Author Archives: Meredith Ann Rutter

English Language Pronunciations

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Over dinner one night during a three-day Girl Scout (Troop 1096) reunion in Ohio, we ten or so attendees had a rousing interaction about mispronounced words in the English language. Among our pet peeves–and there were so many–were mispronunciations of … Continue reading →

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Book Marketing, Part 3 (and a Rant)

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Over a July 4 holiday visit to the East Coast, my sister had the opportunity to visit the Strand Bookstore in New York City, about which she raved to me in a recent communique. Once I got over my intense … Continue reading →

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Book Marketing, Part 2

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Retail booksellers are familiar with a great publication called “Shelf Awareness” that gives them current information about the book industry, publishers’ plans for upcoming books, and some of the publicity underway on recently published books. The online magazine provides lots … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day Weekend

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

nuttakit / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Happy Independence Day and weekend to my fellow citizens of the USA! For your holiday enjoyment I have put together (1) a brief but challenging trivia quiz and (2) a book recommendation for the occasion. Answers to … Continue reading →

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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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