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Reading & Signing for THE BABY PLANNER

May.06.2011

Join me at Liberty Bay Book in Seattle's Kitsap Island. Not only will I be reading from, and signing my book, I'll also have samples of Sprout Organic Baby Food.

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Josie's Latest Blogs

Oct.08.2011 - 11:24 am
  They like me. They really, really like me. I now know how Sally Field felt.  Writers have their own version of The Other 99 Percent. Concurrently, there is the 1...
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May.08.2011 - 8:10 pm
Today, millions of children -- and adults -- will be honoroing their mothers in a variety of ways. Some moms will get a soggy French toast breakfast in bed and chow down on it...
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Mar.14.2011 - 5:25 pm
The Baby Planner, by Josie Brown (Simon & Schuster)
Authoring a novel is somewhat like having a baby: there is a lot of precolating until it is born. When, finally, you shove it out into the world, all you can do is pray for the...
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Oct.29.2010 - 5:49 pm
 While Googling myself (Hey, 'fess up! You do it, too!) I came up with this article, in LiveWires.com, dated April 3, 2009. In it, I was asked: "How do you see the world...
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Comments from Josie

Mar.10.2009 - 6:26 pm
In response to: Twitter as an Author's Tool - or Just a Way of peeking Out of Your Attic
Dale! Shame on U!  U better hope Hemingway's ghost doesn't haunt your computer! ; )  Josie
Mar.10.2009 - 6:24 pm
In response to: Twitter as an Author's Tool - or Just a Way of peeking Out of Your Attic
Hi, Jennifer, Considering his propensity for competition, my guess is that he'd have steered clear of the typical navel...
Dec.21.2008 - 1:15 pm
In response to: Another Reason Why We Love New Yorker Magazine...
Agreed.  Ironically, it may have been funnier (to authors, at least) if the caption had read "We'd like to publish...
Dec.21.2008 - 1:10 pm
In response to: Another Reason Why We Love New Yorker Magazine...
I'll put in mine, if you put in yours.... 2 funnee, —Josie
Dec.16.2008 - 10:28 am
In response to: Speaking of Editor Rejection Letters...
Now, that was harsh! I feel your pain.   Well, if it makes you feel any better, I once got a rejection from an agent...