Author Archives: anenewrites

My First Book Club

Posted on June 9, 2011 by anenewrites

This morning I had a new and wonderful life experience: I attended a book club. And the book being discussed was mine. You won’t know it when you read this post, but after I wrote those first two sentences, I … Continue reading →

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The Writer and Social Media

Posted on June 4, 2011 by anenewrites

I want to be clear: there is writing … which is art and craft. Gift and mystery. Work. And then there is the “business of writing” that involves, well, everything else—from MFA programs to agents and publishers and deals and walls … Continue reading →

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You are HERE!

Posted on May 18, 2011 by anenewrites

I have a terrible sense of direction—as does my brother. Maybe it’s genetic. I suspect, however, that it’s more on the order of the circumstance that plagued Macon and his siblings in Anne Tyler’s Accidental Tourist.  In that novel, the … Continue reading →

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Talking is So Therapeutic…

Posted on May 10, 2011 by anenewrites

Not long ago my husband had the word Courage tattooed on his wrist in a font that screams J’accuse!  each time I see it. When I mentioned his tattoo and my reaction to my therapist, her eyes bulged ever so … Continue reading →

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Not A Coupon Exactly…

Posted on May 6, 2011 by anenewrites

It seems that book groups are discovering Dancing With Gravity—for which I am very, very grateful. I wrote last week about the discussion questions now posted on my blog as a separate menu item. Of course you don’t need to … Continue reading →

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