by AnnSheybani | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
I jolted awake Saturday morning to a shocking realization: it’s late March. Late March. Last I checked, we were unwrapping Christmas presents. Then a parade of exciting book projects marched across my desk, and—poof—I vanished down the rabbit hole. Give my mind...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 3, 2025 | Life, Reading, Writing
I was 26 the first time I realized that what people thought about me had more to do with them than with who I was/am as a person. Such an epiphany should have freed me; unfortunately, it didn’t. When I’d first moved to Iran, I wanted two things more than...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 24, 2025 | Life
I got to thinking about this bike rack I refused to buy because it looked like way too much bother. Anything that requires me to read a user’s manual, well, I I just don’t need it badly enough. Yet, if I hadn’t been nagged to death to buy the damn...
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...
