I finished the 3rd draft of my storybook a few days ago. Hooray! I rushed to Staples to have copies printed for my friends and family reviewers. It was exciting right up until the point when I got the bill. Let’s just say that when you have a ~72K word book that ~$.011-$0.22/page can really … Continue reading
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Wins Gold – A Title IX Memoir
I love women’s soccer, but I usually don’t like to watch it. It just stings too much that my generation didn’t have the chance to play for a national team. Today was the exception. I finally watched…and the U.S. women won gold! I’ve been working on my book this evening and happened to read over … Continue reading
Aurora, CO Shooting Victims – Help Us Remember You!
Anderson Cooper was in Aurora, CO tonight, interviewing the families of the shooting victims. I was particularly struck by the interview with the father of one of the shooting victims. Alex Teves, 24, was killed in the shooting. Mr. Teves described his son in the most loving terms imaginable, but also threw down the gauntlet … Continue reading
Writing a Memoir, Biographer or Artist?
I received feedback on my manuscript about a month ago, that I needed to provide a lot more background about my parents to explain why my childhood was both so fun and funny. One reviewer (thanks Jen!) suggested that I explain why my father was such a good cook and why I grew up in … Continue reading
Hollywood Must Need Writers!
I went to see “The Amazing Spider-Man” last night. I had assumed that I would see a continuation of the other Spider-man films. Nope, “The Amazing Spider-Man” reverted back to the beginning, with hapless Peter Parker encountering a spider. It appears that a super hero’s daily life of fighting crime, thwarting a nemesis, or saving … Continue reading
Why We Write
A friend at the California Writer’s Club suggested that I subscribe to two magazines. His recommendations were “Poets & Writers,” and “Writer’s Digest.” Of the two, only “Poets & Writers” was available on the Kindle, so that’s the one I picked to get started reading about writers. It turns out that there’s a “Why We … Continue reading
