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Three-dimensional poetry exhibit opens May 12 at Space One Eleven
See Jane Write member Kwoya Fagin Maples is on a mission to make more people fall in love in with poetry and she believes another medium of expression holds the key: visual art. “Most people who have...
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Introducing the “Write Like a Boss” Series
Photo by Brendon Pinola Whether you like it or not, to be a successful writer you must also be an entrepreneur. You must market your book, your blog, or your brand as a freelancer as if it is a...
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“Write Like a Boss” Series: Know Who You Are and What You Want
Photo by Brendon Pinola Chances are you hate to hear the words, “Build your brand.” Thinking of yourself as a brand may feel gross or even wrong. But it’s not. Building a personal brand simply means...
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“Write Like a Boss” Series: If You Write It, They Won’t Come — Unless You...
If you want people to reach out for your work, you must reach out to them, first. If I write it, they will come. If this has been your motto for marketing your work, you need to stop lying to yourself....
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Write Like a Boss Series: 7 Ways to Make Money as a Writer
I think I was in the 5th grade when I first declared I was going to be a writer when I grew up. I had been writing really bad poetry since I was about 7 or 8 and in 5th grade I started reading the...
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Write Like a Boss Series: Find Your Tribe and Love Them Hard
I have a confession: I started See Jane Write for selfish reasons. In 2009 I left my job as a newspaper reporter in Louisville, Kentucky and returned to my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama to teach...
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Girls Trip shows why women writers need a “Flossy Posse”
image via imdb.com Like nearly every other black woman in the United States of America, I kicked off my weekend by going to see Girls Trip with one of my best friends. The movie follows four college...
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Why Everybody Hates Self-Publishing
If you go to Carrie Rollwagen and ask her how you can self-publish your book, you probably won’t like her first piece of advice: “Don’t!” This might surprise you considering Rollwagen’s own...
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She Who Writes Teaches
I have a coffee mug that reads “Teacher by day, Blogger by night” and that’s a pretty accurate description of who I am and what I do. By day I teach English at a local school for kids gifted in the...
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Vive Les Conteurs
Photo by Amy Dobelstein “Qualified.” Megan Beam is not a fan of this word, especially when it’s used to ask questions such as: “What qualifies me to write what I’m writing?” or “What qualifies you to...
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What the Vulcan Run 10K Taught Me About Writing & Blogging
This weekend, for the first time ever, I participated in the Vulcan Run, a 10K race held annually in Birmingham that attracts about 1,000 runners each year. I have never been more nervous for a race....
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Why You Need an Elevator Pitch for Your Book
Earlier this week I finally sent my book off to my editor. During the process of writing my book there have been times when I have felt it was literally, physically fighting me. My body was sore. I...
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7 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
Writing is a practice. Just as athletes have to practice to get better at their sport, we writers must practice to get better at our craft. It was in Natalie Goldberg’s book Writing Down the Bones...
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How to Develop a Writing Ritual
Time management, or the lack thereof, is the #1 problem faced by most of the writers and bloggers of the See Jane Write community and probably the #1 problem faced by writers and bloggers in every...
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What Every Writer Needs on Her Desk
January 8 is Clean Off Your Desk Day and I want to help you celebrate by not only giving you tips on how to clean your desk but also suggestions of what to put on that desk once it’s spic and span. I...
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Why You Should Attend Black Writers Weekend 2018
Tamika Newhouse When Tamika Newhouse started the African Americans on the Move Book Club (AAMBC) in 2008 she had no idea it would eventually lead to her hosting Black Writers Weekend, an annual event...
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Write Every Day
Let’s talk about March Madness. No, not the March Madness that involves basketball and brackets. I’m talking about March Madness — See Jane Write style. Each year I challenge the women of See Jane...
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Win a FREE pass to the 8th Annual Nonfiction Writers Conference
What if I told you that there was a conference specifically for nonfiction writers? And what if I told you that you could attend this conference without having to leave your city — or even your...
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Why Writing Is a Communal Act
Writing is a communal act. Now you may be thinking, “No, it’s not! We must write in solitude to produce our best work.” But as Natalie Goldberg says in her book Writing Down the Bones, “Contrary to...
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Introducing the SJW Girls Write-In
Last month I asked the ladies of the See Jane Write Members Collective what they were struggling with most regarding writing and blogging and nearly everyone responded with the same reply: TIME!...
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