Wonderful Writers
I couldn’t be a good instructor without the wonderful writers in my workshops. See the article about me on page 6.
Recent Books by Ellen Herbert
THE LAST GOVERMENT GIRL
Winner of the Maryland Writer's Association 2014 Novel Award
Published by Apprentice House
On Sale at Amazon
FALLING WOMEN & OTHER STORIES
Published by Shelfstealers
On Sale at Amazon | more
Mystery Loves Company
Our mystery book club at One More Page Books meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM. We select the books a few months in advance, read them, and talk about characters, plot, setting, etc. Oh, and…Continue Reading →
Not of Vampires or Vaginas
What a thrill to be seated in a room with readers holding copies of FALLING WOMEN AND OTHER STORIES. Most of these readers had read my stories closely; one had read the book twice. We talked about how the stories…Continue Reading →
Readings-R-Scary
I’m scheduled to give a reading at Fall for the Book, a literary festival at George Mason U. on September 25 at 3:00 outside the Johnson Center. This will be my sixth reading of Falling Women and Other Stories, my short…Continue Reading →
The Writing, Reading Resolution
The Writing and Reading Resolution A favorite expression—I’m only a writer when I’m writing—reminds me not to talk about writing more than I actually write, and not to take myself or my writing too seriously. Yet I wish to write…Continue Reading →
Book Tea!
Since January 2012, I’ve received invitations to book teas, held in private homes, where the featured guest is the recently published book. One of my friends with a gorgeous house offered to give one for my book, Falling Women and…Continue Reading →
Falling Women and Other Stories for Mother’s Day!
“My mother taught a language no one speaks” is a line from the first short story in my collection, Falling Women and Other Stories. The sentence came to me one day during a writing exercise I was doing with students…Continue Reading →
Writing from Life
More than ten years ago, Sunil Freeman, Assistant Director of the Writer’s Center, called and asked if I would like to teach “Writing from Life.” “What is it?” I wanted to know.