Valerie Nieman, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/valerie-nieman/ Tue, 21 May 2019 10:40:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 The Peripatetic Muse: Writing in Multiple Genres http://booksbywomen.org/the-peripatetic-muse-writing-in-multiple-genres/ http://booksbywomen.org/the-peripatetic-muse-writing-in-multiple-genres/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2019 10:46:03 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=26782 My latest book is just aborning this spring, To the Bones, a satirical genre-fluid novel that draws on Appalachian tales, horror, and romance in its story of three interlocked mysteries in one small mountain town. It follows a poetry collection, Leopard Lady: A Life in Verse (Press 53, 2018) and precedes a work-in-progress, a haibun […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/the-peripatetic-muse-writing-in-multiple-genres/feed/ 0 26782 Persona: When the Voice Is Not Your Own http://booksbywomen.org/persona-when-the-voice-is-not-your-own/ http://booksbywomen.org/persona-when-the-voice-is-not-your-own/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2018 16:36:01 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=24880 This whole process began with hearing voices. I was working in my journal one night when this voice began, with no prodding, no expectation. It was strong and sure, a woman’s voice, dictating lines, whole poems. The first scribbled line was, Well I guess this is the freak show. I was shaken, to tell the […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/persona-when-the-voice-is-not-your-own/feed/ 0 24880 Claiming a Space in the World – Diane Simmons’ Short Stories http://booksbywomen.org/claiming-a-space-in-the-world-little-america-book-review-by-valerie-nieman/ http://booksbywomen.org/claiming-a-space-in-the-world-little-america-book-review-by-valerie-nieman/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:26:38 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3353 Chick lit covers wearing on you? Glossy images of impossibly long legs and microscopic pink dresses? If the shopping mall and the salon are too confining, enjoy kicking a little fictional butt. Little America Diane Simmons 115 pp. trade paperback The Ohio State University Press, 2011 In Little America, which won The Ohio State University […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/claiming-a-space-in-the-world-little-america-book-review-by-valerie-nieman/feed/ 6 3353 Will Read for … http://booksbywomen.org/will-read-for-about-author-readings-by-valerie-nieman/ http://booksbywomen.org/will-read-for-about-author-readings-by-valerie-nieman/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:08:56 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=1331 One of the great joys, and terrors, of being a writer is being asked to give readings. Readings are a validation of our work and of our ability to project that work before an audience. When they go well, they provide a rush of reinforcement that can keep us writing through those bleak Februaries of […]

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