“I Wrote a Diary; Now Anyone Can Read It?”

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...

Writing About My Father

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...

Interview with Robert Masello, Author of The Night Crossing

by editor | Nov 5, 2018 | Author Interviews, Research, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process, Written

Robert Masello’s The Night Crossing begins among the Carpathian peaks, when an intrepid explorer discovers a mysterious golden box. She brings it back with her to the foggy streets of Victorian London, unaware of its dangerous power…or that an evil beyond...

From GED to PhD

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...

Write What You Know: How Setting Shapes Story

by Meredith Jaeger | Jun 29, 2018 | Articles, News + Features, Research, Writer to Writer, Writing Inspiration

I take pride in where I come from. As a native of Berkeley, or “Berserkely,” as legendary San Francisco columnist Herb Caen dubbed it, I represent the “Yay Area” with as much enthusiasm as E-40. I didn’t become a famous rapper like my Berkeley High School...

Interview with Diane Shute, author of Midnight Crossing

by editor | Jun 27, 2018 | Author Interviews, Writer to Writer, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process, Written

Why did you choose the 1830s England and France for your novels? Were there any books that inspired the fictional aspects of your work? The Industrial Revolution, new vision, and political reform made it an exciting time of changing norms. Two of my go-to favorite...