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RATIONAL WOMEN: An Excerpt
Feeling bombarded by maddening 24/7 news and social media feeds? Little time for the sheer pleasure of reading? Read a short story – there are a zillion of them bound and online, because a work of fiction gets to the heart of humanity, rather than a restating of the news of the day [although some […]
Barbara Sapienza, Why I Write
“The writer follows her hand,” Gabrielle Roth, creator of 5Rhythms Dance, tells us, just “as the singer surrenders to the song, the mother to the child.” Writing for me is a daily practice, a gateway, which like a Zen prayer gives me more space. But it’s the mechanics of writing that intrigues me. I follow […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Caroline England
Although I am still writing my ‘Caroline England’ psychological thrillers, I took on board the advice to ‘write what you know’, so I have used my career in the law as a backdrop for a new legal suspense series, written under the pen name Caro Land. The first, Convictions, was published in January of this […]
Are Writers Being Taught To “Dumb-Down” Their Technique For The Reader?
Are writers being taught to “dumb-down” their technique for the reader? I ask because, what is up with saying a story, chapter, or a section of a chapter has to be written from only one person’s point of view? When did that become “gospel?” For years, I’ve been reminded in classroom settings of this, preached at by […]
My Publishing Journey: Phyllis L Humby
A writer’s life is indeed a journey and despite the potholes and detours, the scenery makes the trip worthwhile. Years later, though I hadn’t attracted a traditional publisher enroute, my efforts had fulfilled me in ways I hadn’t anticipated. Only a seasoned writer can make that statement with conviction. Let me explain. I was eager […]
Bedtime Stories for a Pandemic By Jessica Pearce Rotondi
I moved to New York City when I was 21 to work in book publishing. I had a tiny “room of my own” in the Flatiron building to fill with books. I could barely afford to-go coffee, but I’d go to literary readings in the city almost every night. Uptown to Book Culture on Broadway; […]
On writing: Jessica Winters Mireles
A guest post by Jessica Winters Mireles, Author of the novel, Lost in Oaxaca As a middle-aged woman of fifty-seven (or “Boomer” as my children mockingly refer to me lately) I’m arriving quite late to my career as a writer. Most of us were told that if we hadn’t published a novel by age thirty, […]
Esther Amini: Interviewing My Younger Self
Esther Amini, Author of: “Concealed”— Memoir of a Jewish-Iranian Daughter Caught between the Chador and America Interviewing my younger self… As a young child, born unto Iranian parents and growing up in the United States, what is your greatest fear? The sound of my voice. Why? My Persian father believes speech should be avoided at […]
Tinseltown or Bust? The Hollywood Dream, Part Two
Read Part One HERE With new book-to-film opportunities springing up, it seems you can not only publish your book, but also venture into the world of TV and film without an agent or a traditional contract. Is it really as easy as it seems? Pipeline is an established US based contest taking scripts, short stories, […]
From May 1945 to COVID-19: Reflections
By Hendrika de Vries I have found one of the lovely surprises about growing old if you are lucky, is that you become part of a web of friends, colleagues and family members who span the planet. Over the years they stretch your mind and enrich your life by their diverse cultural lifestyles, beliefs and rituals, and […]
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