Tag: The House
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Anne Lamott, Bit by Bit, and Microwaved Water…
Our middle child sat for the SAT, at the outset of this week, but not before giving the completed term papers to the respective teachers who had assigned them. Having read them several times when helping with the editing I learned much about the Gulf of Tonkin. In editing the second paper I learned how…
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Manuscripts, Editing, and the Chaos of Writing…
Last week was an absolute blur. It was crazy. My middle child, a junior in high school, was approaching taking her SAT for the first time. Two semester term papers, each between 12 and 15 pages lay in wait to be edited. As a writer I had to assist in my child in this process.…
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Of Cinco de Mayo, an iPad and Mothering…
Friday afternoon I felt as if I would crack. Each one of my children, ages, 11-years-old to 23 years needed me for emotional support as they struggled to attain their goals. My eldest was working hard on a paper search for a 15-page graduate research paper she must write. Our 11th grader needed guidance on…
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Ethics, Revisions and the Search for an Editor…
There are times where my writing runs head-on with my blogging. By writing I mean work on my novel. Presently, my novel, “The House” due out this summer is back from the copy editor, Shon Bacon. Once I make all the suggested changes I will forward the manuscript to my developmental editor for one more…
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“Dancing Siva” from Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident and The House
Read Dancing Siva from “Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident” and “The House”