In writing memoir, I think the hardest part for women is writing about their children. Specifically, how their children are impacted by their choices.
Marina DelVecchio – 16 July 2024 Continue reading
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Often people reveal more about themselves by what they don’t say than by what they do.
April Tompkins – 13 July 2024 Continue reading
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Sadly, there was a time of domestic violence in our story. I knew nothing about that until I was in my 30s. It was terrible to learn about, and it was difficult to write.
Anna Monardo – 10 July 2024 Continue reading
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There were certainly parts of the book where I struggled, particularly when revisiting painful memories and emotions. However, these challenges also allowed me to delve deeper into my experiences and bring authenticity to the narrative.
Reginald L. Reed Jr. – 6 July 2024 Continue reading
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I wondered if I animated Nature, what it would say. I wanted to find out, so I imagined my way into Nature and let it speak.
Nina Schuyler – 2 July 2024 Continue reading
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I actually got the idea from this other book I’m currently working on about a teenage girl band.
Blaque Ace – 29 June 2024 Continue reading
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I was trying to write broadly enough that anyone who had childhood or church trauma or abuse could relate and be inspired by it.
Penny Lane – 26 June 2024 Continue reading
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I got the idea during a Florida trip where I was terrified at the thought of being left away from civilization with strangers whose sanity was undetermined.
Angela Grey – 24 June 2024 Continue reading
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No matter what age, what generation we belong to, we all have inspiration to share and it behooves us, one and all, to pay attention and learn from each other.
Cheryl Babirad – 22 June 2024 Continue reading
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I was developmental editing a self-help book about the mental health crisis in Black America. I was also helping with a book proposal for a memoir by a titan of the gay liberation and gay publishing movements, and I was dealing with the overwhelming presence of dementia among the elders in my family. So I can look back and see that all of these influences were the soup in the pot at the time.
20 June 2024 – Gina L. Carroll Continue reading
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