Room to Write

Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with picture book author and creator of "Life's A Dream" publishing, Natakki Jones, to talk about her debut book Nia's Wash Day: A Family Tradition. Natakki talks about bringing her book through the independent publication process, complete with some great tips for finding and editor and an illustrator. She also discusses the challenges of marketing a new book. WCAT is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the residents of Wakefield with coverage of events that matter to you. Please help support our work by donating your time or money to keep our coverage of important events going. Please donate using either of these options: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/Y5X64HCZ9ESNE https://wcatwakefield.org/donate/

Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with historians and pen enthusiasts Richard Binder & David Watts, Jr to talk about the book they co-authored, Forgotten History: One-Dip Desk Sets. Fact-checking a movie prop stoked the curiosity of both men enough to write a 6-article series, which then became a published book. Learn about how two historians living in two different states were able to work together composing and editing their book and how writing about history as a team can have some real advantages. WCAT is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the residents of Wakefield with coverage of events that matter to you. Please help support our work by donating your time or money to keep our coverage of important events going. Please donate using either of these options: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/Y5X64HCZ9ESNE https://wcatwakefield.org/donate/

"Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with writer Carrie Finison, author of the children's picture book: Pigs Dig a Road, which is her fifth publication in four years! Carrie talks about the challenges of writing in rhyme, the use of refrains in children's books, how the illustration process works from the author's perspective, and the value of making mini-book prototypes. Writers will benefit from Carrie's very useful tips and the specific resources she shares with viewers wanting to grow in their writing productivity and creative community."

Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with psychotherapist Ellen Holtzman, author of Bouncing Back: How Women Lose & Find Themselves in Marriage & Divorce, to talk about writing memoir, and how she integrated real-life stories of grief and transition into a format that reads like a novel. Ellen also talks about the importance of coming up with a title for your book.

Colleen Getty of The Room to Write sits down with writer Sara Reish Desmond, author of What We Might Become: Stories, to talk about how she finds ideas for her short stories. Sara also discusses the university press process, which provides a route to publication that is different from "traditional" and "independent" publication journeys.