{"id":14051,"date":"2025-09-03T23:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/?page_id=14051"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:47:40","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p>The Write Spot books are a series of anthologies edited by Marlene Cullen. These books are collections of entertaining short stories, poems, and vignettes.  Each Write Spot book has writing prompts and a resource section with tips to inspire your writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marlene-Cullen\/e\/B07ZYNGC99?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1598119244&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/images\/index\/books.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Write Spot Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Write Spot: Musings and Ravings From a Pandemic Year<\/em>&nbsp;chronicles emotions and experiences during a tumultuous year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Write Spot: Writing as a Path to Healing<\/em>&nbsp;illustrates how to write about difficult topics without adding trauma.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Write Spot: Possibilities&nbsp;<\/em>is a mixture of playful, experimental, and insightful stories with prompts, resources, and words of encouragement for writers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Write Spot: Memories<\/em>, like all the Write Spot books, includes writing prompts at the end of each story to encourage writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Write Spot: Reflections<\/em>&nbsp;is a treasure chest of short stories, vignettes, and poems that inspire readers to become writers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Connections<\/em>&nbsp;is a collection of writing from mothers and their adult children, using story-telling as a technique to ignite imagination and to inspire writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Discoveries<\/em>&nbsp;is a compendium of essays and short fiction to inspire transformative writing. Stuck on what to say in your memoir? Can\u2019t think of the right twist for your novel? Tired of staring at blank page without any ideas? Marlene Cullen has inspired hundreds through her workshops and rules-free process.&nbsp;<em>Discoveries<\/em>&nbsp;is a fascinating selection of tales that speak to the soul with evocative prompts to spark ideas to tell your stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-smookey-gold-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-font-family has-md-font-size wp-elements-2f3925cc166a81fd8c92fe2355fc2067\">Available from your local bookseller. Print books and e-reader available from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=marlene+cullen&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>What readers say about The Write Spot Books:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-ac14f4df39ffb749a223d35b3c5f816c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/books\/musings\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15804\"><strong>The Write Spot: Musings and Ravings From a Pandemic Year<\/strong><\/a><br>Many anthologies are special, but one that springs out of a global pandemic holds its own kind of relevance. \u2014Karen Ely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7d51fa3e7f745516a8621bb0edcf8125\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/books\/path-to-healing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15800\"><strong>The Write Spot: Writing as a Path to Healing<\/strong><\/a><br>I have been savoring Writing as a Path to Healing. Reading it is like a warm conversation with an old friend, a chance to slow down and breathe: self-care at its best! Thanks for showing and telling about the healing power of writing! I\u2019ll be holding onto my copy for a long time! \u2014Marjorie Helm, LCSW<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-54de6c54955d6736c97f2268bd2b8d15\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/books\/possibilities\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15791\"><strong>The Write Spot: Possibilities<\/strong><\/a><br>These words will touch your heart and might even move your pen. \u2014 Brenda Bellinger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a48965a76605a2eb053ef52581ed3bec\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/memories\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15786\"><strong>The Write Spot: Memories<\/strong><\/a><br>I love this book and the way it encourages, instructs, and gives writers practical ideas to write. The stories are captivating and written from the heart. Each writer ends with an honest description of their Inner Critic and how they tame it. I read this book twice because of the honest and sometimes humorous stories. \u2014 Janet P.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8ff6f8a56555b7b17160009caef1448f\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/reflections\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15779\"><strong>The Write Spot: Reflections<\/strong><\/a><br>Once I started reading, I didn&#8217;t stop until I&#8217;d read it all. Reflections is a delight, just as were the first two Write Spot anthologies, so treat yourself. You might even find a bit of enlightenment along the way. \u2014 Janet S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8760b666f1df2d5f348b54651c6d1fed\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/books\/connections\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15773\"><strong>The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Connections<\/strong><\/a><br>An absolutely wonderful collection of essays that touches the spirit with joy. This is a well-organized and fascinating book. I like how each entry includes an author bio and a picture of the author&#8217;s younger self, along with a letter to the author&#8217;s younger self. These images and letters add another layer and much interest to the book. \u2014Judge, 25th Annual Writer\u2019s Digest\u00a0Self-Published\u00a0Book\u00a0Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-90406e3444d53204e1cc42eeff9d50aa\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/books\/discoveries\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15767\">The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Discoveries<\/a><\/strong><br>Discoveries shows the how to&#8217;s and the rich results that can come from the free write format: relaxing into the richness of memory and imagination, then planting an idea in the form of a prompt\u2014 a word, a poem an object\u2014to trigger a story idea. A beginner writer who needs guidance and encouragement, or an experienced writer who is stumped for ideas, can both benefit from a &#8220;Jumpstart.&#8221; \u2014 Kathy M.Making The Most Of Your Writing ExperienceRelax into your chair. Escort your inner critic out the door.<br>You are free to write whatever is on your mind.<br>Be open to whatever comes up . . . write from an instinctual level.<br>Your writing doesn\u2019t have to make sense. Don\u2019t worry about how it will sound.<br>Keep your pen moving.<br>See your story and tell it.<br>If you run out of ideas, you can respond to:<br><br>I remember. . .<br>I don\u2019t remember. . .<br>What I really want to say . . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-deep-burgandy-color has-text-color has-link-color has-def-font-size wp-elements-8bae392c1ae07275d79100de7ac1ceb8 has-background\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/smudge1.png&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWriting isn\u2019t about the destination <br>\u2013 writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.\u201d<\/p><cite>\u2014 Sue Grafton<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Write Spot books are a series of anthologies edited by Marlene Cullen. 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