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By M.J. Rose

I think the single most difficult and yet liberating moment I had in publishing was when I found out that ultimately my success depended not on me or the reader, not on my talent or the responsiveness of the audience, but…

Last week, blogger, pundit, mother and mistress of reinvention Joanne Bamberger asked She Writers -- "Did you reinvent yourself in midlife?  Have you had an "encore" career, as a writer or in some other form?  What is your story of rebirth?"…

My publicist, Lauren Cerand, recently shared with me an email I sent her back in 2005 when we were first working together on PR.  She asked me to put together a wish-list that would serve as our working goals. With…

Here is what you might have missed around She Writes this past week.  Oh, and be sure to read the important note in the Noteworthy News section!

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French Journalists’ Silence on IMF's Strauss-Kahn Reminds Sarah Glazer of Her Own Complicity

It’s an odd feeling to spend a month writing an article about the something as dry as the European currency union only to have it sensationalized the day of publication by an international sex scandal.

 “But what does it mean for Greece?” my editors queried, as the…

Apparently, I was ahead of my time when it comes to reinvention.

We live in a world where everything is in flux -- jobs, families, life stages.  People have joked for years that 50 is the new 30, but in these times, there's some truth to…

Here is what you might have missed around She Writes this past week.

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Dear all,

About a week ago, I wrote to the people who have formed the backbone of She Writes since its inception, including our Advisory Board members, bloggers, webineers and consultants, to update them on where things stand and where we are headed in the future.  I'm writing to all of you now to share with you what I shared with them -- including my excitement and optimism about what's next!

First, I have concluded, for a variety of reasons, that…

SIRI HUSTVEDT is the author of five novels, including…

This week's winner of our new "15K" contest -- which features the writer who refers the most new members each week from now until we hit 15,000 -- is MARGARET DUARTE!  (WE LOVE…

It's hard to believe, but our SECOND ANNIVERSARY is around the corner, on June 29th, 2011.  Last year, we had an amazing response to our call to She Writers all over the world to meet up on that day, blow…

The Silver Sparrow Tour will hit more than thirty cities this summer.  Of course I am thrilled to meet so many readers, but thirty is a lot of cities and eight weeks is a long time to be on the road.  To prepare, I am basically in training. For the next two months, I will be…

Mother’s Day – shewriters love to talk about moms – take a look at what they have to say this year.

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Marianne Schnall's interviews with powerful women have appeared in Glamour and In Style magazines, on numerous blogs, and on the website she founded fifteen years ago, feminist.com. Schnall's…

We think that Mother's Day should last all month long.  And that women who aren't mothers need a special day too.  And that women who are writers (some of whom are mothers) should be giving themselves gifts here and there to rejuvenate themselves…

It has occurred to me, SheWriters, that I haven’t even told you anything about my new novel, SILVER SPARROW.  And this dovetails perfectly into my challenge for this week—How to talk about my book.  It’s a tricky proposition.  I want something punchy that people can remember, but I also want to do justice to my project.  When someone asks me "What's Your Book About?" I could answer…

There is great stuff on writing this week! Be sure to check it out. Here is what you might have missed around She Writes this past week.

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