Have you ever wanted to have a book in print, or your own publishing company? With the self publishing revolution of the past decade, it’s now possible. This summer, I was bitten by the bug (or should I say book!) and took a slight diversion from historical fiction into the art world – though many of […]
Lack of fREADom Sucks…No More Banned #Books
September 28, 2015 By 28 Comments
21st Centuryville Sept.27th -Oct 3rd 2015 is Banned Books Week and this year I’ve been lucky to have an interview with senior librarian of 21stCenturyville, Ms. Viva Libriani. Ms.Libriani will be seen this year leading the march with her trademark chant Lack of fREADdom sucks…No More banned books! But she was not always a champion for this […]
Muse Media: Change and Junot Diaz
August 24, 2015 By
Muse Media: Change and Junot Diaz #Muse Media is a series of simple posts, looking for our muse by mixing prose with other media. If this was in the form of a Haiku with an image, it might be called a Haiga. For the moment, let’s enjoy the prose of some wonderful authors. “She would be a new person, she […]
#Author in Focus: Virginia Woolf – A Life of Her Own
July 27, 2015 By
Virginia Woolf – A Life of Her Own Author In Focus Bio: Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. Wikipedia Born: January 25, 1882, Kensington, United Kingdom Died: March 28, 1941, River Ouse, Sussex, United Kingdom Spouse: Leonard Woolf (m. 1912–1941) Movies: Orlando, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Golven, Simple Gifts, A Room of One’s Own Siblings: Vanessa […]
10 Ways to Be Creative in the Summer
June 29, 2015 By
Does summertime make you feel creative and want to try new things? Or do you just like to have fun in the sun? I like both, so while I’ll be posting all through the summer, I’m taking a break from blog commenting until after Labor Day. Some of you may remember this post from last […]
Barbara Kingsolver: What is the Heart of a Novel?
June 15, 2015 By
Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. The novel which earned her a pulitzer prize nomination and an Oprah endorsement, was “The Poisonwood Bible” published in 1998, and follows a missionary family in the colonial Congo. She […]
Do You Keep A #Writer’s Notebook?
June 1, 2015 By
I’ve recently been taking a free online poetry class through the Iowa Writer’s workshop, and it reminded me how useful – essential even – a writer’s notebook is. After all I did name a whole website after it! What is A Writer’s Notebook? Any kind of notebook that you jot down ideas, words, stories, poems […]
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