by Marilyn | Apr 20, 2016 | Conscious writing, Sexism, Silencing, The VIDA Count, women's literary history, Writing Intention
Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts is an organization that works for...
by Marilyn | Aug 22, 2013 | Book reviews, Memoir, Sexism, Silencing, Truth, Writing Women's Lives
When people ask me what I do as a writing coach, I tell them that I show women writers who are done being silent how to free their authentic voice so they can take “center page” in their writing and in their life. I’ll admit I love a good pun, and while my puns...
by Marilyn | Apr 16, 2012 | Rejection, Sexism, Silencing, The VIDA Count, Women's history, women's literary history
I recently attended a panel on Women in Law Enforcement at Lynchburg College, where I learned that women, once excluded from law enforcement, now make up roughly 15 percent of sworn personnel. Fifteen percent. I could not help but think of the VIDA Count with its...
