Category: On Writing
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: October Reads
Hello Readers & Friends, I know. Many of you have had a hard time reading with what’s going on in the world. Same over here. My new novel, WHAT YOU DO TO ME, released during the apocalypse, and I struggled with the grief and joy. But the more I shared about the book, and the […]
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL “Everyone has a story to tell,” said the woman seated opposite me at my retirement center. Somewhere in her 80s, she had the beauty of a Gibson Girl. A cloud of silver hair framed her pale complexion, and her eyes were the size of blue pebbles, though the color […]
A Veterinary Nurse’s Story
W.B. Murph is a real-life silly Beagle who loves whispering his story ideas to his faithful, former veterinary nurse human. Together, pet and owner have created a heartfelt new children’s picture book that confronts the importance (for animals and humans) of love and care despite perceived flaws, fears, and failures. “Molly’s Miracle: A Chosen Dog, […]
Q&A with Literary Agent ERIN NIUMATA
Q&A with Literary Agent ERIN NIUMATA Folio Literary Management, VP and Literary Agent Erin Niumata has been in publishing for over three decades. She started as an editorial assistant at Simon and Schuster in the Touchstone/Fireside division for several years; then moved over to Harper Collins as an editor, and then she went to Avalon […]
Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness
Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness—What happens when 49 authors sit down to craft their experiences of living in a body? Magic! Curated by Diane Gottlieb, with a foreword by Gayle Brandeis, Awakenings: Stories of Bodies & Consciousness is truly a magical anthology of short essays, filled with trauma and triumph; pleasures and pain; challenges, […]
An Interview with Paula Ramón, author of MOTHERLAND: A Memoir and her editor, Alexandra Torrealba
In the span of a generation, oil-rich Venezuela spiraled into a dire state of economic collapse. Journalist Paula Ramón experienced the crisis firsthand as her middle-class family saw their quality of life deteriorate. In her deeply personal new book MOTHERLAND: A Memoir, Ramón poignantly and eloquently recounts what it was like growing up in Venezuela when […]
Finding Inspiration in my Real-Life Happy Place
Finding Inspiration in my Real-Life Happy Place My second book, Last Summer at the Lake House, published October 26th with Storm Publishing, is set in a fictional town called Summerville—but it’s inspired by one of my most favourite places to visit in Canada. In the little town of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, you won’t find a lot […]
On Writing WOMEN IN POLITICS, BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVE TRUE REPRESENTATION
We’ve come a long way since the early 1970s when just a handful of women held political leadership positions. The November 2022 election cycle was a critical turning point for women in politics. First, we made history with a record number of women winning and now serving in Congress, state legislatures, and executive positions. Second, […]
Publishing Personal Poetry: A Journey
Publishing Personal Poetry: A Journey The Personal Process As a teenager, I’d occasionally write sad and dramatic poems. Most of them were about disillusions of some kind—relationships, formal education, having to eventually “join the workforce,” and life in general. Writing was one thing that stayed constant throughout the ups and downs. It wasn’t just a […]
The Healing Power of Story for Child Abuse Survivors
Karen wrote her historical novel series The Texian Trilogy with a character who is abused as a segue to enabling discussions about sexual abuse. The Healing Power of Story for Child Abuse Survivors Child abuse is an issue that has plagued society for centuries. A survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control reveals alarming […]
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