"Great advice, Betsy. Thank you so much for sharing. I'll definitely be revisiting these tips as I creep closer to the pub date of my novel (next spring).
Congrats on your book. I look forward to reading it!
Warmly,
Julia"
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Julia Fierro liked Betsy Graziani Fasbinder's blog post Help Your Friends to Help Your Book Go Viral
Julia Fierro commented on the blog post '[1st BOOKS] Amy Sue Nathan: Closing My Eyes Opened Me Up To Writing Again'
"Another wonderful post! Thank you Meg and Amy."
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Julia Fierro liked Meg Waite Clayton's blog post [1st BOOKS] Amy Sue Nathan: Closing My Eyes Opened Me Up To Writing Again
Sophie Schiller replied to the discussion 'A mother-writer on raising kids without "Religion" and talking about death' in the group Mother Writer!
"I think when you raise kids without religion, you deny them something that is intrinsic to the human soul. My feeling is, even if you no longer believe in the Catholic religion, even if the idea of going to church leaves you feeling cold and numb,…"
Julia Fierro posted a status
"My essay on raising children without "religion" at Kveller.com.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
http://ning.it/12s13YN..."
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A mother-writer on raising kids without "Religion" and talking about death
My thoughts on raising our children without "religion" over at Kveller.com. What do you get when an ex-Catholic and a Jewish atheist answer their children's questions about death? More questions.There is an interesting discussion developing in the comments. I'd love to hear your thoughts!…See More
Julia Fierro liked Marci Nault's blog post [Countdown to Publication] THE LAKE HOUSE Hits the Shelves Today - Excitement and a Broken Toe
Julia Fierro liked Kamy Wicoff's blog post What's In A Name? (Or, "Right Ho, Jeeves!")
Julia Fierro liked Meg Waite Clayton's blog post [1st Books] Joan Steinau Lester: A journal full of poetry and frustration, in equal measure
Julia Fierro added a discussion to the group Mother Writer!
“My Time Was Spent Years Ago” A Conversation with Writers and Mothers: Aimee Phan and Julia Fierro | HER KIND | VIDA's blog
“My Time Was Spent Years Ago”: A Conversation with Writers and Mothers Aimee Phan and Julia Fierro | HER KINDJust in time for Mother’s Day. A conversation between me and my great friend, and a great writer-mother, novelist Aimee Phan, for VIDA’s blog, Her Kind. It was exhilarating, revealing and terrifying to speak so candidly about my life…See More
Julia Fierro liked Emiliana Martín's discussion What was your blog post about today?
Julia Fierro replied to the discussion 'What was your blog post about today?' in the group Mother Writer!
"Today's blog posts:
Unlikable Mothers in Literature
My reaction to Jennifer Gilmore's thoughtful, and thought-provoking, post in Publisher's Weekly on The 10 Worst Mothers in Books.
AND
“My Time Was Spent Years…"
Julia Fierro commented on the group 'Mother Writer!'
"“My Time Was Spent Years Ago”: A Conversation with Writers and Mothers Aimee Phan and Julia Fierro | HER KIND
Just in time for Mother’s Day. A conversation between me and my great friend, and a great writer-mother, novelist…"
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- Who I am:
- My debut novel, CUTTING TEETH, will be published in Spring 2014 from St. Martin's Press. My work has been featured in The Millions, Guernica and other publications.
I am the founder and director of The Sackett Street Writers' Workshop, Inc., 1700+ NYC writers since 2002.
Graduate of The Iowa Writers' Workshop, Fiction, 2002
University Professor (University of Iowa, Hofstra University)
Represented by Maria Massie of Lippincott, Massie & McQuilkin
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- Twitter: @juliafierro
Website: http://juliafierro.tumblr.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/julia.fierro.52
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Cutting Teeth, A Novel (St. Martin's Press, Spring 2014)
Contributor to Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer - Bret Anthony Johnston (Editor)
Interviewed in DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education - Anya Kamenetz
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- The Millions
Guernica
Huffington Post
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Blog Posts, Lit Crit
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- I review books, film and television.
- Services I offer to other writers:
- Sackett Street offers all levels of Fiction and Creative Nonfiction workshops, as well as Poetry, Manuscript, Flash Fiction, Creative Studio and MFA Application Prep workshops.
We recently added a Gay Narrative Workshop and a Writing Parenthood Workshop.
Sackett Street workshops are limited to eight writers and include the opportunity to have work critiqued in class, written feedback from both the instructor and classmates, and a private consultation with the instructor.
Sackett Street workshops are limited to eight writers and meet in the instructor’s home. They include the opportunity to have work critiqued in class, written feedback from both the instructor and classmates, and private consultations with the instructor. To register, please complete the application at http://sackettworkshop.com/apply.html
Sackett Street instructors are available for private manuscript consultations and MFA Application consultations.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- The Sackett Street Writers' Workshop / http://sackettworkshop.com/index.html
- My professional associations:
- The Iowa Writers' Workshop
Pen America Member
Brooklyn Writers' Space
Pen Parentis
- I found out about She Writes from:
- the wonderful Anna Solomon
Julia Fierro's Blog
Wikipedia's Sexism Toward Female Novelists (+ some great advice on an antidote)
Posted on April 25, 2013 at 6:55am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Many of you may have heard the disturbing revelation about "Wikipedia's Sexism Toward Female Novelists" as discussed in the NYTimes by Amanda Filipacchi.
Wikipedia users are taking women novelists off the list of "American Novelists" and reclassifying them as "American Women Novelists."
The writer and critic, as well as Vanity Fair columnist and…
Continue Writing S-E-X in literary fiction
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:29am 0 Comments 0 Likes
A friend and a writer I greatly admire, Jennifer Cody Epstein, whose second novel, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment, is out in March, asked me about writing sex in literary fiction, a topic that has come up in just about every Sackett Street workshop I’ve taught, where it is common for these literary writers to completely avoid, sometimes without…
Continue A little inspiration for today's novel-revising...
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 8:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
“Everyone, real or invented, deserves the open destiny of life.”
| — | Grace Paley |
I talk about parenting in Brooklyn, the modern mothering experience & my novel, Cutting Teeth, with reporter Nikhita Venugopal
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:39am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Journalist Nikhita Venugopal, who covers Cobble Hill for DNAinfo.com, interviewed me yesterday and we spoke about my novel, Cutting Teeth (St. Martin's Press 2014), the modern parenting experience and more.
It was so much fun, and Nikhita was…
Comment Wall (17 comments)
- At 11:47pm on March 28, 2013,
Adi said… Thanks for the friends request Julia! Looking forward to see you around SheWrites and your posts on Tumblr!
- At 8:00pm on March 28, 2013,
Maria Murnane said… Hi Julia, thanks for your friend request-- are you a fan of my blog? Or my novels? I'm always curious. :)
- At 6:33pm on March 28, 2013,
Kim Steadman said… Hi Julia! Thanks for the connection. It will be great to network =)
- At 4:25pm on March 28, 2013,
Julie Luek said… Hi Julia-- thanks for the friend invite. Love networking with other writers. Julie
- At 12:23pm on March 18, 2013,
Meg Waite Clayton said… Sorry -- should have included link: http://www.megwaiteclayton.com/1stbooks
I host a guest author each Wednesday. I publish with Random House/Ballantine, but am an equal opportunity book word spreader!
:-)
- At 12:21pm on March 18, 2013, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Julia, just saw your post in the novelist thread on the sale to SMP. Congrats! If you are interested in doing a guest post on 1st Books when it releases, do let me know. I know it's a long way away, but I do book forward pretty far, so keep it in mind and let me know when you know your pub date if you're interested. Post run on Wednesday on my blog, and then rerun here on the Friday. I've hosted quite a few SMP authors.
Warmly,
Meg
- At 8:31am on February 19, 2013,
Deborah J. Brasket said… So happy to add you to my "friends" list. I look forward to getting to know you and your work better.
- At 4:40pm on February 10, 2013,
Edith O Nuallain said… Hi Julia, thanks for the friend request! xxx
- At 3:38pm on February 10, 2013,
Kelly Hand said… Hi Julia--I'm glad to have you as just my third friend on She Writes. I need to start exploring that feature of the site! And your profile now includes Cutting Teeth as your title, so that must have been decided. That's a great decision, as it is one of those titles that makes you consider various possible meanings--as in, moms cut teeth, too, and have cutting teeth! It evokes the sharky side of urban parenting. This will be fascinating to watch your process of building up to a release date, as typically I only hear about new debut novels at the time they are being published. Kelly
- At 2:58pm on February 10, 2013,
Barbara K. Richardson said… Terror generally precedes a public event, but I hope you find how magical it is to share great books with an audience. I always go away filled up with human tenderness. No kidding. It surprises me every time.
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E.C. Diskin commented on the group 'Novelists (Struggling or Not)'"Yes, Congrats Cassandra...I'm sure you're over the moon--hope you enjoy a big celebration tonight!!
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Irene Miscione replied to the discussion 'Show Me Your Novel and I'll Show You Mine' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)"This is terrific! It sounds almost exactly like something that happened to a close friend of mine. The girlfriend wasn't a pastry chef, but she too was from a foreign country. I'd like to hear more so keep writing... "
Kate Defrise commented on the group 'Novelists (Struggling or Not)'"Congratulations, Cassandra. That is amazing and wonderful and exciting and enjoy every second!!"
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