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Author Q & A: Irena Smith’s The Golden Ticket Offers Readers a Worthy Ride
As a Stanford admissions officer and private college counselor, Irena Smith navigated the competitive and complex world of college applications, essays and teen angst. But as a struggling mother raising three children with…
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Turning Pain into Power: Exploring Trauma Recovery in Memoirs
As a reader, I’ve found healing and wisdom in dozens of memoirs. And as an author, I am deeply devoted to the creative practice, which I consider to be a potent medicine for…
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Finding a Place to Land: A Journey Through the Pages with Author Sherry Sidoti
Sherry Sidoti is among the talented writers I’ve met through the sisterhood of She Writes authors. Aside from this publishing connection, we share similar histories. Like Sherry and so many others, my smooth…
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The Mother Wound Book That’s Making an Impact
I never intended to write a mother wound book. Like many women, I’d been groomed to uphold my daughterly duties, and to heed the phrase “honor your mother,” even when it jeopardized my…
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Petals of Rain: A Mother’s Memoir is Here!
Petals of Rain: A Mother’s Memoir is here! What it Means to Write a Memoir Writing my first memoir has been exhilarating, difficult and ultimately rewarding. But it’s also not easy putting your…
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