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Words of Women’s official podcast brings the popular Instagram and online community to life as it explores the areas, themes and different stages of a woman's life. From the experiences we all go through, to the ones we wonder about, it's an honest, real-life examination of the parts of life every woman needs to talk...or at least, hear about.
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Dani Shapiro on: Endurance, Rejection & Writing Advice That's Really Life Advice
"It's supposed to be hard." It's gonna be hard." It's not about talent, it's about endurability." Are we talking about writing or life? BOTH.
"Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write." Almost two years ago, I threw a shot in the dark. I emailed my favorite writer, my idol, the woman whose book, 'Still Writing', was my Bible as I navigated the seemingly impossible and dream of becoming a 'writer.'..And she responded. What started as a conversation about the writing life, what it takes to become a writer, evolved into what it takes to become a parent, a mother, a wife, a person with a dream.
Dani Shapiro is the author of eleven books, and the host and creator of the hit podcast Family Secrets. Her most recent novel, Signal Fires, was named a best book of 2022 by NPR, Time Magazine, Washington Post, Amazon, and others, and is a national bestseller. Her most recent memoir, Inheritance, was an instant New York Times Bestseller, and named a best book of 2019 by Elle, Vanity Fair, Wired, and Real Simple. Both Signal Fires and Inheritance were winners of the National Jewish Book Award.