How My Day Job Saved My Writing Life
We don’t all start out as writers. Some of us may not have thought that writing was even an option. I came late to writing fiction: I was in my forties, thinking of doing an MBA to further my career in...
View ArticleThe Challenges of Self-Publishing – And Why I’d Do It Again
With a publisher, fame and fortune would certainly follow. Right? The idea for Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs came to me in the night. Literally. At 2 AM, I raced to a lined yellow...
View ArticleHaving it all: Life as a Working Mother and Author
From the perspective of a single mother, it seems that we have to wear all the pants, hats, shoes, and everything in between to take care of our business, right? While this may sound simple enough, I...
View ArticleDroits des femmes en Afrique: progrès, statu quo ou recul?
To view this article in English, click here. Au moment où l’Afrique célèbre la Journée internationale de la femme africaine, il nous paraît essentiel de mettre en évidence des points essentiels...
View ArticleHow to Stay Motivated to Finish Your Writing
As any writer or author knows, starting a new book or other writing project is usually fun and exciting. But once you get started, staying motivated to actually finish writing the book or project can...
View ArticleInterview with Canadian Writer Bolaji Williams
We met Bolaji Williams on Twitter. She responded to one of our tweets. We read a recent blog post and loved the clarity of her writing and topic, so we invited her to do something with us. Voila, an...
View ArticleOn Giving Yourself Permission
My training is in the theater as an actor and director. One year, during rehearsals for a play, I began a short relationship with the only man in the play, an inexperienced but charming actor. He...
View ArticleA Turning Point in My Life
I had a wonderful childhood, and leading up to the present, well, like everyone, I have had my share of ups and downs. But as I will tell anyone and everyone who’ll listen, I feel that I experienced a...
View ArticleFarewell From Assistant Editor Victoria Shockley
“When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness. I’m trying for that.” – Maya...
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