A newsletter about the joys of creating worlds on the page, and the transformative power of writing memoir and fiction!
A therapist for 40 years, I founded the National Association of Memoir Writers in 2008 to help people find their voice and heal their heart. A new book in 2026!
Shelley Blanton-Stroud writes historical fiction about women, power, and overlooked California history.
Journalist and author. Spy daughter. Open-water swimmer. Cancer survivor. I write about gratitude, my life's seasons, and feminist uprisings worldwide for Ms. magazine.
I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press, co-founder of Memoir Nation, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.
Weekly Inspiration for Writers - A weekly writing podcast with cohosts Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner