This was a hot topic discussed in my Women in Publishing Zoom group. I wanted to provide some insight based on my experience with Substack.
The First Time I Went to State Prison
Never thought it would be this difficult to visit someone in prison.
Memoir Flashback: A mother’s love for me, her latchkey kid
Originally published on my Substack. As far back as I can remember, my mom was a working mom. When I…
My Favorite Memoirs About Friendship and Death
I recently heard the term “anticipatory death” discussed on Anderson Cooper’s “All There Is” podcast. People who experience anticipatory death…
Time Management Problems: The Biggest Mistakes to Be Aware Of
This article was originally published on The Epoch Times. We all have a limited amount of hours each day to…
3 Podcasts That Changed the Way I Think About the Craft of a Story
I’ve been told on more than one occasion that I tend to give solid recommendations for the best podcasts. I’m…
How to Use Substack to Document Your Journey
This was a guest post I wrote that was originally published on ShaylaRaquel.com. After deciding to write a memoir, I…
Writer’s Eye: Little Stories Are Everywhere
Since starting my memoir and my writing classes, I write and write and write. All this writing did something to…
The Case for Writing Uselessly
Follow me on Substack—I have two: Memoir Junkie Wannabe Author about my road to authorship, and my latest Substack, Inmate…
3 Things That Changed My Writing Forever
Originally published on Substack. Follow me there! I actually started writing my memoir back in 2017. In a Google doc,…
Claire Tak 