The trees of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. If I’m being completely honest, writing nonfiction terrifies me. But recently, I’ve … Continue reading Pushing Past the Fear of Writing Nonfiction—By Chanel M. Sutherland
The truth is, I’ve known since I began writing that if my husband Michael died, I couldn’t continue with the Chief Inspector Gamache mystery series. Continue reading Writing Through Grief—By Louise Penny
I always go back and forth between telling and writing when I create a story. Below is an audio file … Continue reading Writing to Perform, and Performing to Write—By Deb VanSlet
My first reading of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was as a parent. Growing up, I somehow managed to miss … Continue reading Writing, Mothering, and the Wild In-Between—By Gillian Sze
I’ve always thought of writers as magpies—we’re known for thievery, and that’s often what we do. We steal little parts of … Continue reading From Tragedy to a Book—By Catherine McKenzie
In April 2020, we invited writers in Quebec to submit a story of a single day during the strange, uneasy … Continue reading The View From My Living Room—By Ariela Freedman
Ma was so many things; a Jehovah’s Witness preacher, an alcoholic with a troubled past, and an avid reader, poet, … Continue reading Writers: The Truth Can Set You Free—By Tamara Jong
I was sitting by the gas-lit fireplace in my local library when a book on the table caught my eye. … Continue reading Amazing Grace: A Literary Friendship—By S. Nadja Zajdman
One Tuesday—or was it Wednesday? —I visited my parents. Written anything lately? asked my dad, during supper. I had. I … Continue reading Tuesday, or Was It Wednesday?—by Joshua Levy
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