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Sep.22.2008
Hi all,
My co-author Anne K. Edwards and I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Norm Goldman of http://www.bookpleasures.com.
We talked about our book, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, and writing and reviewing.
You may read the interview here.
Cheers!
Mayra
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Sep.16.2008
They say that the most common question asked of authors is, "Where do you get your ideas?" But sitting next to a fellow nonfiction author today, I realized that there's one question I've heard more than any other. The question in question: "How long did it take to write this?"...
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Aug.01.2008
If you are just joining us, this story begins here...
Drive on the Left! (Part 2) Monday
Strangely, the idea of driving on the wrong side of the road didn’t seem that odd. As I dressed and packed up a few things for the day, I thought, “I can do this. I am capable. I can do this.” I...
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Jul.26.2008
My latest nonfiction title just arrived from UPS. It's 8.5" by 11" hardcover that weighs 3 lbs according to the publisher's website. All I know is that it is my first book that's actually slightly bigger than my computer (I work on a laptop!).
The Encyclopedia of Collectible Children's...
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Jul.06.2008
Today Spotted Walking to Urban Market (the end of the block):
A man on the stoop three door down hunched over. He does not live there. He is talking about how "Whores should think twice about the consequences" This conversation is going on without anyone around him.
A woman fifty...
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Jun.29.2008
Well, another Santa Barbara Writers Conference has come and gone, and a lot of happy, exhausted writers have traveled back home, inspired, motivated and ready to tackle another year of writing and, it is hoped, publication. I get such pleasure from watching the writers who come for the conference...
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Jun.08.2008
(This is a record for me! I never blog two days in a row, but lately I've had some wonderments.)
More drama in dishonor killings land. As if the crimes themselves weren't enough.
There is an activist/journalist who has been talking for years about an upcoming nonfiction book she is writing about...
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Apr.08.2008
...is, without a doubt, Mary Roach's BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. I probably don't need to go into too much detail about it here since Mary has her own page on Red Room, and since it's getting wonderful reviews just about everywhere--check out the New York TImes, the SF Chronicle...
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Apr.07.2008
Busy busy busy...last week I attended the Border Queen Book Festival, signed and sold a bunch of books and met some great folks in Comanche, Oklahoma. Once I returned, I had hopes of making further progress on the WIP, but instead spent more attention on the OWFI conference than anticipated. Really...
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Mar.20.2008
That’s the working title of The You I Never Knew, in case you’re wondering. Finding the right title for a book is always tricky, and sometimes the results are just downright odd. The Bookseller Magazine awards the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title. Readers are encouraged to vote here.
The...
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