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Zoe Zolbrod commented on the blog post 'Pink and Blue Diaries: The Insanely Busy Woman’s Guide to Sustaining a Writerly Life'
I think Farzana's onto something with the idea that women tend to enjoy dissecting a process and sharing their doubts and worries publicly, and that men might not be encouraged to do so. But I'm not sure that I agree that among…
Feb 27, 2011
My novel CURRENCY won a Nobbie Award this weekend, which sent me over the moon. http://ning.it/h8TELC
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Zoe Zolbrod commented on the blog post 'Five Questions for...Zoe Zolbrod'
Thanks for stopping by, Elaine and Deborah. Elaine, I think for me, writing in such two different POVs helped keep me on track. I'm intimidated by writing in a more roving POV.
Oct 15, 2010
Zoe Zolbrod commented on the blog post 'Starting Later: Novelists Debuting Over 40'
Great rebuttal to a faulty notion. My first novel came out a month before I turned 42.
Oct 12, 2010
Zoe Zolbrod commented on the blog post 'Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event'
Thank you for the enthusiastic comments. I suspected that SheWrites was a good place for a post about being a bookworm.
Oct 11, 2010
Julie Maloney commented on the blog post 'Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event'
Thank you, Zoe. Love the post. I grew up down the block from the library - my favorite place in the world for all those years when everybody was watching television and ours was broken.
Oct 9, 2010
Gina Frangello commented on the blog post 'Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event'
Zoe, I, too, would have absolutely fallen in love with a book like CURRENCY in my own youth, and wish I could have had such a book, in no small part because of Robin's independence, and the unconventional role--for those of us coming of age in…
Oct 8, 2010
Deborah Siegel commented on the blog post 'Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event'
Zoe YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Thank you for participating, and for this lovely, fantabulous post!
Oct 8, 2010
Zoe Zolbrod commented on the blog post 'Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event'
Thanks, Susan!
Oct 7, 2010
Susan Pohlman commented on the blog post 'Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event'
Hi Zoe, Loved this essay. It brought me back to my own days of school libraries and that panicky feeling that I was always choosing the wrong book! I am sharing this on my FB page~
Oct 7, 2010
Zoe Zolbrod left a comment for Editors Picks
Thanks so much for featuring my post and letting me know that you did!
Oct 6, 2010
Editors Picks left a comment for Zoe Zolbrod
Hey there Zoe, We've featured your post on Editor's Picks this week. Head over and check it out! All best, -Kate Managing Editor, She Writes Blog Community Manager, She Writes
Oct 6, 2010

Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event

This past Thursday, at the invitation of SheWrites co-creator Deborah Siegel, I appeared at Women and Children First bookstore along with Teri Coyne, Audrey Niffenegger, Amina Gautier, and Emily Gray Tedrowe as part of a panel exploring modern-day heroines. I could diagram that sentence to show about twenty different sources of personal gratification: Women and Children First, where I spent many longing hours in the first years…See More
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Zoe Zolbrod left a comment for Susan Bearman
Great to meet you too, Susan. I look forward to learning more about the Writing Workshop.
Oct 1, 2010

Ordinary Women: Extraordinary Heroines

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Who I am:
zoezolbrod
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Currency (a novel forthcoming by OV Books)
Maxine: A Literate Companion for Churlish Girls and Rakish Women (zine)
Fish Stories (literary journal)
A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World (anthology)
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
not recently
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
yes

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Reflections on SheWrites' Extraordinary Heroines event

Posted on October 3, 2010 at 11:57am 7 Comments

This past Thursday, at the invitation of SheWrites co-creator Deborah Siegel, I appeared at Women and Children First bookstore along with Teri Coyne, Audrey Niffenegger, Amina Gautier, and Emily Gray Tedrowe as part of a panel exploring modern-day heroines. I could diagram that sentence to show about twenty different sources of personal gratification: Women and Children First, where I spent many longing hours in the first years… Continue
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The Competition

Posted on September 9, 2010 at 12:06pm 0 Comments

This post first appeared on the blog of writer Robin Antalek, who kindly invited me as a guest. I recommend checking out her site for a variety of interesting posts by women writers.



In the middle of a conversation we were having about another topic, my friend remembered something. “Oh!” he said. “I read your book!” He said he enjoyed it. He said it was pretty good. He told me he read it in between The… Continue

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At 2:57pm on October 6, 2010, Editors PicksEditors Picks said…
Hey there Zoe,
We've featured your post on Editor's Picks this week.
Head over and check it out!
All best,
-Kate
Managing Editor, She Writes Blog
Community Manager, She Writes
At 8:54am on November 3, 2009, Julie JeffsJulie Jeffs said…
Hi Zoe,
Just a quick note to let you know your blog is now added to the Members Blog Index.
Look forward to your posts.

Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
www.juliejeffs.blogspot.com
At 12:58pm on September 21, 2009, E Victoria FlynnE Victoria Flynn said…
Hello Zoe,

Welcome to Mother Writer! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself and letting us know about your book. It sounds like a lot of fun. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

--Victoria
 
 
 

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