I’m pleased to report that my essay The Accidental Spiritual Awakening of a Ph.D. Economist is almost ready for publication1.
My editor indicated that there might be a few things to clean up and then we’re in the final line-edit phase.
This was my first crack at memoir-style writing and it really stretched me. Scholarly and educational writing have been my genre for 25+ years and they did not prepare me for personal storytelling.
But that’s part of the fun. Trying something new creatively. Seeing what comes easily and what I’ve got to work at. Learning the elements and techniques of the craft.
It’s taken me four draft versions to get it into present form. Version 1 was so explanatory and void of life. My editor’s most common note was about “showing not telling” and taking the reader into my inner world – the thoughts and feelings, not objective happenings.
Version 4 feels like it’s hitting the mark and I’m so excited to start soft-launching it ahead of publication.
1 Women of Power: The Moments that Make Us, is a compilation book featuring ten different authors, and is anticipated for release in January 2027.