Blog Posts for Ruth Paget

Bully for Peace

Ruth Paget — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:49:54 -0800

Peace at any price has never appealed to me; that philosophy allowed Nazi Germany to roll into Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Lithuania unopposed and set the stage for World War II. Peace at any price has permitted some leaders with nuclear arsenals, chemical weapons, and/or oil reserves to wantonly violate human rights and commit genocide in some cases. Peace is preferable, but not if it ...

More Wiz than Wizard

Ruth Paget — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:32:10 -0700

About fourteen years ago my French in-laws took my four-year-old daughter Florence and me on a trip to New York. They did not speak English, so I greeted my first visit to New York in the guise of a tour guide. Even though I had grown up as a city girl in Detroit, the vagaries of reverse immigration meant that my Franco-American family was then diversifying the small town where we ...

Xeric Grants for Self-Publishing Comic Book Authors

Ruth Paget — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:57:45 -0700

An FYI for folks looking to publish their first graphic novel on their own. This organization may be of interest. I heard about them at a graphic novel workshop and read about them in Francisca Goldsmith's book Graphic Novels Now.http://www.xericfoundation.org/Best,Ruth

Graphic Novel Workshop Enlightens & Entertains just like GNs!

Ruth Paget — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:51:34 -0700

“Graphic novels are not gateways to literature; they are literature!”- Joe Ferrara, owner Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz and Vice President of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Ferrara spoke at the Graphic Novel Workshop organized by the School and Public Librarians’ Association of the Monterey Bay Area on March 20th . Debbie Huey, author of ...

Scriptfrenzy Challenge in April 2009

Ruth Paget — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:11:22 -0800

I just read about the Scriptfrenzy challenge in April 2009 - write a script in one month- http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/ .I like these writing challenges. They get me going. I am rereading some books that others might find helpful if they want to take part in this venture: The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Cretive Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri, andThe Screenwriter's ...

Spanish for Writers

Ruth Paget — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:14:42 -0800

I taught myself Spanish by reading cookbooks and newspapers. I have graduated to more challenging works in art history, science,and wine appreciation. I am a firm believer in using authentic documents from the culture you are studying to master a language. Also,you should study topics that interest you to keep up your motivation especially when studying alone.The payoff for me has been ...

Afghanistan Exhibit Fills Creative Well

Ruth Paget — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:00:49 -0800

The Afghanistan Exhibit showing at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco till January 25, 2009 made me feel like a child again as I contemplated exploring this country's ancient cultures-childhood fascination is always a good state to be in for a writer.The works on display come from the National Museum in Kabul and represent archaeological sites spanning the period 2200 BCEto 200 CE.What ...

Have fun writing in 2009

Ruth Paget — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:49:34 -0800

May all my Red Room colleagues write great work in 2009 whether it's books, articles, screenplays, poetry or letters to mom! After last night's festivities, I am up early and going to type my book proposal some more. What a jolly way to start the new year - ha ha. Happy New Year to all and thank you for the great blogs. Ruth :)

Amazon Breakout Novel Award

Ruth Paget — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:10:24 -0800

The second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is coming up in February. Check out entry rules and so on at www.amazon.com/abna My novel is too short for the contest, but all of the NaNoWriMo folks should be interested in this.Best,Ruth :)

Finished my book!

Ruth Paget — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:07:27 -0800

Yeah! I finished my book - a teen love story! I've been thinking of that story for 20 years and finally got it in the computer. Thank you Red Room for bringing NaNoWriMo to my attention. Now that I'm done, maybe I can read all those pep talks NaNoWriMo sent out. I wish a similar competition existed for nonfiction works - I like writing memoirs. Maybe some contest does that I'm ...