Non Fiction
November 14, 2009
- Books in the Media Books In the Media1. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom http://astore.amazon.com/annduniriwri-20/detail/B001G8P5PU2. A Fatal Grace (Three Pines Mysteries, No. 2) by Louise Penny http://astore.amazon.com/annduniriwri-20/detail/03129471353. Judge & Jury by James Patterson http://astore.amazon.com/annduniriwri-20/detail/04466190004. From Dead to Worse (Southern ...
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September 13, 2009
- Many people have the gift of writing but lack the skills to fine-tune their work. That’s where professional copywriting, editing and proofreading come in. If your desire is to see your work published, but you don’t have the time or the ability to check the spelling, punctuation and grammar, you need help. Maybe you don’t have the time to network, market or blog your books or stories. ...
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July 20, 2009
- So the work has begun on getting the novel ready for my agent to submit to publishers. It's a very different experience writing fiction knowing that someone other than the husband is going to read it and that someone (apart from the husband, who is possibly a little bit biased) is as excited about it as I am myself.Going back to something that I had all but given up on is an interesting ...
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June 15, 2009
- I'm still reeling after the last couple of weeks. I've had a run of very heavy trials recently and suddenly realised I hadn't stopped until Christmas. May is always a busy month...stacked full of birthdays and closely followed by my wedding anniversary. It's all lovely of course but it can be hard to know whether you're coming or going by the end of the month.In the middle of all this I got ...
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September 18, 2008
- Digging into your family's past and writing about the people and events you discover can be a fascinating endeavor. A family history also helps children and grandchildren develop a sense of belonging, a feeling of continuity between the generations. I've also found in my family history interesting people who act as a springboard for novels and non-fiction books. What began as simple compilation ...
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July 20, 2008
- Today when writing a bio for an anthology that picked up one of my poems, I changed the title of my new memoir, again. This is now the fifth name given to this book, each choice emphasized a different aspect of the story (of my life) , or of the writer, or of how i hope readers will engage with it. At first I started with something simple and declarative, The Daughter of Arabs--too obvious and ...
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April 12, 2008
- Check out the new issue of The Smoking Poet, including an interview with Sue Miller and fiction by Lynn Stegner, Kris Saknussemm, Mark Batable, Lauren Baratz-Logsted, and many more. Plus some incredible poetry, including submissions by Cheshire, England Poet Laureate Harry Owen. It's all here: http://thesmokingpoet.netA call for submissions as well as the First Annual Short Story Contest are ...
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March 11, 2008
- I wonder how long it took for Silda Wall Spitzer to pull herself together before she was hauled in front of the camera. How much crying did she get out? What sort of eye makeup she used to cover the puffiness. What sort of decent mood relaxants to numb her enough to stand there for a full hour. Where did she go after it was all done? Did they both go home together? Did she run away? Did she ...
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March 11, 2008
- There are very few things to be relieved about when you are a few (translation: more than a few) pounds overweight. There is also some joy of not being completely competitive. Some joy in being somewhat of a passive aggressive slacker. One of these particular moments in time and space when realizing that my overweight ass might live longer than those who are ripped cut and being competitive at ...
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February 28, 2008
- Mr. Nader announced today his running mate for president: former San Francisco Supervisor and 2003 SF Mayoral Green Party Candidate Matt Gonzalez. It makes me sort of sad that Gonzalez has hitched his wagon to the Lar "American First" Daly of our generation. There are now people who are talking about how "refreshing" it is that Ralph has thrown his hat into the race, making ...
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