by Lisa Brownell | Sep 19, 2025 | posts
When I wrapped up a career in public relations and editing, I looked forward to spending as much time as I wanted to writing fiction, but I also needed to try at least one thing different, something away from computer screens. Deep down I knew what that could be: I...
by Bethe Dufresne | Sep 14, 2025 | posts
Books tend to arrive on my horizon when I need them, and that was the case last month when I read about a 50th anniversary, graphic novel edition of the classic young adult novel “Tuck Everlasting” by Natalie Babbitt. I had never read “Tuck,” which isn’t surprising...
by Susan Kietzman | Sep 3, 2025 | posts
What you’re about to read was written 15 years ago, for an NPR fiction writing contest. I can’t remember the word limit…but the entry was to include the words fly, button, trick, and plant. It was a fun exercise! I don’t think I sent it to anyone, except NPR. So, here...
by Maura Casey | Aug 5, 2025 | posts
Writing a book is a leap of faith – faith in yourself, in the years-long process of producing the work, and in the belief that the written word makes a difference. It took me five years to write and publish my book, “Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery” from...
by Bethe Dufresne | Aug 1, 2025 | posts
You don’t have to be a journalist – although you may have to be of a certain age – to recognize the entreaty “Get me rewrite!” from vintage scenes of reporters on deadline calling into the office to dictate or update breaking news stories. Even before the arrival of...
by Ruth W. Crocker | Jul 7, 2025 | posts
Have you ever heard someone say, after a traumatic or startling event: “I just can’t talk about it right now”? They may describe themselves as “lost for words,” as if the right words have not yet been invented to pinpoint feelings with precision. This is a normal,...
