Writing – Book Club Babble

In 1998, when Google was barely a technological zygote, an aspiring author was having a difficult time selling two of her novels, not because publishers were not really excited about them, but because they were... Read More...

Lucky Broken Girl is about so much more than you think…An Interview with Ruth Behar

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

Lucky Broken Girl is the story of Ruthie Mizrahi and her family. They have recently emigrated from Castro’s Cuba to New York City. In this story, we encounter a young child who is finally beginning to gain con... Read More...

Author Spotlight: Nathaniel Philbrick

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Nathaniel Philbrick has an impressive body of award-winning, historical non-fiction work. Combining methodical research with top-notch storytelling, Nathaniel has won the National Book Award, the George Washing... Read More...

Family Myths and the Memoir Writer by Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener

Memoir, on Writing

The memoir writer has the unenviable task of breaking through the family myths to get to the heart of her story and the people who populate it. Too often we bow “to the legend,” as Virginia Woolf writes in her ... Read More...

Of This Much I’m Sure: An Interview with Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Maribel Garcia

Reviews

I never imagined that IVF might kill me. This is how Nadine Kenney Johnstone begins what is ultimately a heartfelt charting of her experiences when facing adversity. Maternal deaths resulting from IVF are re... Read More...

Inside a Writer’s Mind: On Editing

Tabitha Lord

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

I actually like book editing. The bones of my book are already there, and at that point, I know I have a good story. I’ve worked out the major plot tangles and character arcs, defined the conflicts, and sorted ... Read More...

Am I a Writer?

Amy M. Hawes

Literary Lagniappe

I feel like writing right now. I feel like writing like some people want dessert. It’s a craving that needs to be satisfied just like a sweet tooth. Often it isn’t something specific I want to write. I just wan... Read More...

Handle With Care: Writer Inside

Tabitha Lord

Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Writing

Something unusual has happened to me since I started writing. I find myself feeling rather vulnerable, and with some regularity. I had a different career before this - one where I was confident in my abilities ... Read More...

The Muses Always Win

Amy M. Hawes

Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity

I’m not sure what a modern-day muse looks like compared to those who whispered in Homer’s ear, but I do know their hours of operation. The ones who nudge my work along with a new plot development, or even a new... Read More...

Sifting Through Words

Amy M. Hawes

on Writing

I’m always thinking. And, always is not an arbitrary adverb. If you’ve read some of my other blogs, you’re aware I love practicing yoga because it creates a shimmering island of calm in a sea of unbridled thoug... Read More...

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