Monthly Archives: April 2011

Karen ‘Writes the Book’ on Bully-Proofing, Part 1

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My friend Karen has always considered herself not to be a strong reader. This hasn’t kept her from getting a master’s degree in education, teaching reading and other subjects throughout her teaching career, and developing and now writing a book … Continue reading →

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Adam Davies, Hard at Work and Loving It

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Yesterday I bought another book at Bookstore1Sarasota in order to have the author sign it after his appearance there from 6-7:00 pm. I bought Mine All Mine. I would have bought his book Goodbye Lemon as well, because I love … Continue reading →

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Fixing What’s Broke in Our Food System

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Husband Gary and his sister have co-owned a corn and soybeans farm in Iowa for years, and that’s as personally connected as I’ll probably ever be to a farm. I worry about what I eat, though, and what our agribusinesses … Continue reading →

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Borrowed Book Falls into Tub

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

You have probably noticed the tagline for this blogsite, in the upper right corner. The book I dropped in the tub was a hardcover copy of Graham Greene’s Travels with My Aunt. It was 1970 and I was working on … Continue reading →

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Final Manuscript as an Accomplishment and a Gift

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Article first published as Final Manuscript as an Accomplishment and a Gift on Blogcritics. Here’s something I miss from my early days in the book-publishing world. I miss the symbolism and camaraderie that was inherent in the way a final-edited manuscript … Continue reading →

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First Lines

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

One of the hardest and most fun things a writer has to do is decide what the first line will be in the book they’re writing. Sometimes that line appears fast, out of “nowhere.” Sometimes a line pops up and … Continue reading →

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A Grandmother’s Gift

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My grandmother Mazie (Nana, to me) read the Boston Herald newspaper every day, without fail. She bragged on being a good speller and having a talent for writing, which was, in fact, evidenced by a couple of articles she wrote … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Like Selling Beer

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My head was nodding vigorously in agreement when I first read the following quotation in a Shelf Awareness e-newsletter. It’s an excerpted portion of an interview with author Margaret Atwood. After the quotation, click on the link provided if you … Continue reading →

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Kicked Out

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

So, I was having breakfast Tuesday morning with a small group that included a longtime friend – who wishes to be called by her Indian pseudonym – Calm Water. The chatter turned to this blog, which she has enjoyed, and … Continue reading →

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Writers Who Are Poets

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I’m not a poet, but sometimes I wish I were. Poets have written some of the bestselling memoirs. Consider Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club. I’m sure there are others I’m … Continue reading →

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