Category: On Writing
Why I Turned Away From Realism and Began to Write Surreal Fiction
My writing has taken an unexpected turn in the last few years. I’ve begun to incorporate elements of the surreal—what some might term fantastical or magical realist—into what would otherwise be realistic novels. My 2018 novel, Weather Woman, for example, tells the story of a woman who discovers she has the power to change the weather; she […]
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIE: EXCERPT
We are delighted to partake in the blogtour for SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIE: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet The Spy (Seal Press Hardcover; December 1, 2020; $30) by LESLIE BRODY— an acclaimed biographer known for revealing the stories of delightfully complicated feminists in modern history. Harriet the Spy, […]
Imperfect Alchemist: Writing Women’s Voices
By Naomi Miller Many popular novels about Renaissance women picture them in relation to powerful men. One need look no further than the steady stream of novels about the wives of Henry VIII, perpetuating a phenomenon that I have named the “Noah’s ark approach,” which positions women in dependent relation to famous men. Contemporary readers […]
YOUR STORY, MY STORY : Excerpt
We are delighted to partake in Connie Palmen’s Blog tour for her book YOUR STORY, MY STORY From the award-winning author of The Friendship comes a shattering, brilliantly inventive novel based on the volatile true love story of literary icons Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. In 1963 Sylvia Plath took her own life in her London flat. […]
WRITING WHAT’S TOUGH – from Trauma to Health
Move at the Speed of Trust, a friend painted in gold one Xmas – she said it was inspired by a Black Lives Matter credo – and that card has been on my inspirational shelf ever since. Beside it stands my homegrown motto: I choose health. Three years ago when agents and publishers started to […]
An Interview with Pamela N. Harris
Pamela N. Harris was born and somewhat raised in Newport News, Virginia, also affectionately known as “Bad News.” A former school counselor by day, she received her bachelor’s in English and a master’s in school counseling at Old Dominion University, her M.F.A in creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Ph.D. in counselor education […]
Monsters Among Us: To Be Believed
To Be Believed I keep trying to remember the color of his eyes that night. I lean toward blue but that’s probably wrong. I remember I was wearing jeans. I think my shirt was pink. It’s been a while; my freshman year of college was nearly eleven years ago. I remember I’d had about a […]
The Winding Path to My Writing Career By Stacy Wise
Back when I was in third grade, my mom returned from a parent-teacher conference with the news that my teacher had said I was a good writer. I’m not sure what else she said—she could’ve come home with a litter of fluffy puppies for all I knew—but I was off dancing in the clouds. It […]
On The Impossible Beauty Of Fragility
Hyper Supermarket. Too big Too Loud Too Much Choice Sensory Overload. There’s something odd about choice. Choice tends to be only really useful if it is limited to a certain amount. When it gets to Abundance Level it tends to mainly confuse, my mind tells me, while I narrowly avoid being hit by a trolley, […]
A New Year’s Eve Miracle: Excerpt
May the New Year bring the “miracle” you wish for. A New Year’s Eve Miracle. We walked with deliberate steps. Placed our feet with care on the slippery surface of the ice-covered sidewalks and bridges of our Nazi-occupied town. Held on to each other tight, so not to slip and fall into the dark canal, […]
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