My Redroom URL

• http://www.redroom.com/member/piperdavenport

About Me

• Hello, everyone. My name is Piper Davenport and I am a writer, currently working on my first novel, which takes place in my hometown of Detroit, Michigan. I'm a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn with a B.A. in English. I've previously published in the Lyceum, BackHand Stories, 63 Channels and PoeticDiversity.Org. I love to go down to Belle Isle Park and sit by the water but unfortunately, time and the cost of gas is preventing me from doing so. I'm working on a novel about Detroit, a city that receives a lot of negative feedback from people outside the city but not really from Michigan or even the metro area. Like a lot of people, I'm not employed right now so I'm just doing this in the meantime. I know that I'm talented enough to make it but I don't know if that will translate into book sales so join me on this rollercoaster ride of an adventure. I know that sounds cliche but I'm going to save my best words, thoughts and phrases for the stuff that I can make a profit off of and hopefully, being poor will soon become a distant memory of the past.

   

Relationship Status

• These questions are silly!

Family

• So, what do you want to know?

Interests & Hobbies

• Reading, writing, traveling, sitting by the water, concerts, going out to eat at nice restaurants, going to the movies. I LOVE to laugh. I think laughter is such an important part of life, even when I'm writing about serious things. I guess it's kind of hard for people to imagine what kinds of things that a writer likes to do in their spare time, huh? Well, news flash, people! We're normal just like everyone else except that I like to spend my days writing, sometimes in my pajamas with rollers in my hair, as opposed to sitting in a cubicle. We get paid for putting our ideas down on paper and for me, writing IS a hobby because you have to like it and you have to like other forms of writing. I like anything that allows me to write. So, just check back here for blog postings on interesting things that I like to do. So, I'm working on a novel and a collection of short fiction but I'm going to finish the novel first but in the meantime, check out the web links of some of my work. Enjoy!
  

Favorite Books

• Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, Another Country, Going to Meet the Man and Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin; Dubliners by James Joyce; Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons; On Writer's Block by Victoria Nelson; Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones; Why Men Love Bitches by Shari Argov; Devil in a Blue Dress and Black Betty by Walter Mosley; The Firm, A Time to Kill and the Rainmaker by John Grisham; The Wedding (prefer the movie actually) by Dorothy West; Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume; The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary; The Babysitters' Club series by Ann M. Martin; Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh; Arranged Marriage by Chitra Divakaruni; The Dance of Intimacy, the Dance of Anger and Fear and Other Uninvited Guests by Dr. Harriet Lerner; The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke by Suzi Orman; The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. FYI: Am I forgetting anything else? I'm sure of it, so I'll add favorite books as I go along!

Favorite Authors

• Anything by James Baldwin. Anything by John Grisham. Anything by Walter Mosley. Anything by Dr. Harriet Lerner. FYI: There are thousands of authors whose work I enjoy but these are SOME of my favorites. As I introduce myself to new and exciting literature, I'm sure to come across new authors!

What I'm Reading

• For the month of August 2008: Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley. FYI: I'm always open to reading new and exciting books! If you of one, please let me know!

Web Links

• http://www.jademyst.com/fiction/51.html

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