Hi Monica, I am beginning my Memoir and it has a lot of dramatic scenes that are difficult for me to write. These are different Trauma’s that happened to me. I would like to hear other writers opinions of how to get through these stages in your...

Hi everyone, and thanks for joining my group. There are 7 of us now, which is a meaty enough number to generate some dialogue. I started this group because I write about trauma, both professionally (as a sociologist) and personally, through creative...

Perfecting my novel for that certain agent, when I find him or her, is a journey of research. I have been busy reading advice from published writers on how to proceed in this process and have been doing rewrites until I am dizzy. I even put my...

I see this group has been quiet for a while. I'm wondering if there are others on the list who work for or with small or independent presses, not (only) as authors, but as editors or marketers or interns? Ruth

First off, welcome! So glad to have you here and meet fellow authors inundated with all it takes to self-publish.  I know it's not the same struggle as for Indie-published authors and hope that, together, we can help each other become the successes...

I'm not part of this project; however, i have written for Immanion. Good stuff. ~*~*~*~ Call for Papers/Writers: Queer Magic Anthology…(title to be determined…) E-mail for inquiries and submissions: aediculaantinoi (at) hotmail (dot) com; please...

Hi Ladies, helping Bayla out here. Would love to know where everyone in the group lives. This will help with future planning of mini playwright local events. Please share your location and some thoughts of what you would like to obtain from this...

Just wanted to introduce myself and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with a poem I wrote for the occasion. The time has come for us to say, I thank you for blessings that come my way. I'm thankful for friends old and new. who come to my house...

Happy Love Day All!Do you have a Valentine's Day six-word memoir to share?Here is my V-day six-word memoir:  Heart opens. Truth tells. Love blossoms.Thanks for sharing.  Peace, Creativity, and Six-Word Memoir Love,Ananda

I joined She Writes a few days ago and then discovered NaNoWriMo yesterday. I'm "taking the plunge" as Mohana says, and resurrecting a novel about a Victorian midwife that I started a few years ago but never finished. As of yesterday, 350 words...

For the past year, I've been refining the pitch for my historical fiction trilogy "Women Absent Their Men" and sending it to literary agents...all to no avail. I heard about She Writes Press about a week ago. Today I got confirmation from another...

I know there are a tone of memoir writers out there. I've seen them at conventions. I see shelves full of memoirs when I wander into one of the few bookstores left and I see pages and pages of them on Amazon. Hiding perhaps? Let's get this group...

Just had the courage to release my latest project, an Historical, Paranormal Novel to a friend to read and critique, called "Shadows in The Sun", it was the hardest thing I've down in a long time, because it is like my baby that I was not sure was...

HI. I am Louise Szabo from Ottawa. I have published a few books find the marketing of them so very difficult. It takes special skills, time, money and in the end I wonder if it is worth the while. It doesn't stop me from writing. It is my passion...

I just started a new Memoir course through UCLA Extension. It is great to dive into a course so rich on craft devoted to Memoir. Is anyone else taking any writing courses? Are they focused on Memoir or other genres? Lastly, are you planning to...

Hi there fellow bloggers! What are platforms and strategies that you have used to be successful in sharing the word about your blog? Thank you! Jane http://www.dearjane.ca/

Hello! Welcome to the group. Starting this discussion so we can introduce ourselves.

Just got a job where I get to interview veterans and write storylines out of their experiences. I find it fascinating talking to men who have seen their fair share of violence and tragedy.

I've been writing a blog about my mother's journey with Alzheimer's. These short entries include me, as I am her only child, and my kids. My mom passed away this month and I'd now like to expand this blog into a book-length work. As I shift from my...

Hello and welcome to the group. I started this group so that single women could openly discuss their current and past works. I believe in the concept of the collective helping each other out. As an intro: Hi I’m Nicole Aia Cruz. I am 25, a...