Category Archives: Ruminations

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

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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

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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

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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

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Yikes – Two Months without Posting

I would be ashamed of myself, except the main reason for my absence is that I was writing/revising/reading toward a better manuscript. No excuse, you say? You’re probably right. But I’m still on the blog-learning curve. I find that my … Continue reading

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Really? No One’s Talking about How Tom Clancy Died?

This may be practically unheard of, you know? How did Tom Clancy die? Why is the public being kept ignorant on this one? I’ve already read a couple tweets suggesting conspiracy. That would be in keeping with his books, of … Continue reading

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“Loneliness is not much written about.”

So said Stephen Fry (actor, writer, and more) in a June 24 excellent post on his suicide attempt last year. Intrigued by his statement that loneliness is not much written about, I did a quick run-through in my own mind … Continue reading

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Friends and Strangers Can Get People Talking to Each Other

Hubby and I were treated Sunday night to a delightful home-cooked dinner at our friend Anne’s friends Bonnie and Ron’s home—in a heretofore unexplored (by us) location. Our Garmin failed us as we neared their residence, and our sense of … Continue reading

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The Book Review Section That Stumped Me Too Much

Every now and then–and it’s not difficult–I like to make other people feel smarter than me (or should that be, “than I” [do]? Too formal even for grammarians these days?). Anyway, I was happily reading along in the New York … Continue reading

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The Future of Books According to Ann at the Dentist’s Office

At the dentist’s office yesterday, Dr. Jenny White’s assistant, Ann, declared that printed books would definitely cease to exist. She may have put a “by year __” on her statement, but I was already lying there with my mouth open … Continue reading

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