by Martha Alderson As the world attempts to open up again, it’s easy to want to jump right back into all the activities that brought you joy before COVID. First, take a moment to assess your subplots. I’m not talking about the subplots in your story, but the subplots of your life. In stories, a
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Get Inspired by Art with Mary Rakow: Small details have a big impact on your story
by Mary Rakow FURTHER INTRODUCTION TO THIS COLUMN As we saw in the first and second posts, we can find inspiration for secular writing in religious art, and inspiration for religious writing in secular art. Why? Because great art crosses all boundaries and categories. We also saw that once we write a text it starts
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Beta Readers and Your Path to a Successful Book Launch
by Carla King While teaming up with other writers can help you finish your book, beta readers can help you answer the question: Will my book succeed? If you’re like most authors, you don’t want to show readers your book until it’s perfect: perfectly edited, perfectly proofread, and perfectly formatted. Don’t wait! Find people who
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How Nonfiction Books Build Conversations, Connections, and Community
by Michelle Travis I’m a law professor by day. For the past twenty years, I’ve used my research and writing to advocate for advancing women’s workplace equality and work/family integration. I’ve gained an understanding of the barriers to women’s career advancement, and I’ve become an expert on legal and policy reforms like paid family and
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What a Character! Writing Character in Memoir
by Louise Nayer When writing a memoir, writing character is more complicated because you are often writing about close family. Creating living, breathing characters is just as important in memoir as in fiction. You can always share your writing with relatives you care about—just to make sure you remain on speaking terms; however, as in
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Get Inspired by Art with Mary Rakow
By Mary Rakow MORE INTRODUCTION TO THIS COLUMN Let me add three comments to the Introductory remarks of the first post, Feb 11h, which started this series. I also believe that: First, we can find inspiration for our secular writing in religious art, and we can find inspiration for religious writing in secular art. Why?
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