I just returned from a meeting with my publisher, in which I turned in the final draft of the book I’ve been writing. It will be titled: Trout Valley, the Hertz Estate, and Curtiss Farm. I was very pleased with the cover mock-up, and I can’t wait to see the copy proofs. I’ll follow up with details [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 26, 2008
Things I Like: Sassy Moms
I recently ran into my friend Melissa at a store. I’m sure she felt slightly overwhelmed chasing her young twins in circles around the display shelves, but what I noticed were her grey skinny-leg jeans, spiky-heeled boots, and her fit figure which reflected the fact that she still obviously enjoyed working out. She was the same fabulous Melissa that I knew before she had kids, despite the [...]
February 25, 2008
2008 New York Book Festival
The entertainment world and fans alike are abuzz with talk about last night’s Academy Awards. For you writers and book lovers, I’d like to mention another award event that is coming up in June – the 2008 New York Book Festival.
The awards ceremony will be hosted at the literary landmark Algqonuin Hotel in the Big Apple on June 27, followed by a festival in [...]
February 23, 2008
Thinking About College?
If you’ve ever thought about going to college, there’s no time like the present to explore your options.
There will always be excuses, most of them valid, and it may take some significant planning to re-arrange your priorities and your routine. There is a right time for everything, but it doesn’t hurt to do a little research and find out what your options might [...]
February 22, 2008
Book Review: Song Yet Sung by James McBride
In his most recent novel, Song Yet Sung, bestselling author James McBride writes about the tense struggle for freedom along the swampy shores of eastern Maryland in the days prior to the U.S. Civil War. The story’s theme suggests that there are five directional points: “North, south, east, west, and free. That’s the fifth point.”
The book opens with a gripping scene in which Liz, a [...]
February 20, 2008
Education
I recently added links to my undergrad (U.C. Irvine) and grad school (University of Miami) alma maters to the side bar on this blog. I guess you could say I’ve had a coast-to-coast education.
It wasn’t easy though. For those of you struggling through college or considering going back to school for another degree, I’ll tell you a [...]
February 18, 2008
Books about Creativity
As a comment in my last post, Christa mentioned a book, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life, by Twyla Tharp, one of my favorite choreographers.
I’m intrigued by the concept of creativity as a driving force, a healthy outlet, and a means of communication. I am also interested in the question of whether [...]
February 16, 2008
Creativity as a Means of Communication
On the Creative Construction blog, several participants have casually mentioned that they practice multiple means of artistic expression. James McBride, author of Song Yet Sung, one of the books that I am currently reading for review, is both a writer and a musician.
I can’t paint, draw, or play an instrument, but I suppose you could say that dance is [...]
February 15, 2008
Salzburg Statue
More photos from Salzburg… This is my husband next to a statue. (My husband’s the one on the left.)
February 15, 2008
Salzburg Pegasus Statue
This is a statue found in Mirabell Gardens of Salzburg where the von Trapp children sang and played in the movie “The Sound of Music.”
