Today my guest is my dear friend Noelle McWard, LCSW, founder of Counseling Solutions and soon to be AUTHOR! Noelle just signed a publishing contract for her first book.
Storytime With Writers: Linda Gartz, author of REDLINED
Today I talk with Linda Gartz, author of ‘Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago.’ She’s got some great tips for wrangling a mountain of family memorabilia into a STRUCTURED narrative. AND setting it against a compelling cultural background.
A Sneak Peek Into The Beach Glass Writers Residency!
It was wonderful having the incomparable Maureen Muldoon as my first residency guest of 2024! Maureen is the author of ‘The Spiritual Vixens Guide to an Unapologetic Life’ and the memoir ‘Giant Love Song.’ She was kind enough to “throw together” this video review of her stay. Check it out! And apply for your spot …
Storytime With Writers: Jim Wilson, Author of TUNED IN: MEMOIRS OF A PIANO MAN
This week’s chat features Jim Wilson, author of “Tuned In.” Find out why this book was one of my favorite editing projects of 2023!
Don’t Doubt the Details, in Life or on The Page
My alarm was set for five a.m. but I was wide awake before it went off. I hadn’t slept much because I was too “excited”—excitement being what I’ve decided to call anxiety—about my live interview on Canadian morning television. My publicist had booked me on what she called “the Today show of Canada” to talk …
An Exercise in Remembering
Last week I had a disturbing realization: I forgot to write my blog. I typically send it out on Wednesday or Thursday and it was Saturday before it even crossed my mind.
I’ve been sharing a blog every week for nearly three and a half years. There have been times when I’ve had to skip a week here or there, but that has always been a decision.
Behind The Pen: My Book of the Year Award Interview
Tammy Letherer, the 9th Annual CWA Book of the Year winner for Indie Nonfiction, discusses the struggle and trials that come with writing and publishing a memoir. Her belief is that to be a writer, one must just write and not wait for the right time or circumstances. Writing and journaling and having constant practice makes you a writer.
Is it Happening to You? Then it’s Important
A few years ago, I went to hear author and now presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speak. She was describing a conference she held on race relations in Los Angeles. She said that tension was rising in the room when a white man stood up and angrily addressed an African-American woman.
“We’ve heard about all of this injustice again and again!” he yelled. “This is not helping anything. Why can’t we move on?”
Left Brain / Right Brain: Give Them Both the Love They Need
I’ve been working on a new novel, and I have to pause here, already, because just typing those few words is challenging.
I barely like to admit it, because once I say those words a barrage of qualifiers come crashing in. Can I say I’ve been working hard on a new novel? No. Never hard enough.
