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fran schumer commented on the blog post 'Surviving the Draft: Pushing Your Book Over the Finish Line'
"I have a few first drafts. One ends; the other just wimps out. How do you know/feel whether to work on an old draft more or just give up and move on. Great post, Tayari. Thanks so much."
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Writers as Parents
Re: Dwight Garner's review of Christopher Hitchens' memoir, Hitch 22, in the NYTimes last Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Here is an excerpt:"Hitch 22" has its share of words like "embarrassing" and "shame" and "misgiving." He is bitter about the way the Iraq war was actually conducted. And he ruefully admits he has been a less than stellar father to his own children."Hitch is far from downbeat, however. It is packed with people....."If either Hitchens or the reviewer was a woman, would either have…See More
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"Hi Fran,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did,…"
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"thank you so much whoever posted ES interview. I loved Olive Kitteredge (sp?) but I loved Amy & Isabelle even more. Where does ES teach or where has she taught? Hi Julie Randolph. thanks for alerting me to this."
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- Who I am:
- http//:franschumer.blogspot.com
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Powerplay by Mary Cunningham and Fran Schumer; Most Likely to Succeed: Six women at Harvard and what became of them. Essays from the Eighties, ed. William Vesterman; Books of the Century, ed. New York Times Book Review
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- Various; last appeared in Science section of NYT.
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Journalism
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- books
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I edit/rewrite/revise fiction and nonfiction. Writing coach. Book doctor. Hand-holder par excellence.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Yes
- My professional associations:
- NJ5 Writing Group; Harvard Club of New Jersey; James Madison High School Alumni Association
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Writers as Parents
Posted on June 5, 2010 at 7:56am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Re: Dwight Garner's review of Christopher Hitchens' memoir, Hitch 22, in the NYTimes last Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Here is an excerpt:
"Hitch 22" has its share of words like "embarrassing" and "shame" and "misgiving." He is bitter about the way the Iraq war was actually conducted. And he ruefully admits he has been a less than stellar father to his own children.
"Hitch is far from downbeat, however. It is packed with people....."
If either Hitchens or the reviewer was… Continue
"Hitch 22" has its share of words like "embarrassing" and "shame" and "misgiving." He is bitter about the way the Iraq war was actually conducted. And he ruefully admits he has been a less than stellar father to his own children.
"Hitch is far from downbeat, however. It is packed with people....."
If either Hitchens or the reviewer was… Continue
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- At 8:05pm on June 3, 2010,
Julie Jeffs said… - Hi Fran,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
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