I think I have a new girl crush. 

This week's writeous woman of the week of Sarah Delia of WBHM 90.3 FM. Delia has served as host for "All Things Considered" and producer of local stories for Birmingham's NPR station since June. 

Sarah Delia

Delia has a great love for storytelling and in college hosted a feminist radio talk show -- two qualities that definitely make her a writeous woman. 

Delia is featured on SeeJaneWriteMagazine.com this week. 

During our interview I asked Delia what advice she would give to other female journalists. She said: “It’s important for you to not be afraid to be yourself and to be a woman. For a while I was so focused on wanting to be taken seriously as a journalist that I tried to put my gender aside. But our gender is who we are. I think we should embrace it."

Read more about Delia here. 

Other new stories on See Jane Write Magazine this week:

Sweet Blog Alabama

The Simple Booth is simply awesome at the See Jane Write Magazine launch party

Finding a Niche for Your Blog

Susan Schorn
Photo Credit: Karin Dreyer Photography

Women writers must learn to say "no," for the sake of our sanity and for the sake of our art. We won't have time to say "yes" to writing if we say "yes" to everyone and everything else.

Susan Schorn is the Writeous Woman of the Week and someone with an amazing story on the art of saying no, which she learned in a self-defense class. This week she shares that story on the See Jane Write Magazine website. 

Susan Schorn holds black belts in Kyokushin and Seido karate and is currently working toward self-defense instructor certification. She writes for McSweeney's and The Rumpus and lives in Austin, Texas.

Her essay "Saying No" is an excerpt from her book Smile at Strangers: And Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly, published this year by  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

You can read her essay here. 

Other stories on the See Jane Write Magazine website this week:

Women writers react to recent George Zimmerman verdict
Five Mistakes You May Be Making on Social Media
Time Management Tips for the Busy Professional Blogger
Liza Elliott of Red Camel Press
Man of the Hour: Wade Kwon, director of the Y'all Connect corporate storytelling conference
How to Take Awesome Photos with a Not-So-Awesome Camera
See Jane Eat: Summer Panzanella 

Cheri Leavy and Whitney Long

Move over Mark Zuckerberg! There's a new social network on the scene.

St. Simons Island, Ga., residents Cheri Leavy and Whitney Long are the women behind the  Southern Coterie, better known as the Southern C. 

Leavy and Long say The Southern C is the social network of the South, "a virtual front porch for Southerners and all those who love the South." 

Through the site users can share blog posts, photographs, videos, recipes and more about Southern culture. 


This year Leavy and Long decided to take the fun offline with The Southern C Summit, a series of conferences for Southern bloggers, brands, and businesses.

“The Summit Series is a live event designed to offer attendees an opportunity to network and develop business relationships, while engaging in meaningful conversations in an intimate setting,” Leavy says. “It is a great opportunity for writers, bloggers and journalists to learn new media marketing to promote their efforts and the seventh largest magazine in the nation, Southern Living, has editors participating and networking in a casual atmosphere.”

Learn more about Leavy, Long, The Southern C, and The Southern C Summit series at See Jane Write Magazine. 

This week on the See Jane Write Magazine website you'll also find:
a Q&A with Ava Jae from the blog Writability 
tips on how to create a home gym on a writer's budget
out new column for all the geeky gals

the importance of sharing your story, even your fitness story

a chat with a Birmingham blawger 

Sherri Graves Smith

Each Monday Writeous Woman of the Week will briefly highlight one woman writer being featured in See Jane Write Magazine. 

I'm kicking off this feature with Sherri Graves Smith. Despite her battle with cancer,  Smith is determined to help others and make a difference in the world. And she's doing so with words. 

Smith writes children's books that feature college mascots and strive teach children how to win and lose with grace and how to be a team player. Smith says, “While there is still life in me, I want to use it for a good purpose. That’s what really keeps me going.’’

Read more of Smith's story at See Jane Write Magazine. 

This week on the See Jane Write Magazine website you'll also find:

a Q&A with one of my favorite fashion bloggers

an essay on how Jillian Michaels makes me a better writer

a profile on my pro crush

a peek into Carol Marks' writing nook 

an essay inspired by Notorious B.I.G. lyrics

tips on guest blogging

And much, much more!

I really hope you all enjoy my new magazine!