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Category Archives: Interviews

Merle Saferstein on the Wisdom of the Century Anthology Project, Interviews with 90 over 90

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on February 6, 2025 by Merle R. SafersteinFebruary 6, 2025

This month I am delighted to share a recent interview I had by email with Writing It Real member Merle R. Saferstein about a book project dear to her heart. I think readers will be inspired not only by the … Continue reading →

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Philip Kenney on the Experience of Writing His Novel The Mercy Dialogues

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on December 4, 2024 by Philip KenneyDecember 5, 2024

Writing It Real contributor Philip Kenney has a new novel out, The Mercy Dialogues, and this month I “talked” via email with him about the premise of the novel, his reason for writing it, and what that experience was like. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, From Our Contributors, Interviews, WIR2014 | 1 Reply

On Writing Bylines and Blessings, Overcoming Obstacles, Striving for Excellence and Redefining Success

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 1, 2024 by Judy GruenAugust 6, 2024

Writing It Real Contributor Judy Gruen has a second memoir out. I had the lucky experience of interviewing her about how she came to write her memoir, Writing Bylines and Blessings, Overcoming Obstacles, Striving for Excellence and Redefining Success, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, From Our Contributors, Interviews, Literary Gallery | Tagged memoir, on writing, writing memoir | 1 Reply

An Interview with Ruth Linnea Whitney on Writing Her Novel Mimosa Road & Tips for Others Who Want to Write Novels

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on March 7, 2024 by Ruth Linnea WhitneyMarch 7, 2024

Ruth Linnea Whitney is a novelist who has lived in Port Townsend, WA, on the Olympic Peninsula for decades. She is also a woman who has traveled extensively to third world countries with her doctor husband, who many times over … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024, From Our Contributors, Interviews, The Working Writer | Tagged writing fiction based on truth, writing novels | Leave a reply

Interview with Philip Kenney on Creating Only This Step, a Collection of Haiku

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on July 6, 2023 by Philip KenneyJuly 7, 2023

Philip Kenney and I met pre-pandemic at a Northwest Writers Association Conference in Seattle when we presented on the same panel. I was introduced to his book The Writer’s Crucible: Meditations on Emotion, Being and Creativity, which had been a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, 2023, Interviews, Member Publications, The Working Writer | 2 Replies

Interview with Alison Townsend, Author of The Green Hour: A Natural History of Home

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on December 1, 2022 by Alison TownsendDecember 1, 2022

I am excited to introduce you again to author and poet Alison Townsend. I have been reading her beautiful lyric prose and poetry for years. I admire her sense of place and nature in what she writes. With the publication … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022, From Our Contributors, Interviews | Tagged memoir, personal essay, Publishing, women's voices, writing inspiration, writing life | 1 Reply

Sheila Interviewed by James at Meet the Elite Free

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on October 25, 2022 by Sheila BenderOctober 25, 2022

As we end October, here is a link to a recent short (8-minute) interview podcast with me on why I write and why I believe in the value of facilitating others’ writing. I always enjoy writing about writing and why … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022, Interviews, Sheila Bender On Writing | 4 Replies

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