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The Write Place #30: Melodie Winawer

I wrote most of my first novel on the New York City Subway. Seems unlikely, even impossible, but it’s true–I even thanked the…

Can you write in the dark? Yes? If you have a laptop, surface, iPad, or phone, I suppose you can. You don’t necessarily…

At my best, I write everywhere. I write waiting for the train or for a friend who’s running late. I really write best…

These days I write on an antique, Edwardian ladies writing desk in a guest-bedroom-cum-study. I imagine women dressed in fine gowns, writing letters…

My writing routine has changed over time. Up until last year, I was working full-time as an editor at Random House, so my…

When I first moved into my apartment, I placed an old black poker table in the kitchen. It was the same table that…

My writing routine used to be very disciplined: wake up early, get the kids ready for school, come home and do various house…

Hi there! My name is Ismée and I am the author of WATER IN MAY, a YA contemporary novel. I addition to being…

I often joke that the only consistent thing about my drafting process is that it is different with each book, and honestly, my…

Whenever someone asks me where I write, I often answer, “anywhere!” That’s the beauty of being a writer, isn’t it? As long as…