In 2011, my first book, a sassy little, heart-felt memoir called 'Laughing Through A Second Pregnancy' was published by Black Moss Press. In 2013, I was the guest editor for a collection of poetry entitled, 'Whisky Sour City', published by Black Moss Press. In 2014, we launched my first collection of poetry, 'I Am That… Continue reading New Book in 2016!
Category: Writing Life
The Working Writer
September always falls into my lap like a bunch of orange leaves. This year is no exception. We've all been feeling the speed at which life is going this year. I call it #ballsfast. (You can start a world phenomenon with the hashtag. Go ahead.) While the summer did go by #ballsfast each day felt… Continue reading The Working Writer
Clothing Purge – How This Affects My Writing Life
I think we can all agree that cleaning is a wonderful form of procrastination when one is working on a creative writing project. At some points, like this one for me, cleaning is actually a necessary part of my creative writing process. When I go to my closet (which is the closet in my son… Continue reading Clothing Purge – How This Affects My Writing Life
VANESSA SHIELDS 