by nancy on April 1, 2012
Sometimes we write to explore new worlds, new situations, new possibilities. Other times, the writing comes from a deep need to understand and make peace with what is happening, now, in our world.
In the case of actress Judy Prescott (who has appeared on television shows such as True Blood, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case and Bones), the inspiration for her book came as a result of her mother’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s, when she had to come to terms with a situation that was entirely out of her control. [click to continue…]
by nancy on March 3, 2012
Welcome to One on One: Insights into the Writer’s Life! Today’s interview is with Susan M. Ewing. She’s been in dogs for over 35 years, and has written eleven dog books, including Bulldogs for Dummies, Poodles for Dummies, and The Pembroke Welsh Corgi: Family Friend and Farmhand. Susan writes a bi-weekly pet column for The Post-Journal of Jamestown, NY and has written for many national cat and dog publications.
She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Dog Writers Association of America and Cat Writers Association, and is a past president of the Cat Writers Association. She lives in Jamestown, NY with her husband, Jim, and two Corgis, Rhiannon and Gael. [click to continue…]
by nancy on February 1, 2012
by nancy on January 3, 2012