Susanne Pari is the Iranian-American journalist and author of The Fortune Catcher, a novel that explores bicultural identity and religious fundamentalism during the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution; it has been translated into six languages.
How can a writer not be lured by the idea of blogging? It's instantaneous publication -- to all your friends, acquaintances, people you'd like to know, readers you'd like to have. The benefits are endless. Then again, there's this: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html?_r=1&oref=sloginThis post, my first blog entry ever, is for the express purpose of thanking Red Room ...