Evaluating Our Own Work: 5 Questions for Charlotte Gullick
Emma Conatser June 14, 2023
“I go back to the original reason I got started: I love stories and how they can pull me into other worlds and other perspectives.” -Charlotte Gullick
“I go back to the original reason I got started: I love stories and how they can pull me into other worlds and other perspectives.” -Charlotte Gullick
“There’s […] a real sense of solidarity and urgency in the work that we do, especially given the political challenges we face today with book banning, the war on truth, the devaluing of libraries… I can’t say I knew this was the job of an activist when I first started ten years ago, but that reality has become clear, and I feel privileged to be in a position to help elevate voices whom, I believe, make the world a better place.” -Chad Luibl, Janklow & Nesbit
“I want clients to know that it is most important to find joy and meaning in each step of the writing and publishing process.” -Julie Stevenson, Massie & McQuilkin
“The more you can prioritize your writing in your budget, your personal space, and your schedule, the more rewards you’ll often reap.” -Katharine Duckett
Get ready to get writing!
by Jane Anderson https://youtube.com/live/SLFqYb3bu44 A memoir is a nonfiction narrative of a specific time or collection of essays within a specific theme told in first-person by the author. French for “memory”, the memoir form acknowledges the biases inherent in the narrator’s personal recollection but is ultimately intended to be a
“Every story requires its own form and the rigor of the creative process is the only way that your vision for that particular story is going to be achieved.” -Trent Hudley
“Read. Write. Then rewrite. I think that’s common advice. But it’s also through writing a lot that you start to develop your voice. To me that’s what makes a writer special.” -Wendi Aarons
by Amanda Churchill Historical novels are amazingly difficult to write. (There, I said it!) One must do all the usualstuff– characterization, plot creation, pacing, etc.– but then attempt to pull this off during a time period when one might not have even been alive…maybe even in a place they’ve never
“Writing allows me the time and space to think in a deep way—or at least a deeper way. I get to explore an event or memory from a new perspective and then I get to find the right words for that perspective. It’s exciting and hard.” -Donna M. Johnson
