- Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home." - Martin Heidegger
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On balance
Sometimes I wonder if I am the only person who reads Vasily Grossman before cooking for 12, who tries to write a few lines of dialogue after the mouth guard for the 8 year old’s lacross game is found. … Continue reading
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Embracing my inner hustler
I come from a long line of hustlers. My family history is full of savvy merchants who sold their wares to put food on the table. My grandfather, an orphan of the genocide, first made his living selling undergarments from … Continue reading
Why I’ve never told anyone how I started this book.
I started writing my novel one morning 5 or so years ago quite by accident. I’d been having a love affair with books since Mrs. Sharrett read The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe in it’s entirety to our second … Continue reading
Platform is not a four letter word.
Every time an unpublished writer turns around, she/he is hit in the head (or groin) with the word “platform.” It’s not such a scary word, really, unless it’s uttered in the context of one more thing we need to … Continue reading
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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop
Welcome to the NEXT BIG THING Blog Hop. What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way for readers to discover authors new to them. I hope you’ll find new-to-you authors whose works you enjoy. On this stop on the blog hop, … Continue reading
Crazy? Who me?
Three agents are currently “reading” my manuscript. Two women and one man. And though I am a happily married heterosexual female, I can’t help but think of these three as potential mates. Landing an agent is really a lot like … Continue reading
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Writing a novel is like giving birth, except the gestational period is more like 6 years.
Writing a novel is a lot like giving birth, except the gestational period is more like 6 years, instead of 9 months. Once you birth the sucker, you’ve got to figure out what to do with it. Some people send … Continue reading
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A single voice of reason or Ahmet Altan has balls of Steel
You’ve probably never heard of him, but Ahmet Altan is a crusader for freedom and justice. He may not have a cape, but this Turkish journalist and founding editor of the left wing Turkish newspaper Taraf, represents dissent in a … Continue reading
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Another Hrant Dink? Freedom of Speech threatened in Turkey.
On October 25th, the European Court of Human Rights unanimously held that recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 would no longer be criminalized in Turkey. Many hoped that this would put an end to a long time policy of … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom of Speech, Hrant Dink, publishing, ragip zarakoglu, Turkey
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