I wanted to write a memoir called My Life with the Lincolns, paralleling my family’s story with the Lincoln family’s story.
WRITING LIFE: My (Real) Life with the Lincolns by Gayle Brandeis
WRITING LIFE: More Than I Dreamed Of, Barely Enough by Sara Petersen
I am learning how to say the words “I’m a writer” without effacing the words with a shoulder shrug or an apologetic smile…
WRITING LIFE: Accepting My Blindness As A Freelance Writer by Kerry Kijewski
I am barely six months into this whole freelance writing thing. So far I’ve learned it’s a struggle for nearly everyone who attempts it.
WRITING LIFE: Joan Didion and Me by Jennifer Mattson
One cannot talk about writing essay, without first talking about Joan Didion.
WRITING LIFE: Tame the Darkness: Managing Anxiety and Depression in Order to Write by Tiffany Sumner
It’s commonplace to assume the best writers struggle with anxiety, depression, or trauma…
WRITING LIFE: “Real” Writers Doing “Real” Work by Rae Pagliarulo
For 10 years, I told myself I wasn’t a writer, but almost every single day, I wrote. What was holding me back? Why couldn’t I say the word?
