by AnnSheybani | Feb 17, 2025 | Writing
This is a guest post by Lucinda Halpern, head of Lucinda Literary. Lucinda gets writers book deals with traditional publishing houses. Even if you don’t harbor the fantasy of publishing your book with a big New York house, you’ll want to pay attention to...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 10, 2025 | Life
A long time ago, when I was selling photo copiers for a living, I met an older woman who gave me a piece of advice I’ll never forget. “Darling,” she said, smoothing back her hair with steady hands, “there’s a time and a place for everything. You can’t do it all...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 3, 2025 | Writing
I once had a lovely, wise professor who said, “If you write about a person, tell the truth, and do it with love and compassion.” To show what he meant, he read a scene from one of his books in which he described, in gorgeous language, the boy he once was, his drunken...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 26, 2025 | Life, Writing
Plato had it right when he said, “Those who tell the stories rule society.” In other words, if you want to get ahead–and ahead does not mean taking over Greenland–you need to open your mouth and share your experiences. A piece of advice I took to heart...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 19, 2025 | Writing
I was talking to a potential client yesterday about her dream of writing a book. She’s got this amazing story about rebuilding her life after losing everything—and I mean everything—in 2008. The kind of story that makes you realize your own problems aren’t...
