Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Writing Prompt #6, Dorothy Parker and Descriptions of Emotions

Emotions. Whether associated with traumatic events such as the…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Writing Prompt #5, Dorothy Parker and Unique Uses of the 5 Senses

Welcome back for day 5 of seeking guidance and insight from…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Writing Prompt #4, Dorothy Parker and Writing Dialogue

Dorothy…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Writing Prompt #3, Dorothy Parker and Your Character Descriptions…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Writing Prompt #2, Who is Dorothy Parker?

Yesterday, I began a series of blogs…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Part 1, Dorothy Parker Speaks, SheWrites Listens (and Writes)

The Algonquin Hotel, a phrase that tickles the imagination of writers everywhere. What would it…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs 

We’re Back to Bach and We’re Looking for Inspiration

Yesterday, I wrote about an intersection between Bach and Cicero -- Bach’s two-part inventions and three-part sinfonias along with Cicero’s five phases for oration. Today I’d like to…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs 

A Week of Writing Tips

What do J. S. Bach and Marcus T. Cicero (remember those Latin speeches you had to memorize?) have to offer writers? For the past five days, I’ve shared a series of tips about using Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey as a guide to your…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

What Does a Writer Do at the End of Her Journey?

We reach the end of the writer’s journey today. This is the concluding segment of Gail Straub’s story of her mythic memoir journey to write and publish…

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The Writer's Mythic Journey Continues

This week, I hope you’ve been following Gail Straub, author of Returning To My Mother's House: Taking Back the Wisdom of the Feminine, as she shares with…

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Let Gail Straub and Joseph Campbell Light Your Writing Path

As a writer, you are probably familiar with Joseph Campbell. His career of researching myths across cultures led him to what he called the monomyth. Campbell taught, wrote and spoke at…

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Joseph Campbell and the Writers' Journey

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of introducing author Gail Straub to you. I focused on her award-winning memoir, and today want to tell you a little more about Gail before she continues with the story of her…

Matilda Butler, SheWrites Guest Editor and Co-Founder Women's Memoirs

Happy Mother's Day and Your Journey as a Writer

Where are you in the midst of your journey as a writer? Do you sometimes feel lost? Feel alone? Not sure where to turn? Overwhelmed? Think you see the light at the end of the tunnel when it turns…