Paulette Jiles: You Never Know What Readers Are Going to Get Out of a Book
Paulette Jiles is a novelist, poet, and memoirist. She is the author of Cousins, a memoir, and the novels Enemy
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Writing, Memoir, and Healing—An Interwoven Path
(Trigger warning: Sexual abuse.) My memoir, Light in Bandaged Places: Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal, did not begin
Read MoreWriting, Memoir, and Healing—An Interwoven Path
(Trigger warning: Sexual abuse.) My memoir, Light in Bandaged Places: Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal, did not begin
Read MoreOn Writing Neurodivergent Characters
Neurodiverse characters are everywhere in media these days. That’s fantastic! I’m all for (nuanced, multifaceted) representation. But authenticity remains elusive
Read MoreOn Writing Neurodivergent Characters
Neurodiverse characters are everywhere in media these days. That’s fantastic! I’m all for (nuanced, multifaceted) representation. But authenticity remains elusive
Read MoreGetting Started in Writing
Have you always wanted to be a writer? Don’t let doubt or fear get the best of you—take a chance
Read MoreGetting Started in Writing
Have you always wanted to be a writer? Don’t let doubt or fear get the best of you—take a chance
Read MoreCrossing the Chasm: The Quest to Incorporate Set, Setting, Emotion, and Meaning Into Memoir
Business writing (where my background lies) is primarily a persuasion game. You compile case studies, propose frameworks, write standard operating
Read MoreCrossing the Chasm: The Quest to Incorporate Set, Setting, Emotion, and Meaning Into Memoir
Business writing (where my background lies) is primarily a persuasion game. You compile case studies, propose frameworks, write standard operating
Read MoreMatching Blood to Your Work: FightWrite™
If you are a writing a fight scene, it’s likely that you will be writing a bit of blood as
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