When black women walk, things change.
This statement was running through my mind as I watched the movie Harriet opening weekend.
(more…)On Writing, Walking, and Harriet Tubman
Writing
Write Like a Girl: A Manifesto
To become the woman you want to be, you have to remember the girl you used to be. You have to write like a girl.
(more…)Write Your Way to the Life of Your Dreams
On the day I turned 11 years old, I decided I wasn’t a kid anymore. I decided I was a woman.
Typing those words makes me laugh out loud. But looking back on that day I realize that even though 11-year-old me had no idea what it really meant to be a woman, I did have a clear vision of the woman I wanted to be.
(more…)NaNoWriMo Tips from the See Jane Write Network
At See Jane Write headquarters, November is all about #BlogLikeCrazy, my annual challenge to myself and other bloggers to publish a new blog post every day for 30 days. But many women of the See Jane Write community will be participating in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, in November. If you’re in that number, I want you to know I have your back, too. I’ve put together some NaNoWriMo tips for you.
I asked the members of the See Jane Write Network Facebook group to offer their top tips for succeeding at NaNoWriMo, which challenges you to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Here’s what they had to say…
(more…)Blog Your Book with #BlogLikeCrazy
If you’re trying to decide if you should do NaNoWriMo or #BlogLikeCrazy next month, there is a way you could do both. Sort of. You could blog your book, which is what I plan to do this year.
For the second year in a row, I almost didn’t host #BlogLikeCrazy, my annual challenge to anyone who’s game to publish a new blog post every day for 30 days in November. Last year I was sick of blogging but fortunately, it was #BlogLikeCrazy that helped me get my blogging groove back. This year I was going to skip #BlogLikeCrazy so I could use November to work on the book that I’ve been ignoring for nearly two years, but then I realized I could just blog my book!
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