Posts Tagged ‘grieving’
Client Success: Eileen Cooley Guides Widows Through Relational Stress From Personal Experience
“After becoming a widow, I would come home from a social encounter or event feeling upset. I found writing about these stressful experiences helped me manage them,” shared Eileen Cooley when discussing her personal essays. “As I experienced social awkwardness, I realized that most of the other books on widowhood had failed to address these…
Read MoreClient Success: Vanderyt Publishes Memoir Sequel “Obsidian Rose”
“My inspiration for writing Obsidian Rose was feeling like I had unfinished business,” Karen Vanderyt said about her sequel to 2012’s Afterglow. “My writing process was smoother, probably because I had a bit more confidence after editing and publishing my first book, but also because I had worked through a lot of things emotionally.” Afterglow:…
Read MoreHonoring Service
Dad carefully unrolled the recently acquired panoramic photos of his and his brother’s graduations from basic training during World War II. A tiny arrow was placed above both of their heads on the respective photos to identify them from the near hundred men. “That’s Bo?” I asked with quiet respect. “I don’t know that I’ve…
Read MoreRevolutionary Revision
All the writing for his book was on one flash drive. Bending to the tyranny of fear that harm might come to the computer – a theft, a lightning strike – Bob only wrote on the flash drive, placing it in different spots throughout the house to further protect his work. Eventually, he couldn’t find…
Read More