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Sonya Huber commented on the blog post '"Don't Let That Man Eat Your Career", and Other Preparations for Hitting the Road.'
Lots of pictures! In the haze of exhaustion I forget the beautiful faces and packed shelves at bookstores. Bookstore and reading photos are some of my favorites. Be sure to post those!
May 12, 2011
Sonya Huber commented on the blog post 'Five Things I Wish I Had Known When I Published My First Book'
Thanks so much for sharing this, Tayari. I love the focus on the long haul. Those are wise words and I appreciate your generosity.
May 2, 2011

Write anyway

My students often talk about facing the blank page and not knowing what to say, not “feeling it.” I go on and on about how I make myself write for an hour, no matter what (and that’s qualified by days where chaos intervenes, and the weekends where mom doesn’t even try to write). Today I’ll give specifics about why and why and why. I could imagine not writing today. I’m in chronic pain and in a phase of “off meds” for rheumatoid arthritis. More at …See More
Blog post by Sonya Huber Mar 17, 2011
Sonya Huber commented on the blog post 'Do You Know An "Invisible Woman"? Because We Want to Meet Her.'
I'm always following social class in one way or another, and lately with promoting Cover Me: A Health Insurance Memoir I've been thinking about the many women who are struggling with the patchwork of support services we offer in this…
Feb 9, 2011

Rheumatoid arthritis

Okay, I'm going to be honest about a tough thing... not the toughest thing ever in my life, but the current challenge: rheumatoid arthritis. It came on last summer after my thyroid swelled up and shut down. Thank god my mom had the same thing happen to her at the same time; she provided the road map. The backdrop is a thousand well-meaning people advising me to swim and do yoga, not understanding that this condition is an incurable autoimmune disease. And here's the part that hurts the most: my…See More
Blog post by Sonya Huber Jan 23, 2011
Sonya Huber left a comment for Deborah Siegel
Hi Deborah- Thanks so much for featuring my blog post! :) Sonya
Dec 22, 2010

To be a World Splitter (Prompt 6 #swinspires)

I take on political topics in my writing--labor activism in Opa Nobody, the need for universal healthcare in Cover Me--but like many writers on She Writes, I start with my own life because that's the subject I know best. A long time ago, when I was working as a cashier and receptionist at a photo processing shop…See More
A blog post by Sonya Huber was featured Dec 21, 2010

To be a World Splitter (Prompt 6 #swinspires)

I take on political topics in my writing--labor activism in Opa Nobody, the need for universal healthcare in Cover Me--but like many writers on She Writes, I start with my own life because that's the subject I know best. A long time ago, when I was working as a cashier and receptionist at a photo processing shop…See More
Blog post by Sonya Huber Dec 21, 2010
Headed off to Iowa on Wed. for NonfictioNow: old home week. See you there!
Status posted by Sonya Huber Nov 1, 2010
Rheumatoid arthritis--trying to write with hurt hands--brings up the need to write, the pain of it, the need to stretch and keep writing.
Status posted by Sonya Huber Oct 23, 2010
Sonya Huber replied to the discussion 'Six Word Memoir Contest: "Why I Write"'
Question mark, comma, exclamation point. Period.
Oct 23, 2010
Cover Me: A Health Insurance Memoir is OUT! http://ning.it/bxIhiH Discount code for 20% off: 6AF10. I hope you like the book! :) Sonya
Status posted by Sonya Huber Sep 2, 2010
I just joined a site to promote myself as a speaker: check it out. www.speakersite.com
Status posted by Sonya Huber Jul 20, 2010

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Sonya Huber joined a group Jul 20, 2010
Brainstorming for tour dates, and I ordered cool stickers for 'Cover Me'... Let me know if you want one!
Status posted by Sonya Huber Jun 1, 2010

Final galley edits

I'm finishing up the second read-through of my forthcoming memoir, Cover Me. It's a strange experience, this compressed re-living of large chunks of one's life after having had a break from this book for a few months. This one is easier to proof than Opa Nobody, but I'm am surprised as I was last time by how much anxiety this causes. Feels like being 9 months pregnant, hoping it's good, hoping I haven't been too finicky with my semi-colons. :)
Blog post by Sonya Huber Mar 26, 2010

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Who I am:
www.sonyahuber.com
www.sonyahuber.com/blog
@sonyahuber
http://booktour.com/author/sonya_huber
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Cover Me: A Health Insurance Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, forthcoming Oct. 2010)

The Backwards Research Guide: Using Your Life for Reflection, Connection, and Inspiration (Equinox, forthcoming Aug. 2010)

Opa Nobody (University of Nebraska Press, 2008)

Mama, Ph.D.

Reading for the Maternally Inclined: The Best of Literary Mama
Bare Your Soul: The Thinking Girl's Guide to Enlightenment
My writing is:
Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
Yes
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
No
My professional associations:
AAUP, AWP, Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Warrior Writers

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Write anyway

Posted on March 17, 2011 at 6:38am 0 Comments

My students often talk about facing the blank page and not knowing what to say, not “feeling it.” I go on and on about how I make myself write for an hour, no matter what (and that’s qualified by days where chaos intervenes, and the weekends where mom doesn’t even try to write). Today I’ll give specifics about why and why and why. I could imagine not writing today. I’m in chronic pain and in a phase of “off meds” for rheumatoid arthritis.

 

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on January 23, 2011 at 8:18am 0 Comments

Okay, I'm going to be honest about a tough thing... not the toughest thing ever in my life, but the current challenge: rheumatoid arthritis. It came on last summer after my thyroid swelled up and shut down. Thank god my mom had the same thing happen to her at the same time; she provided the road map. The backdrop is a thousand well-meaning people advising me to swim and do yoga, not understanding that this condition is an incurable autoimmune disease.

 

And here's the part that…

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To be a World Splitter (Prompt 6 #swinspires)

Posted on December 21, 2010 at 7:30am 0 Comments

I take on political topics in my writing--labor activism in Opa Nobody, the need for universal healthcare in Cover Me--but like many writers on She Writes, I start with my own life because that's the subject I know best. A long time ago, when I was working as a cashier and receptionist at a photo processing…

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Sonya Huber

Final galley edits

Posted on March 26, 2010 at 5:08am 0 Comments

I'm finishing up the second read-through of my forthcoming memoir, Cover Me. It's a strange experience, this compressed re-living of large chunks of one's life after having had a break from this book for a few months. This one is easier to proof than Opa Nobody, but I'm am surprised as I was last time by how much anxiety this causes. Feels like being 9 months pregnant, hoping it's good, hoping I haven't been too finicky with my semi-colons. :)

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At 4:34pm on March 18, 2010, Kelli  SwearingenKelli Swearingen said…
Hi Sonya and welcome to Mother Writer. We look forward to hearing from you, so feel free to introduce yourself to the group or just browse our threads. Again, welcome to Mother Writer.
take care,
kelli rodin (admin)
At 12:11pm on March 18, 2010, Gabrielle BurtonGabrielle Burton said…
Hi Sonya, So happy to reconnect with you. Congratulations on your new book!
At 1:00pm on March 17, 2010, Jennifer LauckJennifer Lauck said…
Great to see you here, thanks for the invite!
At 7:24pm on March 16, 2010, Sue William SilvermanSue William Silverman said…
Hi, Sonya, great to see you here! Is your new book out? I loved reading it pre-publication!! Sue
At 6:56pm on March 16, 2010, Susan Blumberg-KasonSusan Blumberg-Kason said…
Hi Sonya,
Welcome to the Memoir group and congratulations on publishing your memoirs! We hope you'll find many useful resources on the site.
Susan
Memoir group co-moderator
 
 
 

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