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On Writing Grieving 2 Grievance by Dr. Sheila S. Johnson
Losing my child was the most devastating experience I have ever faced. One moment, I was moving through life as usual; the next, I was thrown into a reality I never asked for and could not prepare for. My son’s passing divided my life into a before and an after. In the before, I thought […]
Because of a Book
By Wendy J. Dunn Increasingly, I read about the decline of reading. That fewer people have or make the time to read books. Every time I read this, I feel sad. More than simply sad. I am who I am because of books. A book changed my life and turned it into a true adventure. […]
The Book of Reservations by Laura Buchwald, Excerpt
The Book of Reservations Between the living and the lost, one woman delivers the truth. Josie Gray has always believed Miss Sylvie’s Bistrot could be a sanctuary for the living… and the dead, with whom she can communicate. As the restaurant struggles to survive in Greenwich Village, the challenges of running a kitchen collide with […]
The Ethics of Writing About Real People in Historical Fiction
By Maryka Biaggio Do fiction authors who write about real people—even long-deceased ones—have an ethical responsibility to their subjects? And do readers hold different expectations for a novel than for a biography about an infamous or famous figure? Readers expect biographers to research thoroughly, portray their subjects accurately, and avoid wild speculation about the unknown. […]
How Writing a Coming-of-Age Thriller about College Graduates as a Mother of Young Adults Healed This Writer’s Heart
By Christina Kovac When I began writing my second novel, Watch Us Fall, I thought I wanted to write a coming-of-age thriller about college-aged women. I was dreaming of characters cocooned in a world of dorms and class schedules and dining halls, paid for by parents or put off with student loans, the first taste […]
When a Story Chooses You
By Jessica Franzini My path to becoming a writer might be considered an unusual one. I was born and raised in New York and spent my youth as a competitive junior tennis player. I earned a full scholarship to San Diego State University and assumed that I would turn pro after four years of competing […]
On Writing My Memoir A Little Piece Of Cuba: A Journey to Become Cubana-Americana
My memoir A Little Piece of Cuba: A Journey to Become Cubana-Americana centers around a five-day trip to Havana that I took with my husband in 2017 and how that trip led me to connect with my Cuban heritage. It was my first full-length book project and first work of creative nonfiction, so I sought […]
Mythology and Romantasy: Why Women Devour it—Leading into a Billion-Dollar Industry
By Rachel Van Dyken Romance has always been a booming industry, add in some mythology and you have another genre that’s completely taking the world by storm—romantasy. What is romantasy? If you’ve been living under a rock over the last two years, stayed away from social media, and for whatever reason haven’t been to a […]
My Writing Journey, by Robyn Dabney
by Robyn Dabney When people learn I’m a writer, they often ask, “Why do you write?” or “What started all of this?” The answers to those questions trace the story of my writing life along a path that stretches from struggling to read in second grade, to finding my footing in a high school journalism […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: November
Hello Readers & Friends, I know. I know. The November wrap-up means December’s here, and you’re probably shaking your head like: where did 2025 go? I hope November meant time spent with family, friends, and loved ones, gratitude, and reading great books. My November reading count fell short as life and work took over (more […]
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