Posts tagged ‘writing’
Places I Have Known…
I have been happily writing this blog on WordPress since 2009, and that is not about to change.
However, I wanted to let my readers know that I have recently also joined another writing platform–it is called Substack–and I will be posting some of my writing there also.
It’s not perfectly clear to me yet which kinds of pieces will be on this blog, and which ones will go on Substack. One of the really interesting–even occasionally exciting–things about writing is that you never know quite where you will go once you pick up the pen, or tap those keys. The words lead you in sometimes surprising directions…
It does seem at least for now that I will be using Substack to post essays related to the creative process that I am engaging in now, as I feel my way into my next memoir.
I hope you will keep following me here as I write about my life in France, and various other topics–but I also hope you’ll visit me on Substack. Here’s the link! Read on Substack
Janet Hulstrand is an American writer, editor, writing coach, and teacher of writing and of literature who lives in France. She is the author of Demystifying the French: How to Love Them, and Make Them Love You, and A Long Way from Iowa: From the Heartland to the Heart of France; and coauthor of Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home.
A Long Way from Iowa Is Now Available
More than thirty years ago I had the idea to a write a book that would pay tribute to my mother and grandmother, whose passion for reading, writing, and travel had been passed on to me. I wanted to honor the fact that this was a legacy they had passed down to me even though neither of them got to do as much of these things in their own lives as they would have liked to do.
They did live pretty happy lives anyway, and they were wonderful role models in that way. Still, I feel pretty lucky that I am the one of the three of us who was able to live out some of the unfulfilled dreams they carried with them through their lives–silently, but no less real for all that.
Finally, as of today, my book is now available in both e-book and paperback from my wonderful indie publishing service, BookBaby. In March you will be able to buy the book anywhere books are sold, but for now this is the only place you can buy it. (It is also the place where the author gets the best royalties. 🙂 )
If you prefer to buy the book some other way, the preordering period for Amazon is now open, and it should be open on Bookshop.org soon also. But I do hope that some of you will support BookBaby (and me through BookBaby). BookBaby is a wonderful thing for authors!
But honestly, I don’t care all that much where you buy the book: I will just be so pleased if you do; and I will be even more pleased if you like it.
.Janet Hulstrand is a writer, editor, writing coach, and teacher of writing and of literature who divides her time between the US and France. She is the author of Demystifying the French: How to Love Them, and Make Them Love You, and A Long Way from Iowa: From the Heartland to the Heart of France.
Spotlight on Cynthia Pierce Liefeld: Psychologist, Scuba Diver, Writing Workshop Creator
“I’ve wanted to write children’s stories for a long time, but I thought it would be best for me to put such a large goal aside and open myself up to ‘writing from the heart.’ I found the writing prompts to be inspirations for reflecting on both my childhood and adulthood…”
Spotlight on Renee Canter Johnson, Novelist
First in a series of interviews with “Writing from the Heart” alums, featuring their stories and their work…
Does Writing from the Heart Really Matter?
“I believe that if one of us cares enough to write something, someone else will care enough to read it,” says Julia Cameron, [and adds] “We are all in this together, I believe, and our writing and reading one another is a powerful comfort to us all…”
Continue Reading October 14, 2015 at 6:43 pm Leave a comment
Habits and Techniques of Writers: Engagement
In the introduction to this series, I talked about the art of careful observation. This post is about engagement. When is a writer NOT engaged, in some way, in “writing”?
Continue Reading October 28, 2010 at 2:34 am Leave a comment
Introducing Habits and Techniques of Writers: Observation
If anyone can be a writer, if writing is as natural as talking, then what is there to learn in a writing workshop? This new occasional column will explore some of the habits and techniques of writers.
Hulstrand’s Five Golden Rules of Editing
The five most important rules to follow when editing your work.
Ten Rules of the Road for Writing from the Heart
This is a distillation of the things I think it is most important to remember when writing from the heart. With thanks to Anne Lamott, Brenda Ueland, Julia Cameron, Robert Wolf, Nancy Slonim Aronie, and all the other mentors and guides who have influenced and encouraged me.
Some answers to the question “Why do we write?”
A few quotes about why people write from some of those who know best…
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 