ABSTRACT

This is a book for all women writers, professional, amateur or aspiring, in which forty women talk about writing and the part it plays in their lives. Self-discovery, work, personal liberation, communication, hope for change – all these motives inspire these short and direct personal statements.

The contributors come from very different backgrounds: some, like Sara Maitland, Rosemary Manning, Anna Livia, Suniti Namjoshi, are well known. Others are unpublished. In Other Words will provide practical support and encouragement for any woman who writes.

part Three|58 pages

Writing About Ourselves

chapter |5 pages

An apology

Or, Why I haven't written about ‘My Night at the Chibalos’, or even a piece on ‘Why I haven't written “My Night at the Chibalos”’