“Do your work. You are a better parent to your kids when you honor yourself and set aside time and energy to attend to the things that matter to you.” – KC Trommer, Author of The Hasp Tongue [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Writer Vica Miller
“Between 10 AM and 2:30 PM I’m literally like a high voltage super-conductive electric turbine on a consecutive output.” -Vica Miller, Writer, Communications Executive, Literary Salon Founder [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment. VM: While I’ve had many work paths in […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Writer Jess deCourcy Hinds
“Parenthood forces you to take life more seriously—but also less seriously, which helps your writing.” -Jess deCourcy Hinds, Pen Parentis Writing Fellow [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting, and other employment. JDH: I’m a writer, academic librarian, mother of Stella, who is almost 3, and […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Author Yona Zeldis McDonough
“Hold yourself to writing in small, doable increments. For me, this was two pages a day, five days a week.” – Yona Zeldis McDonough, Author of You Were Meant for Me [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). YM: […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Author Laura Vanderkam
“I love that my 7-year-old likes to write stories too. He knows that moms can be authors, and so he doesn’t write this off as a legitimate occupation.” – Laura Vanderkam [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). LV: […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Writer Keith Blanchard
“I really think having the skills to write well grows more critical to job success in any field every year. I’m happy to be able to help my own children with it, so they will be able to afford to one day put me into the nice senior-assisted-living home instead of the cruddy one just […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Author Heather Kristin
“Right now I’m breastfeeding and typing with one finger… [Do] everything in moderation. Do a little bit of everything consistently. Don’t give up. Keep making lists and finish them.” -Heather Kristin, author and mentor to at-risk youth [Learn more about the Pen Parentis Research Project.] PP: Describe your life in the context of writing and […]
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