Author Archives: Meredith Ann Rutter

The New York Times Book Review and Me

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I generally keep my posts to 4-5 paragraphs so my busy friends will consider reading them. I get it! This one’s longer, though. Look at it as a loping re-entry after I let the summer and my novel-writing grab my … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping Post – Please Ignore

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I’m updating my info with Technorati, which requires that I post this code QBMWTRNWKTVT in a new post. Please forgive the interruption to your day. I’m going to do a true post in the near future.

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Case of the Missing Timeline

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

The novel I’m writing has a lot going on over the course of a year across seven characters’ intertwined lives. I have managed the timeline very carefully, double-checking myself with each new scene. A cheat-sheet of dates and events and … Continue reading →

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Mentors in My Publishing Past

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

From Alan MacRoberts, I learned–to my great surprise in 1970–that not everyone cared about keeping a job where they were, that they might be enticed to work somewhere else. His own reason was a purchase of our company by Xerox, … Continue reading →

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Creative Book Promotions

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

A friend of mine alerted me to this most wonderful book promo idea, a “novelade” stand! Read the short article (which begins with a tweet) by clicking here. Sometimes–not often enough–books are used to promote other things. Click here for … Continue reading →

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What My Teenaged Grandchildren Are Reading

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Over July 4 week we were fortunate to have a bunch o’ family with us, including three of the grandkids. They thanked me profusely for recent book gifts, and all three were partway through those books–but only one actually had … Continue reading →

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Author Connections at “Books In Boothbay 2012”

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

A happy, noisy, interactive book event occurs on a Saturday each summer at the Railway Village in Boothbay, Maine. I’ve been twice now, each time with the same friend–so it’s now an annual routine for us (right?). She goes because … Continue reading →

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What’s That Book About?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Upon completing my read of Jennifer Egan’s book A Visit from the Goon Squad, I begged my husband, “Please, please, please make the next book you read this one. I need to talk with someone about it!” He did as … Continue reading →

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Brief Book Previews from The Millions Magazine

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

You may enjoy a look at what one magazine, The Millions, took much time/effort to create for people who live and breathe books–or for people who read only a few each year and want to make sure they’re picking up … Continue reading →

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Write Poetry with Your Bookshelf

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Take another look at the titles on your bookshelf (#bookspinepoetry). Do some of them speak to you beyond describing the book itself? They will for sure if you start thinking about them in poems of your own making. I’ve done … Continue reading →

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