VS Grenier ~ Award-Winning Author, Speaker & Podcaster

Lynn Steward is a successful business woman who spent many years in New York City’s fashion industry in marketing and merchandising, including the development of the first women’s department at a famous men’s clothing store. Through extensive research, and an intimate knowledge of the period, Steward created the characters and stories for a series of five authentic and heartwarming novels about New York in the seventies.  A Very Good Life  is the first in the series featuring Dana McGarry.   VS: What do you do to help balance your writing life with your family life? Lynn: I do not have children or family distractions and writing is less intense than my previous careers in merchandising and residential real estate, which demanded long hours and usually seven-day weeks. Friends and family know that work has always been an important and satisfying part of my life and, I suppose not having children, I never felt the need to set boundaries. ...

Be Yourself: Tips For Finding Your Own Writing Style As a writer, you have to have some sort of individuality in order to stand out from the crowd. If you look at all of the successful authors, you'll notice they all have their own distinctive writing style. Here are a few tips to help you find your own writing style. Keep a journal and an ideas book. Keeping a journal will allow you to write every day and give you a place to express yourself. Writing in a journal every day will help you find your own style as a result. You can use a number of techniques (stream of consciousness, question and answer, periodic reflection), in order to find the writing style that is perfect for you. In contrast, you can write down all ideas you have in your ideas book. If you take it with you wherever you go, you will soon fill it up. So whenever you need something good to write for an employer, you will have a ready bank of ideas there to tap into! Experiment every chance you ge...