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The Physical Decomposition of Writing a Memoir
The Physical Decomposition of Writing a Memoir I aim my nipple draped in tissue paper at the line on the white plastic. The sensitive nerves in my breast respond to the cold against my skin with a tightening. I smell the woody scent of musk as I raise my arm. I forgot to put on […]
Nana the Great Communicator
Nana the Great Communicator If there is an inheritable gene for story-telling, mine came from my mother’s mother. My nana should have been a writer. No one could tell a story like her. She was the eldest of six children of a modest immigrant family from Eastern Europe that settled in Boston at the turn […]
A Series of Unfortunate Deaths By Victoria Dowd
A Series of Unfortunate Deaths By Victoria Dowd Murder Most Cold is the fifth book in the Smart Woman’s mystery series. The books follow the Smart women who are Ursula Smart, our rather unreliable narrator; Pandora Smart, her mother; Aunt Charlotte; and, of course, Bridget with her bizarre menagerie of pets. The books are classic […]
Mined Memories By Morgan Christie, author of Boolean Logic
Mined Memories By Morgan Christie, author of Boolean Logic In writing, as in most things, I find myself thinking about the future: the next project, submission, reading, event, etc. So whenever I’m asked to discuss my writing journey, I constantly find myself pausing; taking more time than I otherwise would to sort through my memories […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kathleen M. Willett
Anything For a Friend Author/Character Interview ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND For two old friends with so much to hide, playing catch-up is a dangerous game in a propulsive novel of suspense by the author of Mother of All Secrets. Writer Carrie Colts hopes a move to Montauk will be a rejuvenating change of pace for […]
Inspiration for Happy AF by Beth Romero
Inspiration for Happy AF by Beth Romero Many people ask me what inspired Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life. As the title attests, it is a comprehensive guidebook for happiness. I always respond that I didn’t set out to write a book, but rather the book set […]
Come Away With Me, Julie Maloney
COME AWAY WITH ME By Julie Maloney The first time I led an international writer’s retreat, the person who invited me ended up in hospice a month before we both were to fly to Greece. Due to her illness—of which I knew nothing—she had left most details unattended. In desperation, she called to ask me […]
Inspiration behind writing Gaslighting Recovery for Women by Dr. Amelia Kelley
Inspiration behind writing Gaslighting Recovery for Women by Dr. Amelia Kelley My name is Dr. Amelia Kelley and I am a trauma-informed therapist and advocate for survivors of domestic violence and other forms of relationship trauma. With 20 years of experience as a therapist, I have seen first-hand the impact that gaslighting and other forms […]
Behind the Scenes: Writing Martha’s Story By Jodi Decker
Behind the Scenes: Writing Martha’s Story By Jodi Decker Sometimes the source of a story idea is in your DNA—literally. When my daughter and I embarked on writing Poems From the Asylum, about our great-grandmother and grandmother Martha Gruening Nasch, respectively, it sent us on a writing journey through genealogy, family history, and historical research […]
Saying Good-Bye by Jeannee Sacken
I love to read series. As a kid, I read The Bobbsey Twins and Laura Ingalls Wilder, then Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames. As an adult, I’m always up for the newest Lady Darby or Lady Emily historical mystery, a Kate Burkholder thriller, or one of Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooter books. Truth be told, I’ve got […]
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