What have you learned from losing something or someone important to you?
This question covers the whole gamut from death of a loved one to being dumped to losing your belongings in a hurricane to losing family members to mental illness to having your doctoral dissertation disappear because of a computer virus. Loss. And more specifically, […]
I know you all want book deals. You want to be skinnier, richer, all of that. But what do you plan to do in 2008 that will make a difference in the world?
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Wednesday, Anthony Marais will be here, and to cut me a break, he’s going to do the interviewing. Stop by and join the […]
Tell me about the best teacher, or teaching experience, you ever had.
And a bonus: Start up your iTunes, your iPod, whatever, and now hit shuffle. Tell me what 5 songs come up first. No cheating! You cannot re-shuffle to try to make yourself look cool.
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Wednesday, Paul Green will be here. Paul is the subject […]
I just finished my book edits today and was so surprised by how it felt to be done. I expected joy. Pride. Maybe even tears for what an exhausting and emotional trip it’s been. But I just feel numb and edgy. These were hard, hard edits, and they brought me about as low as I […]
I’m not answering the phone, mail, blog, nothing till I’m done with these book edits. Then, I promise to respond to comments and be back in the world again.
In the meantime, you can always visit the remarkable Tommy Kane….
Tell me about a murder that had a real impact on you.
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Wednesday, Chuck Collins of The Radio Murders will be here to play Top 5 with you. He’s a kind-hearted, talented guy who is long overdue for a break in this business. I hope you’ll stop by to meet him.
Who is your shoulder to cry on, your strongest ally when you’re about to give up?
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Wednesday, Lance Reynald is here with author, Porochista Khakpour. It’s a brilliant interview. Please don’t miss it.
Tell me something you did that took a lot of guts.
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Wednesday, Kimberlee Auerbach will be here for another installment of Writers Sing! Here’s what people are saying about her book:
“So fresh and original you don’t want it to end. An enchanting debut.”
-Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth
“Frank, funny, and fiercely insightful.”
-Susan Shapiro, author of […]
Where did you go today? Tell me something that caught your attention there.
And for a bonus question: Where’s the best place you ever traveled?
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Wednesday, one of my all-time favorite writers, Pia Z. Ehrhardt, will be here to discuss her collection, FAMOUS FATHERS. We’ll also talk about being on the go. See you then!
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P.S. For Porochista […]
Tell me a funny (and true) story about a Halloween costume. Also, are you dressing up this year?
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Because this month has five Wednesdays in it instead of four, we’re going to play Top 5 again - this time with my friend, John Warner, editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. (Here is McSweeney’s, according to Wikipedia.) […]
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