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Keeping the Reader in Mind By Christina Consolino
Keeping the Reader in Mind By Christina Consolino Writing the first draft of my second novel, The Weight We Carry, served as a means of healing for me. Summer of 2015 was onerous and chaotic, filled with multiple health crises for my dad, which eventually led to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s for my mom. I […]
On Writing Holistic Wealth by Keisha Blair
My writing journey has been a meandering one. I started writing a memoir and then a viral article prompted me to change course when the world responded to an article that I initially felt vulnerable about when I hit the “publish” button. That article captivated an audience of 50 million people globally. The second paragraph […]
Celia Micklefield: On Writing
Hello to all you lovers of books. And a big thank you to Barbara for giving me this opportunity to reach more of you through her website and tell you a little something about my work. Celia Micklefield is my maiden name. I thought it was a good idea to use it as my pen name. […]
Laura Vosika On Writing
I can hardly remember a time I didn’t write. When I was eight I wrote poetry—thankfully there are no surviving examples! At ten, I started a novel about a boy who is kidnapped and such a trial to his kidnappers that they try to give him back. Ten pages in, I came across The Ransom […]
My Process as a Writer By Jennifer Nelson
Teaching with Heart: Lessons Learned in a Classroom By Jennifer Nelson I have my good friend Peggy to thank for my writing Teaching with Heart: Lessons Learned in a Classroom. Years ago, I left my journalism job to teach high school French. It was clear that writing for a weekly business magazine was too demanding […]
Dance and Despair: Writing What You Know
Dance and Despair: Writing What You Know I lay in the bath, deep in a cloud of lavender-scented bubbles, pondering a question. Where could I set a contemporary romance series? I’d previously written historical novels based around real events. These had required an enormous amount of research to get the details of daily life correct. […]
My Writing Journey By Yvonne Rediger
My Writing Journey By Yvonne Rediger I began as a writer creating short stories when I was thirteen. Fan fiction mostly, from various television shows I liked such as Star Trek. Also, some popular shows from back in the day I blush about now as they do not hold up over the course of time, […]
How I Co-Authored a Dual Memoir with my Father Without Discussing it with him
In a recent conversation with a friend, after learning about My Vietnam Your Vietnam, she posed the intriguing question: “How did you manage to co-author a book with your father without discussing it with him?” I chuckled, responding simply with, ” Good question.” However, that question uncovers a remarkable truth about the creation of this book: […]
My Grandmother’s Secret By Emily Bleeker
My Grandmother’s Secret By: Emily Bleeker When I was seventeen, my paternal grandmother made the move from warm and sunny Pensacola Florida to the freezing winters of the suburbs of Chicago. Our two-bedroom townhome was already packed to the brim with our family of six. When Grandma Elizabeth moved in we turned our one-car garage […]
Margaret Chideme: On Writing First 30
Zambabwean poet, Margaret Chideme tells WWWB about her powerful collection of poems First 30. Her work explores taboo topics – particularly in the African culture – about sexuality, womanhood and ambition. I have always been a closet writer. I have kept poetry closest to my chest in times when I needed to release something. To release pain, to […]
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