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Dory Adams lives in Pittsburgh and earned her MFA from Vermont College. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, The Santa Fe Literary Review, The Avery Anthology, Hamilton Stone Review, Blue Earth Review, Hobart, Slipstream, Forge, Word Riot, The Oklahoma Review, Common Ground Magazine, Shalla Magazine, and Paper Street. Her story “Tests and Measurements” which appeared in Workers Write! Tales from the Clinic was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2009. She is currently working on a novel titled The October Earth and writes her weekly blog In This Light at www.doryadams.com.
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- Who I am:
- "In This Light" at www.doryadams.com
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Workers Write! Tales from the Clinic ("Tests and Measurements," my short story in this anthology, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Blog Posts
In This Light: A Weekly Blog of Narrative and Images
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Dory Adams's Blog
Writing and Telling Stories (the writing process with a Halloween twist)
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 4:00am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Writers of fiction live multiple lives when they are working on a story – the reality of their own daily lives and the fictional lives of their characters. That dance in and out of fictional and real worlds can be a difficult balancing act, particularly if the writer is working on a novel. I seem to require large blocks of time to immerse myself into the world of the characters in the novel I’m writing, but it’s been difficult for me to find… Continue
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Cyndi Briggs left a comment for Dory Adams
"Hi, Dory! Thanks for the friend add! I hope you have a great weekend :-)"
Dory Adams commented on the blog post 'In Honor of 8000: Shout Out A She Writer Today'
"A big shout out to Lauren B. Davis, who I met online for the first time here at She Writes. It was Lauren's input to discussions here that led me to read her novel The Radiant City, which is a story and characters I still think about. I'm…"
Dory Adams commented on the blog post 'The Salonniere: Are You A "Self-Promoter"? Take My Quiz and Find Out!'
"Excellent post -- and great quiz questions to make your point! These are some tricky dance steps we have to learn. I would bet that most writers hate the self-promotion duties that now come as part of the territory of being a writer. By its very…"
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With the shift in distribution, has there been talks about change in costs ?
Good Judith! Go for it. :)"
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Pushcart nomination way to go!!
If you need a great web designer for your upcoming book check mine out she did a great job (www.inherwake.com)
I only joined face book when my memoir was coming out and I am not so agile on it.
Congratulations.
Nancy
Thank you for the friend addition. Congratulations on your nomination!
--Victoria