by Jenni Berebitsky | May 17, 2019 | Articles, Writer to Writer, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
As I wrote my book, ALS Saved My Life…until it didn’t, I tried to be brutally honest about my ever-changing physical and emotional obstacles. My goal was to show all sides: ALS sucks, yet beauty and humor can still show up, often in the most unexpected ways. But once...
by R Weir | Apr 1, 2019 | Articles, Research, Writer to Writer, Writing Process
As a fictional author, part of the creative process is coming up with a unique and riveting storyline for the next book, something that will grab the reader and not let them go until they reach “the end.” I for one do not outline my books in advance, or even...
by Susan Burrowes | Feb 28, 2019 | Articles, Writer to Writer
Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to Susan Burrowes’s July 2018 article “Writing is Only the Beginning: A Look into an Author’s Prepublication Journey.” When you write about yourself and your family, there is a risk. In this era of rudeness,...
by Tom Weidlinger | Feb 14, 2019 | Articles, Research, Writer to Writer, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
When I started out to write a book about my father, I had no idea what I was up against. As a filmmaker who has researched, written, and produced many documentary films for public television, I thought my experience would make it easy to tell my father’s story in...
by Susan Burrowes | Jul 10, 2018 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, News + Features, Resources for Writers, Writer to Writer
I wrote my book quickly, taking months rather than years. I wrote it with the urgency of emotion, grateful that my addicted daughter was still alive and still willing to be part of our family after being sent to a brutal wilderness experience, a locked-down treatment...
by Laurie Buchanan | Jul 6, 2018 | Articles, News + Features, Writer to Writer, Writing Inspiration
Following thirteen months behind my only sibling was hard. Really hard. From elementary school on, she was a glowing student. Barely having to crack a book, she absorbed, digested, and understood information seemingly by osmosis, and had fun doing it. She maintained...
