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Writing God Bless The Child
The women in God Bless the Child have been tangled up in knots since I first created them nearly two decades ago. Bringing them back out into the light for a fresh look with older eyes and a wiser heart has led even their creator to marvel and wince anew at the raw ferocity that […]
A Cautionary Tale
By Anne Leigh Parrish First, a conservative, Republican leaning Supreme Court rules that the federal government will not guarantee a woman’s access to safe, legal abortion, then the Supreme Court of Alabama decides that frozen embryos are children. Next, women will be declared incubators, or potential incubators, all agency and autonomy forfeit. This is what […]
How My Life’s Mission Became Helping Others Stop Their Suicidal Thoughts, Starting with My Own
By: Gina Cavalier, co-author of Surviving Suicidal Ideation: From Therapy to Spirituality and the Lived Experience It has only been one day that I have been able to hold in my hands the physical book that details the mountain of darkness that I swam through with abuse, neglect, suicidal tendencies, and finally, to the other […]
How I Accidentally-on-Purpose Ended Up a Co-author, and You Can, Too!
By Tiffani Angus As writers, we tend to be solo workers, so to many of us, the idea of writing with someone else…? Bite your tongue! Being a co-author can be scary and mean losing things: a say in your story, power over what’s written, or even yourself under a pile of words you didn’t […]
Writer’s Block? Make Room for Beauty
My wildflower garden is audaciously misbehaved—thick and tall with noble yarrow and coreopsis where the sun shines brightest, slight with purple cornflower, blue flax, and red-pink Sweet William beneath the ledge of tree shade. Nothing uniform in this arrangement. The tallest flowers fall down. The rabbits sip at leggy stems as if they’re straws. The […]
The Process of Writing My Memoir, by Penny Lane
I knew being a voracious lifelong reader did not necessarily make me a good writer. When I read the gorgeous prose of Arundhati Roy in “The God of Small Things,” I said to myself I can never write like that. My career had taught me to write short, concise, and to the point, but nothing […]
INSPIRATION FOR THE SOLITARY SPARROW: I DIDN’T MAKE THE BOOK. THE BOOK MADE ME.
Okay. Stay with me. This is complicated. I never intended to write historical fiction. I was going to write The Great American Novel, a masterpiece of contemporary fiction, one that would blow the pants off NYC publishers and the Pulitzer Prize bigwigs. After college, however, the urge to pay the light bill, not to mention […]
On Writing WHAT TO WEAR AND WHY by Tiffanie Darke
Tiffanie Darke, author of What to Wear and Why, has spent most of her career in fashion as an editor, journalist, creative director, brand strategist, campaigner, and for the last decade, an advocate for sustainable fashion. In her forthcoming book, Darke offers an accessible guide to understanding fashion’s impact on the earth and economy, creating your […]
Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action
About: Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action Offers a rare view inside the university boardroom, uncovering the vital role Black women educational leaders have played in ensuring access and equity for all. Black Woman on Board examines the leadership strategies that Black women educators […]
Jane Austen Wasn’t on Facebook
The Brontë sisters had each other, but did they ever chat with other authors about their writing journey with all its ups and downs, angst, and issues? Jane Austen wasn’t on Facebook. How did any of these writers get introductions to other authors, build a following of readers, or get slated for events, radio shows, […]
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