by Marilyn | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Earlier this week I posted the following in Writing Out Loud Sisterhood, a Writing Women’s Lives Facebook group: “This morning on the way to an annual check-up I caught the tail end of an NPR report about children and self-confidence. The report stated that when...
by Marilyn | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
For the past several days I have wanted to post something on Facebook that speaks out against racism and bigotry. And yet, I could not find my voice. True, I had an unusually busy workweek (or so I told myself). I hit the ground running Monday morning working on...
by Marilyn | Jun 17, 2015 | Resources for Women Writers, Uncategorized
Summer is right around the corner here in the northern hemisphere, and with summer come inevitable changes in schedules. I’m gearing up to travel from Virginia to California for my brother’s wedding, where I will visit with friends and family until the end of...
by Marilyn | Jun 10, 2015 | Submissions, Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I attended a panel of editors of literary journals at AWP. The panel was organized by VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts to discuss the implications of TheVIDA Count— the disparaging ratio of women to men published in literary magazines and...
by Marilyn | Jun 3, 2015 | Metaphor of Experience, Uncategorized, Women's Memoir
Don’t expect to know your metaphors before you begin to write. This is what you’ll discover as you write. Sue William Silverman Writing memoir is an act of self-discovery. And the discovery that happens during the writing often reveals the deeper story of the...
by Marilyn | May 27, 2015 | Memoir, Memoir Writing, Self Discovery, Uncategorized, Women's Memoir, writing process
One of the hallmarks of writing memoir is making sense of your life experiences. The very act of looking back and seeing how seemingly disparate events are connected by deeper themes leads not only to insight and wisdom but also to self-compassion. Writing...
