The Gift of Time and Space
Most writers have contingencies attached to how prolific they wish they were, or how prolific they might be . . . if only. They make
I spent 12+ years in traditional publishing houses and the last decade trailblazing the way for hybrid publishing. I write regularly for Publishers Weekly. Prior to that, I was a blogger for The Huffington Post books section.
I speak on panels, present keynotes, and teach nationally on subjects including the state of the industry, hybrid publishing, memoir, women in the publishing industry, and more. I’ve interviewed more authors than I can count in person and on my weekly podcast, Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers.
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I speak and teach regularly—in person and online:
Most writers have contingencies attached to how prolific they wish they were, or how prolific they might be . . . if only. They make
When, while the lovely valley teems with vapor around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees,
Most writers I know have put themselves on a news diet, but even if you’ve done that it’s impossible to escape the bad news altogether—nor
This has been the summer of nonfiction. I’ve read more nonfiction books than I have in a long while and I’ve had an influx of
Now that my TEDx talk is behind me, I’ll confess to how stressful and all-consuming an experience it is to prep for one of these
A couple weeks ago I got the kind of email I’ve come to anticipate, having worked in women’s book publishing for the past 13 years.
Brooke Warner was a literary activist for diversity and equality before it was a movement. As an author-advocate she continues to champion alternatives to publishing's business-as-usual offerings in a straightforward and passionate manner. She was a keynote speaker at the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference and she blew everyone away!
—Laurie McLean, Director, San Francisco Writers Conference
Anyone who follows publishing knows that it loves to celebrate a disruptor. Disruptor is a label thrown at anything new, and publishing is unusually easy to disrupt because it is particularly slow to change.
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