Sunday Series: Deanne Stillman on Why I Write

In this Sunday Series, you’ll meet writers new and seasoned as they share what inspires them to put #PenToPaper. This week, welcome Deanne Stillman, who sees writing as a way to “bearing witness to…stories” and find healing. Writer Deanne Stillman with Bugz. Photo by Betty Lee Kelly. In the desert I get quiet and I hear things,” I …

Sunday Series: Ruby McConnell on Why I Write

In this Sunday Series, you’ll meet writers new and seasoned as they share what inspires them to put #PenToPaper. This week, welcome Ruby McConnell, who write about lessons learned from manuscripts called “boring” and how writing for a small audience helped her find her voice. Photo by Liam Simpson on Unsplash If I am to be honest, I never meant to …

Sunday Series: Michelle Cameron on Why I Write

In this Sunday Series, you’ll meet writers new and seasoned as they share what inspires them to put #PenToPaper. This week, welcome Michelle Cameron, a historical novelist, who sees the gift of discovering story in research. Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash “Something about numbers mesmerized her, made the world fade away. The bustle of the ketubah workshop, the messiness …