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Giving voice to the displace worker

 Need feedback on below article from Fresno Bee's Valley Voices- want to write a book but don't know where to go from here.HelpCAROL LAWSON-SWEZEY: Learning about humility through unemployment By Carol Lawson-Swezey It has been a year since that hot June afternoon turned suddenly dark and I lost my job of 32 years.In retrospect, all the clichés about being tossed to the curb, thrown under the bus, set out to dry in the scorching sun, they all seemed very fitting.Being laid off from a job I…See More
Jul 14, 2012
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Who I am:
freelance writer, poet, laid off displaced middle-aged worker, mother, wife, searching
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Contributed four chapters in a commemorative book celebrating the Clovis Unified School District's 50th anniversary celebration.
Media outlets that I currently write for:
Columnist and writer for Clovis Unified newslettter, Clovis Roundup, Clovis Independent and Kingsburg Recorder. Intermittent contributing writer for the Fresno Bee, Valley Health magazine and Central California Parent's magazine, Nichi Bei Times newspaper in San Francisco
My writing is:
Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism
Services I offer to other writers:
Editing, support
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
Formerly in a Writing for Publication group lead by Janice Stevens
I found out about She Writes from:
internet search

Carol Lawson-Swezey's Blog

Giving voice to the displace worker

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Need feedback on below article from Fresno Bee's Valley Voices- want to write a book but don't know where to go from here.

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CAROL LAWSON-SWEZEY: Learning about humility through unemployment

By Carol Lawson-Swezey 

It has been a year since that hot June afternoon turned suddenly dark and I lost my job of 32 years.

In retrospect, all the clichés about being tossed to the curb, thrown under the bus, set out to dry in the scorching sun, they all seemed…

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At 3:39pm on July 10, 2012, Jill Starishevsky said…

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At 1:54pm on July 10, 2012, Jennifer Lauck said…

Hi and let me be one of the first to welcome you to Shewrites.  This is a terrific site, tons of resources and innovative info.  As my own bonus, you have access to my teaching site and free teachings on memoir.  Just click here and sign up.  No spam, I promise.  Just great teaching tips.  Enjoy!  XO Jennifer

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