I love this question. It relates to what I saw when someone asked me recently what I loved to read as a child. My arm-hair stands on end when I write about women succeeding against all odds. I first found that in Secret Garden and…
Today I just want to write something. I started with a burst of energy but now things are fading. So I'm being gentle with my self today and asking just that I write some words. No limit. I'm a little ahead, so I can…
Hi Kamy,I think over time these suggestions will work well. The chat I attended went south when the leader kindly offered to let us give our own blog addresses. Of course they all went by at light speed and were never captured, so that…
Gone
By Laura L Mays Hoopes
Hello, 4853 Stratford Road, bungalow. I’ll hear later that this word comes from India, as does this idea of a house. Hunched against the heat, it’s sporting a lush St. Augustine grass lawn…
At Scripps Cottage on the San Diego State University campus I'll be reading a short excerpt from The Bad Project, my novel-in-progress before the reading by Brian Evenson at 7 PM on April 11, 2011. Everyone welcome, free admission.
Thanks for writing this. I enjoyed thinking about my top ten books; I don't often divide books into year of publication groups, so it was interesting. There are so many outstanding books that aren't even on PW's individual category…
Nov 11, 2009
Enjoy writing and interacting with women and want to help raise consciousness, as we used to say.
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling:An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist
Short Story, "Things to do to softball players," in anthology Mixed Blessings & Other Short Stories (America's Great Emerging Authors)
Media outlets that I currently write for:
AWIS Magazine (Assoc for Women in Science)
Nature Women in Science blog
The Scientist
Cell Biology Education-Life Sciences Education
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
books on women in science, sometimes
Services I offer to other writers:
Mentoring high school girls through WriteGirl.
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
Yes, Last Sunday, KW Group Critique, Oxy Writers' Connection
My professional associations:
California Writers' Club (Inland Empire chapter, president)
The Biographers
Comment Wall (4 comments)
You need to be a member of She Writes to add comments!
I’ve been a member of this network since its creation, and have connected with many talented, inspiring women here. You’ll find plenty of terrific resources, along with dozens of groups based on shared interests in specific areas of writing, geographical location and other criteria. There’s also a She Writes blog, where any member can add a post.
If you have questions about any of the features at She Writes, feel free to ask me.
I was reading a blog post last week about the benefit of copying as a means of learning something new, such as blogging. A writer named Di Mace was saying, “From copying, you then begin to understand, and from understanding you then start to play…See More