Category: Anjuelle Floyd Author Blog
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Thrity Umrigar and the Timeless Tapestries of Her Stories
I discovered Thrity Umrigar last year when I read “The Space Between Us“. It’s a wonderful novel about what the title states, the space between us, us being a well-educated Parsi mother and widow Sera Dubash, and her poor, illiterate housekeeper, Bhima.
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How Often Do You Write?
This question always seemed to come up when I was attending writing conferences and workshops. Participants and fellow novice writers like myself directed it to the workshop leaders, published authors. The answers the authors offered were as varied as the authors themselves.
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Planning Your Novel: My Notebook
I have a notebook for every novel I write. I make notes on short stories I write, but novels deserve an entire notebook. My novels, as with all stories I write, begin in my head. Since earning my MFA I give much thought to my novels before I write, sometimes as much 3 years or…
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Angels and Demons: Books and Movies
I saw the movie adaptation of Angels and Demons on opening night, Friday, May 15th with my middle child and husband. It was great. Although the book was much better than the movie, I thought the producers created a good storyline, much better than the one in the current Star Trek movie. As a trekkie…
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Radio Show | The Soul of a Man: Marc Lacy
Author, Marc Lacy, will join me in discussing, “Bottomed Out”, his contribution to the, in the anthology, The Soul of a Man, published by Peace in the Storm Press, and due for release in June 2009. So tune in. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/anjuellefloyd/2009/05/16/Marc-Lacy-contributor-to-The-Soul-of-a-Man Visit Marc Lacy online!
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The Decline and Fall of Books: But Is Writing and Reading Dead?
I doubt it. One has to be really careful when reading articles such as, “The Decline and Fall of Books” written by Nicholas Clee. In it he writes, “Traditional bookshops are closing; vending machines are churning out novels; and e-books are the new paperbacks; so is this the final chapter for the book industry?…Booksellers have…