Writing in Motherhood
Josee SmithI'm a writer, indie author, and book coach in the San Francisco Bay Area. I love empowering moms to share their stories with the world.
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Stop forcing the “right” book, and write this instead
I see this all the time with writers, and especially with moms. There’s this quiet pressure to write something that is marketable, practical, or expected. Something that fits neatly into a genre, follows the trends, and feels like it will “...
Why I Stopped Writing During My First Pregnancy (And Why I Didn’t This Time)
This newsletter feels a little more personal.
I’m currently pregnant with my second baby, and something I’ve noticed this time around is just how different my mindset is about writing.
The first time I was pregnant, I made a very intentio...
Why you need to start writing now
I hear this all the time from moms who want to write a novel:
“I just need things to calm down first.”
Maybe your kids are little. Maybe work is intense. Maybe life just feels overwhelming right now. And so you tell yourself that you’ll s...
The biggest mistakes I made writing my first series
I wrote and published a six-book cozy mystery series between 2020 and 2022, and I am so proud of it. I still have copies around my house, posters on my wall, I love that series so much. It proved to me what I was capable of, and I wouldn’t...
Why I chose self-publishing (and why you might too)
When I self-published my first cozy mystery in 2021, I didn’t know exactly what I was stepping into. Since then, I’ve published six more books, including one after becoming a mom.
And along the way, I’ve learned a lot about what makes self...
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Working mom + author of 6 novels. Writing is core to who I am, and I help other moms reclaim that part of themselves. Let’s make your novel doable, and joyful, in the middle of busy life.
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