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Essay by Brooke Warner, Publisher of She Writes Press
Brooke Warner is publisher of She Writes Press, president of Warner Coaching Inc., and author of Write On, Sisters!, Green-light Your Book, What’s Your Book?, and three books on memoir. We are delighted to feature this wonderful essay by her about her time as a Tumbleweed at Shakespeare & Co. and how that led to her book publishing career. Tumbling There’s a […]
Model Writer
I did not enjoy reading when I was a kid. This was an attitude my mom and dad could not understand. Try as they might to share their love of books with me, I wasn’t interested. My parents decided not to take my blasé attitude toward literary adventure lying down. No sir, something had to […]
Good Literary Citizenship: Finding My Way Back, by Kristin Bair
In 2015, just a year after my second novel, The Art of Floating, was published, I turned in my good literary citizen card and, for the most part, dropped out of sight. Up to that point, I’d been an exemplary literary citizen. Putting my BA and MFA degrees to good use, I taught writing anywhere […]
How A book Launch Became A Performance Piece
by Joyce Yarrow It’s interesting how we tend to compartmentalize our lives without thinking about it — professional vs. personal, friendships vs. business relationships, hobbies vs. work life— the list goes on. When I began writing novels it seemed natural enough to separate my literary activities from my music career as a singer/songwriter. After all, […]
How To Write A Romcom
How to Write a Romcom Writing a romcom is like baking cupcakes—mix up a bunch of ideas, add heat (sexual tension please!), and cook for as long as it takes you to write a book. When done, collapse in exhaustion and self-doubt. Share with your friends and family (depending on how many sex scenes you […]
The Accidental Author: How Writing Helped Me Come To Terms With My Brother’s Death
The accidental author: how writing helped me come to terms with my brother’s death I always hoped that I would one day find the time to write a book. In the same way I wistfully day-dream I’ll retire by the sea and spend lazy days walking a dog up and down a beach. And I […]
It Takes a Writing Village
It Takes a Writing Village Densie Webb “It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that quite literally means it takes an entire community of people to get the job done and to get it done with loving care. In today’s world, I think that’s more aspirational than actionable, but when it […]
My Writing Process Is Like Building a House, I Think
By: Jordyn Taylor New York City was in lockdown, and I needed to write something. It was the spring of 2020, and I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands than usual—not to mention anxiety. I decided that throwing myself into a new project—an idea I’d been kicking around for months— would be […]
Writing The Women and Girls of Sybelia Drive
The Women and Girls of Sybelia Drive by Karin Cecile Davidson There is the beginning, the occasion for writing the first words, the passages in which two young girls awake to “the sound of wreckage, of breaking glass. The sharp, close shattering of glass on a hard surface.” Let’s start with those girls. Florida girls […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Virginia Gray and Mei Zi
Bestselling Author Virginia Gray writes books about headstrong women falling in love and finding their place in the world. Her award-winning series, The Susan Wade Saga, has been an Amazon Prime feature and considered for film option. Her latest novel, Spa Girl, is on sale now. We asked Virginia if she would be willing to […]
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