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From Mary Yukari Waters: I remember my childhood ballet teacher saying that an audience should never see you strain because it kills the magic; you should always hide it in order to maintain the illu…
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Here are my top ten; funny, they're all by women. The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood The Pattern in the Carpet, Margaret Drabble The Lacuna: An Novel, Barbara Kingsolver Bright-sided: How the rel…
Replied Nov. 11, 2009
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From Mary Yukari Waters:
I remember my childhood ballet teacher saying that an audience should never see you strain because it kills the magic; you should always hide it in order to maintain the illusion of effortlessness. I think this is also true…
Thanks for writing this. I enjoyed thinking about my top ten books; I don't often divide books into year of publication groups, so it was interesting. There are so many outstanding books that aren't even on PW's individual category top tens, which d…
Here are my top ten; funny, they're all by women.
The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood
The Pattern in the Carpet, Margaret Drabble
The Lacuna: An Novel, Barbara Kingsolver
Bright-sided: How the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermi…
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- www.lauralmayshoopes.com
www.westcoastwriters.blogspot.com
- What media outlets, if any, do you currently write for?
- AWIS Magazine (Assoc for Women in Science)
- Which of the following genres best describe your work?
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
- Do you review books, television or film?
- books on women in science, sometimes
- Are you currently part of a writers' group or a writers' salon?
- Yes, Memoir Cafe II, KW Group Critique, Oxy Writers' Connection
- Do you have any professional associations?
- California Writers' Club (Inland Empire chapter, president and newsletter editor)
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 10:52pm on December 8, 2009,
Lisa DeLong said…
- Hi Laura,
Nice to see you here.
lisa
- At 8:02pm on November 9, 2009,
Priscilla Maxine McGee Price said… - Welcome to she writes, check out some of the great groups here.God Bless you
- At 7:00pm on November 9, 2009,
Sandy Ackers said… - .
Welcome to She Writes, Laura!
I’ve been a member of this network since its creation, and have connected with many talented, inspiring women here. You’ll find plenty of terrific resources, along with dozens of groups based on shared interests in specific areas of writing, geographical location and other criteria. There’s also a She Writes blog, where any member can add a post.
If you have questions about any of the features at She Writes, feel free to ask me.
Best,
Sandy Ackers
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