How to Write A Personal Essay That Will Dazzle an Editor
Want to try your hand at writing better personal essays? Here are a few suggestions to help you impress an editor.
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It Takes a Village To Raise a Book
Our HerStories contributor Jessica Vealitzek, a new fiction author, discusses how her friends helped her along her publishing journey.
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Nature Vs. Nurture: Friendship Styles and Our Kids
Our guest post today comes from contributor Shannan Younger of the blog Tween Us. In her post, Shannan wonders how her own friendship style may be influencing her daughter.
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My Reader, My Friend
Contributor Lauren Apnel gives important advice to all writers: find a writing friend.
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Lifting the Heart
A guest post from Kerry of Winding Road on the loss of a friend and the power of forgiveness.
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What’s in a Name? A Request for Your Thoughts on Our Book Title
The choice of a book title is so important, and we’d love to hear your suggestions about our next book’s title!
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Online Friends
Have you ever connected online with other new moms? Did your online friendships ever become “real life”?
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The Case for Mixing Business and Friendship
Contributor Elura Nanos argues that going into business with good friends can often be a very good idea. And we agree!
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Why It’s So Hard to Write About Friendship Breakups
It’s tougher than we expected to write about friendship breakups. Why is it so difficult to talk about this experience?
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When Friendships and Book Clubs Do Not Mix
Have you ever felt like you had a book club curse? Contributor Nina Badzin shares her story of finding a way to mix friendship with book clubs.
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The HerStories Project: More Than Just a Book About Friendship
We welcome a guest post by contributor Julie Burton. Find out what Julie has learned about why friendships are so important to women in each stage of their lives.
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A New Year’s Update: New Friends and New Beginnings
It’s a New Year, and we’re taking a few moments to reflect on why we’re grateful for last year and why we’re excited for what’s ahead.
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Books We Recommend for Every Friend on Your List (At Any Time of the Year)
Still looking for a gift for a friend on your list? We have several suggestions of books about friendship that we love!
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I’m Going Rogue: Punching Culture in the Face With a Phone Call
Are you guilty of relying too much on text messages and social media to keep in touch with your friends? Vicky Willenberg reminds us to take the time to pick up the phone and call, or better yet, get together with our friends face to face.
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And Finally a Book Proof Landed on My Doorstep….
We’re thrilled for everyone to see the first proofs of our book, The HerStories Project, releasing in just two weeks!
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Send Us a Friendship Photo and You Could Win Our Book!
We’re giving away three copies of our book! Send us a friendship photo for a chance to win.
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Our Contributors Are Amazing: Part I
See what a few of our fantastic contributors have been writing about!
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Childhood Friendships and the Turning of the Tide
My seven year old daughter’s best friend will be moving away soon. How do you help your child cope when they lose a best friend?
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Juggling Without a To-Do List: Reflections From a Work At Home Mom
The complexities and compromises of mothers who work at home are often lost in discussions about “leaning in” and “opting out.” Jessica talks about how she is learning to become a stay at home mom.
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Even At 2 a.m.
Were you lucky enough to have a friend to call at 2 a.m. to help you during your first months of new motherhood? Jean shares the wisdom and support she received from the friend that she could call even in the loneliest hours of the night.
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Is New Parenthood Making Your Marriage Miserable? How To Help Your Marriage Survive the Transition
How has becoming a parent affected your marriage? We discussed marital satisfaction and motherhood with several women and a marriage therapist.
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Stronger Than Me
Rose from Naturally Educated shares a powerful essay about friendship and loss.
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The Miles Between Us
Today’s essay comes from Stephanie’s “real-life” friend, Erica, and chronicles the deterioration of a friendship.
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Driving While Grieving
by Amie Newman When I am 22 years old it’s an adventure: the two of us live in an old school bus with no bathroom, on a river crowded with crawdads, in rural North Carolina. We break up shortly afterward, but not before hopping a plane to Greece, sleeping on the deck of a boat […]
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The Friend Who Got Away
“I’ve just made the biggest mistake of my life.” My best friend sobs on the other end of the phone. Over two weeks back from her honeymoon, and this is our first check-in, our longest conversational drought in years. Well, until now. I look back from midlife and wonder if I left her too long, […]
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To Middle Age and Beyond
I’m lying on the living room floor, talking into the phone while chewing on my hair, just like I used to in high school. Occasionally I cackle and roll over. My voice drops as we conspire. My best friend of thirty years is on the other end of the line. My husband glances at me […]
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Friends Like These
If you are lucky, you will have a friend in your life who will listen to you go on and on about your complicated marriage, who will sit patiently and nonjudgmentally as you spin in the same circle, like a cat chasing its tail, for ten years. She will discuss it with you over dinner […]
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Space To Imagine
A blue-walled loft bedroom in an old church converted into condos. A wide leather couch, piled with blankets, in a cramped but comfortable house. A two-level, wood-floored apartment filled with abstract art, dried rose petals, and light. And a cozy guest room in a college town that I still think of as home. Most friendships […]
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Alia
I met Alia on an app for moms called Peanut in January of 2020. I’d never had the chance to date online, and at first, I was paralyzed by the sight of each woman’s face, unsure of whether to swipe right or swipe left. But quickly, I became accustomed to that split second of judgment, […]