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"Let me be one of the first (and there will be many), to wish you welcome and great happiness here at SheWrites. I have been here since the inception and it's a fabulous resource and place to connect. If memoir is your thing, I offer…"

Feb 11

Sheila Wilensky liked Cris Beam's blog post I could only write my memoir…After my mother had died

Feb 9

Sheila Wilensky is now a member of She Writes

Feb 7

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Who I am:: I'm a journalist, a blogger, a freelance writer, a mother, a Tucsonan and Mainer, former children's bookstore owner and social science educator. In June I'll start to collect Social Security and write my book proposal. I've written for Publishers Weekly, American Bookseller, Tucson Weekly, and zillions of articles for the Arizona Jewish Post.

Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:: "Sheila Talking"/tucsonwritereditor.com

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: I've been quoted in books but have never written one.

Media outlets that I currently write for:: I've written for Publishers Weekly, American Bookseller, Tucson Weekly, and zillions of articles for the Arizona Jewish Post.

My writing is:: Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism, Blog Posts

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: I wrote many children's book reviews for American Bookseller during the 1990s.

Services I offer to other writers:: Editing, I've edited many books and dissertations, from "Esperanza Means Hope" by Gwen Harvey to a part of "Yoga for Depression" by Amy Weintraub. I'm a collaborator with Julie Ray Creative, writing content for websites and brochures.

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: I was part of a women's autobiography group in Maine for more than 20 years, and have recently started a writing group with published writers in Tucson.

My professional associations:: I served on the board of the Association of Children's Booksellers, am now on the board of Our Place Clubhouse in Tucson, an organization that helps place people recovering from serious mental illness in jobs. I'm chair of the History/Memoir/Biography author committee for the Tucson Festival of Books -- "The Best Book Festival Under the Sun."

I found out about She Writes from:: Christina Baker Kline

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At 10:48pm on February 21, 2012, Meg Waite Clayton said…: No doubt the site will be here when you have time.

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At 8:34pm on February 19, 2012, Meg Waite Clayton said…: Sheila, Welcome to SheWrites! If you’re looking for places to connect here, we’d love to have you join us in the Publishing Industry News group. You can find all the groups through the Community button at the top of your page.

Hope you enjoy it here!

Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Publishing Industry News, and Novelist Group
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Language of Light (all Random House/Ballantine)

At 1:46pm on February 11, 2012, Jennifer Lauck said…: Let me be one of the first (and there will be many), to wish you welcome and great happiness here at SheWrites. I have been here since the inception and it's a fabulous resource and place to connect. If memoir is your thing, I offer hours and hours of free teaching for fans and you are welcome to enjoy those by CLICKING HERE. There is no catch, it's just my way of giving back.

Enjoy, Jennifer Lauck

Author Blackbird, Still Waters, Show Me the Way & Found

At 7:12am on February 9, 2012, Jill Starishevsky said…: Hi Sheila,

Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.

Jill Starishevsky

Prosecutor, Child Abuse/Sex Crimes

Author, My Body Belongs to Me - A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention book

The Poem Lady

New York Family Magazine February 2012