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Writing Short Stories about Women with Complex Trauma
Writing Short Stories about Women with Complex Trauma “These women, teetering on the edge of sanity and lunacy, mirror the wreckage of their brutal histories. They shed light on the absurdity, the tragedy, and the resiliency of all women plagued by complex trauma.” ~ Women on the Edge, by Sheri Heller It wasn’t until 1992 […]
The Importance Of Not Writing
Why Not Writing is as Important as Writing by Moira Forsyth, author of Tell Me Where You Are I’m sometimes asked how long it takes to write a novel. I’ve only once, in all my years of producing novels, been able to write ‘full time’. Even then I had a big house to clean, a […]
The Best Books Of Summer 2019
The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden At only 26, Mia West believes she has her entire future planned out. But then her boyfriend announces he needs time apart and everything she knows about her life is thrown into chaos. Leaving her heartbreak behind, she agrees to travel the world with her roommate and a group […]
The Provence cliffs that inspired Carol Drinkwater’s new novel
Cobalt skies, a stunning rocky coastline and the Mediterranean sea provide the backdrop to Carol Drinkwater’s latest book The House on the Edge of the Cliff. My new novel, The House on the Edge of the Cliff, is set, or predominantly set, in the South of France. Think cobalt skies, lapping waves, a rocky coastline, […]
It’s a Rocky Road To Publication
So, where does it start, this road to publication? A few minutes on the internet suggests some authors pick up the trail around the time they start to write, others only when a manuscript is ready to submit to publishers or agents. Stories come from deep within us, partly from nurture, partly from nature. Mine […]
The MS Factor
I’m a social worker and horrible with names. Whenever I arrive to conduct assessments I have to glance at the information on my paper before the door opens. However, I’m great with remembering faces and places. It was a Friday when I pulled up to my final assessment of the afternoon and knew I’d been […]
When a Character Has More to Say
In Virginia City, Nevada, a woman walks into a bar. When she tries to pay for her drinks, none of her credit cards work. “They all have different names,” says the bartender. “You got any ID?” “I’m Lianna Dru!” the woman cries. “I’m here for the Boom Town Days and the cast reunion for […]
Excerpt of Heartsong: Living with a Dying Heart: A Memoir
Anita Swanson Speake’s got the news that her heart was dying at age 65, but she wasn’t ready to be done with this life. Everyone is dying, fast or slow—and the need to find a way to be OK with that is as urgent for this author as it is for readers, in her memoir, Heartsong. […]
Stumbling Into a Dream
I never thought I would be a writer. As a young girl, I dreamed of winning the Olympic Gold Medal as a figure skater. I even spent three years living away from home at a training camp in Colorado Springs. When I was sixteen and my talents fell short, I looked for a new dream. […]
Truth or Fiction: Does it Really Matter?
I believe it was the brilliant, and often quotable, Anna Quindlen who once said: if you are writing fiction, many will believe that what you put down on paper is actually true. Of course, on the flip side, if you profess your work as factual: perhaps in a memoir highlighting tales of a harrowing youth, […]
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