Like everything in today’s society, medicine is evolving. The number of medications available to us either via prescription or over the counter is increasing however, these are commonly found in a tablet form. There are however, many people within the U.K knowingly or unknowingly suffering from a condition called ‘dysphagia’ meaning that they can’t swallow tablets.

Not being able to swallow tablets is not only a struggle for children and the elderly  but it can affect a number…

Last week, my audio essay,  "Sanctuary" was published at "The Drum: A Literary Magazine for Your Ears."  As fond and proud as I am of this particular essay and this online literary magazine, having this piece of writing go public gave me the jitters.

"Sanctuary" is about the 2005 death of my mother. In eight years, this is my first time…

Today is my pub day, and to celebrate my publisher Gallery/ Simon & Schuster is giving away two copies of The Lake House, to She Writes members. Just leave a comment to win.

The moment I've dreamt about is here. Ever since I was a little girl, sitting in the library tucked between the shelves with my nose in a book, I've imagined what it would be like to have my book published.

In the last few months, there's been so much anticipation, hard work, things I…

To celebrate The Lake House arriving in stores my publisher, Gallery/ Simon & Schuster, will be giving away copies next week to She Writes members. So check in next Wednesday for more details.

Last Thursday I did my first reading of, The Lake House, at a…

You don’t just show up on race day and run a full marathon without training. You’re not likely to be able to finish, and it would be both painful and unhealthy.

Rather than reaping the health benefits of regular running, you end up sore muscles, blisters, and maybe even stress fractures. We all know how it’s done: When preparing for a marathon, you start small and train over time, building to where you can take on hose 26.1 miles.

Likewise, it’s not healthy to go on large…

Book Reviewed by Mary Wallace

Going to Solace by Amanda McTigue

ISBN: 978-0981915371

 This novel is an amazing piece of grace, dipping into the ordinary lives of people with extraordinary insight into the uncomfortable space between their dreams and the reality of how their lives have unfolded.

The characters in this book are so utterly true to their geography and the time period, Appalachia in the late 1980s, that I was absolutely in the fictive dream, in…

Thank you, She Writes, for giving me this opportunity to share my experience as a debut novelist nearing her publication date. I’m hoping by sharing my story, my weaknesses and strengths, that I can help other authors in the same situation. Writing can be lonely. Coming to publication, even though I have a…

Bonjour, Writers of SheWrites,

I am new here so I am very excited about connecting and getting to know what you all are working on. Well, many of you! What makes you keep working? What is your passion? The story? The message? The thrill of the keys clicking and clacking?  

My current NIP is basically a lit fic about a food stylist searching for her son, and this takes her on a journey through her past.  

How nice it would be to simplify…

Title: The Struggle of Me

So, I've been on Shewrites for a while now, and I never know what to write or blog about.  I run two other blogs and was also asked to help keep up the blog at Hydra Publications. So you can imagine just how busy I've been.  On top of that, I have not one, but FIVE titles coming out this year from Hydra Publications so I've been busy editing. 

I am always up to making new contacts and meeting new people.  I'll start to comment on people's posts more often if you guys will…

Hi everyone. I hope your week is going well. Wanted to share an inspiring quote. See Maintaining the Courage to Pursue Your Dreams, http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2013/03/maintaining-courage-to-pursue-your.html.…

That's rich like a good coffee, sumptuous chocolate or the deepest red of a velvety rose, not rich as in financially overflowing (although that one would be good too). How do you achieve and maintain the quality within your writing?

1. In the competitive world of Nanowrimo-esque word counts, it can be tempting to…

            You've finally found a reading "pal," a person you trust who answers all the burning questions you have about your manuscript, a person who has also published a little or a lot, who takes the kind of consideration with your manuscript that it needs to be "polished." You've given her your…

Because employee performance and productivity drive growth, they are considered one of your company's most important assets. To keep your employees productive, you can boost morale by recognizing their efforts. What better way to recognize your company's top employees than giving out…

I spend significant portions of my day stressing--unproductive stressing over things I cannot address at that particular moment.

For example, I’ve wanted to update this blog’s email subscription to a new format for months. MONTHS.

But there’s always a million other things to do, too, and that project is a time-consuming one. So it sits. And every day that I don’t get it done, I end up stewing and stressing over it: When will I get this done? How will I get this done? Will I…

March 1st is coming soon......

www.stillherethinkingofyou.com

nervous, excited, busy

Book Cover Creation Tip: 

Photos.com is a good source for affordable photos for book covers ... coupled with myecovermaker.com and good old "Paint" program ... takes a bit to put…

NEW Release: Loving a Texan from New Orleans (a Novella by Cassandra Black / Amber Creek)

Cassandra Black has released a new novella entitled Loving a Texan from New Orleans.  The mini-novel focuses on one woman’s fear of loving again.

Book Synopsis:  She hadn't planned on falling in love on the trip to visit her daughter at Diesel Air Force Base.  But there he was, like a ray of sunshine, in a tiny Texas military town. Hunter Wolf awakened…

This is a blog from my website I thought I'd share with the SheWrites community:

In the  5-Step  system I formulated for Writing in the Zone, I suggest you end your writing time with giving thanks and feeling grateful for your writing session—the inspiration, the flow, the pages you wrote–whether you wrote 2 pages or 20–and even if you spent the time ruminating without…

Are you an author who has been published in the Amazon Singles store?  To check, here’s the link.  If you can find your book there, I would love to ask you a few questions for an article I’m writing on the subject.  I’m interested in the process, but…