Category: On Writing
Such A Pretty Picture: Turning Memoir Into Mission
By Andrea Leeb To fully explain how I turned my memoir, Such A Pretty Picture into a mission, I need to take you back in time. I was only four-and-a-half the first time my father molested me. He was giving me a bath, and although I was young, I knew there was something strange about […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Emma Grey interviews Audrey Sullivan from START AT THE END
Start at the End This is a love story . . . but not the one you’re expecting. Audrey Sullivan and Fraser Miller tumble into a romance for the ages. After an unlikely start, they fall deeply in love and dream of the life they’ll build together—until one tragic moment upends everything. Facing the unimaginable […]
An Accidental Memoirist
By Willa Goodfellow People ask, “What inspired you to write a memoir?” You’d think after two memoirs, I would have an answer. But there was no moment of inspiration. I am an accidental memoirist. I never sat down to write a book. They both just happened. In January 2005 on my way into the doctor’s office, […]
Writing “Clever Girl Millionaire”: What It Really Takes to Write a Book That Matters
By Bola Sokunbi, Author and founder of Clever Girl Finance —— I’ve written six books. You’d think by now I’d have a writing system so polished it practically runs itself. And in some ways, I do. I understand deadlines. I understand establishing structure with my writing. And I know what having a finished manuscript feels […]
Holding Both: Grieving Your Losses While the World Grieves Too
By Shelby Forsythia At least once a month, it happens. I’m sitting with a group of grieving people during one of my weekly support calls, speaking into the mic while messages begin to appear in the chat. Someone types what many others are feeling but haven’t found the words to say: “I don’t know how […]
How to Create Atmosphere in a Historical Novel and Keep the Details Authentic
By A.A. Sekhon When writing any work of fiction, it is important to create atmosphere so that readers can be immersed in the story. Writing historical fiction presents its own unique challenges in this regard, because the details one uses to create this atmosphere need to be historically accurate. This is essential in order to […]
Because My Fingers Tingle
by Grace Sammon A few weeks ago, I read an essay by a successful novelist who announced she was stepping away from writing. Not pausing. Not regrouping. Stepping away. Her reasoning was thoughtful and honest. She wrote eloquently, as novelists do, about the work of writing a novel, followed by the equally exhausting labor of […]
On Writing Inn Love Again
By Jody Brettkelly #SMUT Was one of the hashtags for an early review of my new romcom, INN LOVE AGAIN. First I was like…is there really that much sex in my book? It’s only two peppers out of five. Then… yeah there’s a bit. Then…but the story! Then…Yes. Brilliant. Thank you! Because claiming that word […]
What Happens When You Write About Spirituality in the Business World
By Jenna Nicholas It started with the stories people wouldn’t tell out loud. In boardrooms and investors’ retreats, in the quiet corners after conferences, I kept hearing the same whispered confessions: “I don’t really feel like I can talk about this, but…” What followed were stories of dark nights of the soul — seasoned leaders wrestling with […]
Interview With Jessica Handler
Jessica Handler is the acclaimed author of award-winning novels and celebrated nonfiction, with features on NPR, in Tin House, Electric Literature, The Bitter Southerner, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Her latest novel, THE WORLD TO SEE, is coming out May 24th. INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA HANDLER Tell us about your beginning, where are you from? I […]
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