Fuzzy exit signs and writing my memoir

Writing my memoir was like driving down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Upon my return from being away from the city for a few years, the order of exits was fuzzy in my memory, creating a challenge to my navigation.  I had once depended on knowing each exit like a marker signaling when to turn or to keep going. My [...]

post publication – the unexpected

And what a post publication week it has been! On pub day, Culturalist included Under the Birch Tree in its “Top 10 Inspiring Stories of Self-Discovery to Read When You’re Feeling Lost.” And Buzzfeed listed my memoir as “Five Captivating Memoirs You Need to Read This Summer.”  My book made a list? I certainly didn't expect my book to make [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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