Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Midwest Book Review (dot com), Bless Them

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

The Midwest Book Review (dot com), bless them, has given their own version of a thumbs-up to my book The Cleveland Rutters. An organization of volunteers, established in 1976, MBR is among the very few established review sources to include … Continue reading →

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Progress on First Novel, Part 1

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Have I mentioned that I’m writing a novel? I didn’t think so. Maybe I’ve harbored a fear that I might jinx the process if I say something. But I can’t think of a good reason not to let you, dear … Continue reading →

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Face-to-Face Time in Old-Style Publishing

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My posting on June 1 was titled “Good Feelings from Groups.” Soon after posting it, while searching for a document on a wholly different subject, I unearthed a business plan I’d written in the late 1990s for my publishing company … Continue reading →

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Compulsory Voting

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Have you ever heard of this concept of compulsory voting? I never had. It took a chance meeting and conversation in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles with a couple from Australia to educate me on this one. (Don’t … Continue reading →

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Young Adult Fiction Reviewer

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I’m not a parent, but I have many good friends who are parents. I had two parents myself. My stepkids are parents. I’ve also been known to have opinions about parenting, which I usually keep to myself. So, with that … Continue reading →

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Life-Changing Books Redux / Eating Animals

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

About thirty years ago, I swore off veal. I had read a one-page consciousness-raising ad about how calves are treated from birth to death to make them good sources of veal. Imagine my shock the other day when I saw … Continue reading →

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Spirituality Yea or Nay … or Whatever

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

When I see a book trailer that intrigues me, and especially if it’s on a topic I may have reservations about, I Google the title to see who published it and what may have been written about the book already. … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Life-Changing Book?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

It was Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams that set Salvadore Dali on his life-changing path when he read it in 1925 while attending art school. I learned this from one of the instructional plaques in the Salvadore Dali Museum … Continue reading →

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Hashtag #1book140

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I was tweeting (on Twitter) today and clicked on the hashtag #1book140 to see what it was about. Have you heard of it? I hadn’t. It’s a tweet that gives a book review in 140 characters or less. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Good Feelings from Groups

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Funny the stories that stick with you over the years. Have any of you read West of Eden by Harry Harrison? That’s WEST of Eden. Published by Bantam in 1984, it’s a marvelous piece of science fiction set in the … Continue reading →

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