Episode 52 Pivot, Pivot, Pivot, But Don’t Give Up with Loren Stephens
A master of pivots, sometimes by necessity, Loren Stephens, the author of All Sorrows Can Be Borne, shares her story. Early in her career she dealt with the realization that “passions don't pay bills.” After years of success in finance, fundraising, and documentary films, Loren found her way back to her first dream - writing and helping other write and publish. It’s a story that takes her cross-country to follow her then ex-husband for co-parenting and finding a way to make it all work.
Loren is a widely published essayist and fiction and non-fiction writer. All Sorrows Can Be Borne was inspired by her (second) mother-in-law’s life story growing up in Japan during and after World War II. Loren is a two-time nominee of the prestigious Pushcart Prize. As President and Founder of the ghostwriting companies Write Wisdom and Bright Star Memoirs, Loren helps other writers pursue their dreams.
Episode originally aired live on WVOX AM on February 2, 2023
Website
Write Wisdom
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Loren’s Writing
All Sorrows Can Be Borne, by Loren Stephens (2021)
Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge, by Cliff Simon and Loren Stephens (2016)
Stephens, Loren (2006, April), “Nantucket Sleigh Ride”. The MacGuffin Winter 2007, Vol. XXIII, No. 2.
Stephens, Loren (2021, Summer), Mugwort and Madame Tamae. Evening Street Review #30.
Stephens, Loren (2021, May 10), The Difference Between Being a Ghostwriter and Writing for Yourself. readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.com
Stephens, Loren (2009, February 9), 15th and Adams Corner Where My Father’s Hoboken Paints Stood: Then and Now. hudsonreporter.com
Loren’s Other Credits
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist. PBS. Narrated by Burt Lancaster. Nominated for Emmy Award (1987)
Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman. Judy Chaiken, Dir. Coronet Films (2018)
Additional Resources and Reading
Story, Louise (2005, September 20), Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood. nytimes.com
Warner, Judith (2013, August 7), The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In. nytimes.com