i called you a memoir, part II
“I considered creating you after I read Summers with Juliet by Bill Roorbach and realized how a memoir such as this could be so inspiring and magical while understated in innocence and adventure and complement to nature. I had something uplifting to express as I could communicate my own experiences, drawing connections to places and people and home, despite my disconnections, and share my story in inspirational hope for others.” This was an opening paragraph I wrote two years ago in an essay for an anthology, The Magic of [...]
scenes from my father
Today we celebrate Father’s Day by connecting with fathers and grandpas in ways that make us feel comforted, secure and with the familiar, like being at home. For me, as a little girl, my desire to seek a connection with my father was as strong as my wish to feel at home with him. Back then, a connection, inherent between a father and a daughter, eluded us. It was only after my father’s death, years later, when I realized there was a way I could be at home with him. [...]
What was my inspiration, motivation and publishing process?
Find out what first inspired me to write, my motivation to publish my memoir now, and how I found the publishing process to be, plus answers to many more questions about the making of Under the Birch Tree from my interview with the San Francisco Book Review. San Francisco Book Review interviews Nancy Chadwick
notes from a (almost) published writer
With just one week away until my memoir's debut, and one day remaining for the Goodreads giveaway, the excitement is kicking in! There's still time to preorder, or maybe you are holding out to support your local bookstore. In the meantime, enter the giveaway, if you haven't already. You could win! There's bookstores to visit and connect with as well as the post office, ushering my remaining advanced reader copies out into public hands. Even Zack has perked up from beagle slumber to see what's up. What a journey this [...]
you could win!
Hurry! Only two days remain to win an advanced reader copy of my book, Under the Birch Tree, a memoir of discovering connections and finding home. Click to enter on Goodreads
a birch bundle for you!
I have only a handful of advanced reader copies of my memoir, Under the Birch Tree, available. If you are interested in receiving a copy in exchange for your review (authors depend on your reviews!) on Goodreads and Amazon, please contact me using the "contact me" button or click on the three bars, both at the top this site. Thank you!
to publish or not to publish
To publish or not to publish, that was the question. I’m into my first week of pub month of my memoir and I’ve been asked if it was my goal to publish. I hesitated in answering because I honestly didn’t know. My intent had always been to just write and working on my manuscript was no exception. At the very least, the idea of publishing something I wrote was daunting and out of my reach. I equated a published author as a professional of a league I was not a [...]
needing a little help from my friends
Dear Friends, Family and Followers, As you may know, I am releasing my memoir, Under the Birch Tree this month. I am humbled and thrilled by the positive reviews and reception it has already received. So many of you have already supported me in my writing and I hope you will help me me spread the word about Under the Birch Tree. Since the countdown is officially on, I hope you can help by doing any or all of the following suggestions. On SOCIAL MEDIA, like my author page and book page on Facebook and [...]