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Author Archives: Meredith Ann Rutter
Experienced Writer Erica Jong Tells It Like It Is
Enlivening me this morning is this talk by Erica Jong in February at the PEN World Voices Festival. Jong presents five rules for writing that she has learned during the course of her life. It makes for enjoyable and instructive … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, Ruminations, Writing
Tagged do what you love, Erica Jong, rules for writing
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A Writing Idol: Anne Tyler
There are many writers I find amazing, but none surpasses Anne Tyler for (seeming to) speak directly to me. I’ve come up with the simile “like receiving a new mother’s caress” to describe how I feel while reading Anne Tyler’s … Continue reading
Post-holidays Greeting
Happy New Year 2015! So here it is, ten days into 2015, and I just noticed that my last blog post was in October 2014. Wha? Guess I’ve been caught up in the lure of speed with the Yours In … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations, Writing
Tagged Ferris wheel, new year's eve, new year's resolutions, traveling carnival
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Can’t We Please Play Nice?
Is it okay for reviewers to use pseudonyms as authors do? Prior to a recent upset making book news, I’d have said no, thinking reviewers should be willing to stand behind their comments or not make them at all. But … Continue reading
Posted in In the Headlines, Ruminations
Tagged angry author, book reviewing, pseudonyms
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Grace and Poise on a Book Tour
It’s the rare author who gets sent on cross-country book tours these days. But when your book hits the front page of The New York Times Book Review, well, that’s a different story (or kettle of fish or ball of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling, Books and Authors
Tagged book tour, Euphoria, gift book, Grove Atlantic, Lily King, Margaret Mead
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New Trailer Now Out for “Gone Girl”
Being one of those who really enjoyed the book, I’m looking forward to Gone Girl the movie (trailer embedded farther below). Word is they’ve changed the ending, which pleases me because I didn’t care for the ending in the book. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling, In the Headlines
Tagged Gone Girl trailer, movies from books, second trailer, Stephen King, The Shining
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My Pinterest Boards
What I love about Pinterest is its hit-or-miss attitude. There’s no pressure to pin on any schedule or with any intention of finding closure. It’s an option that accommodates spur-of-the-moment captures as well as planned collections. The latter are sometimes … Continue reading
New Day, New Title, New Opening Scene
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Posted in Writing
Tagged book titling, Dwight Cook, Great Wharf, Mallory and Dwight, Mallory Cook, opening scene, When Mrs. Cook Got Out More
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Change in Title of Novel, New Beginning
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A Little Levity, Please
On the heels of receiving a rejection from a major agent who loved my query and synopsis (“very intriguing,” she wrote) but then didn’t get hooked after all, I’m in need of some levity today. The following tweet and picture … Continue reading