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My Writing Journey by Dianne C. Braley
My Writing Journey by Dianne C. Braley Unwrapping the thick silver paper sprinkled with snowflakes, I stared at the pink leather book trimmed with gold edging. A large ornate heart-shaped lock and key hung from the side. I knew what it was immediately because I asked for a diary in my letter to Santa after […]
Writing LOVE AT WAR by Sandra Howard
Love at War Writing novels opens doors. You meet people and learn so much from all the research, you have offers to write articles and are asked for quotes, but of the many thrills that come from writing novels the most exciting is the journey you take with your characters. I was once lucky enough […]
I Always Wanted to be a Writer – (Spoiler Alert: Not True)
I Always Wanted to be a Writer – (Spoiler Alert: Not True) Writing comes once we are ready. I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer at a young age. Into my 40s was when I started being ready. Before that, there were other things on my “to-do” list. To be one of the […]
The Inspiration Behind The Secret of Elephants by Vasundra Tailor
The idea for my novel came from a visit to India in 2016. I took a walk to Golwad Street in Navsari to see the mansion that used to belong to my father. He had built it in 1954 and was immensely proud of it. The building was still there, but after 62 years, it […]
Collaboration: On Writing Film Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors
Collaboration: Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Tanisia Tee Moore on Writing a Book Together Many different people need to work together to make a successful film. The director plays a key role, translating the scriptwriters’ vision and words – note that we said scriptwriters because screenplays are rarely written by one person alone – to the screen […]
Roar Like A Goddess: Excerpt
“The result is an enlightening and empathetic guide to finding one’s inner strength.” ―Publishers Weekly The first female head of her 2,000-year-old Indian spiritual lineage, Shunya reinterprets and recontextualizes ancient teachings for modern times, empowering people everywhere to lead fearless, fulfilled and enlightened lives. A revolutionary revisioning of ancient India’s primary goddess archetypes, Roar Like a Goddess is a rallying cry for […]
Buck’s Pantry: Excerpt
Written with the pacing and thriller-esque buildup of Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty and the compassion and humor found in Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, BUCK’S PANTRY: A Novel by debut novelist Khristin Wierman (September 6, SparkPress) is a surprising and affecting story of polar opposite women overcoming their differences and finding hope in the power of their […]
Time Travelling: On Timelines in Memoir
Time Travelling Amy Turner “I’m dizzy,” the woman sitting across from me in my first writing workshop exclaimed after I finished reading the opening 15 pages of my memoir aloud to the class. I flushed with embarrassment and prayed that it had been the vividness of my description of the inciting incident—I was mowed down […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Ellen Barker
Ellen Barker’s provocative debut novel, East of Troost (September 6, She Writes Press), addresses the ever-present effects of racism in both the past and present. With an unnamed narrator as our eyes and ears into moments of Barker’s own life, East of Troost is an enlightening and thought-provoking read that encourages reflection on privilege and the environment created in its wake. Josie Fawcett […]
ON THE POWER OF FIRST PLACES
I was born in a circumscribed community in rural North Carolina where people worked the land or they left the land to work the mills. The whole of it was imbued with and made extramundane by the singsong cadence of Appalachian folk speech, a Scottish-flavored Elizabethan English ferried through the generations and across the American […]
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