rain for those promised May flowers? Here in Miami we’ve had unseasonably cooler temperatures (not much of a drizzle). The breezy days meant balcony reads spent flipping through pages. This […]
On Writing VATICAN DAUGHTER by Joni Marie Iraci
Vatican Daughter The Evolution By Joni Marie Iraci In the throes of teenage angst, I wrote poetry. Some of it was decent, but most not so much. But what novelist didn’t have his or her beginnings as a poet of sorts? As I ventured out into the world, I mastered letter writing. I was glib […]
Why It Is Critical to Support Young People in Opening Up About Their Pain, Loss, Shame; and How to Channel It Into Writing, Art, and Other Forms of Creativity
Amy Friedman, Executive Editor, Out of the Woods Press Leticia Longoria-Navarro, Executive Director, The Pathfinder Network Victor Trillo, The PATHfinder Club and POPS the Club Program Manager PATHfinder and POPS Clubs support youth who are the daughters, sons, siblings and other loved ones of those who have been or are incarcerated, detained or deported; some […]
Give Yourself Permission to Pivot: The Ability to Change your Mind
By Jennifer Todling This fall, I originally had five solo trips planned for business retreats, milestone events and recording my audiobook. I love having time to myself and traveling on my own schedule where I get to indulge in my creative pursuits without distraction. During the pandemic, I somehow found the capacity to go back […]
On Writing The Art of Sensing: A Guide for Staying True to Your Soul’s Journey Through Challenging Times
By Carole J. Obley “What is my purpose in life?” “How can I distinguish between my personal thoughts and intuition?” “Why do I have difficulties with relationships, work and health?” These are some of the most frequently asked questions of clients who come for sessions in my three- decade practice of professional mediumship. Like many […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Rachel Paris
“Rachel Paris comes blazing onto the scene with this pulse-pounding whodunit crime thriller. This is a claustrophobic, unpredictable, must-read psychological thriller with a banger of an ending.” — Best Thriller Books “See How They Fall is an artfully plotted thriller that masterfully delivers unexpected twists to keep readers hooked until its satisfying conclusion.” — Books […]
The Second Life of Jack and Jackie: Feeling the (Writing) Fear and Doing It Anyway
Here’s something I’ve learned about myself over the past few years—as a writer, I apparently love a challenge. My first novel, The Girl Who Tried to Change History, was a time travel-focused story mixed with historical fiction, set in London during World War Two. I decided to write this book despite the fact that I […]
This book Changed my Life
Author Catalina Margulis shares her story of the transformative power of storytelling By Catalina Margulis When I started writing my book Again, Only More Like You, I had been laid off, restructured out of my job. AND I was pregnant. On top of it all I was turning 40. Having spent my whole life building […]
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