I hesitate to tell you this story…

I hesitate to tell you this story…

Basically because everyone who wants a good content developer for free—OK, a barter arrangement isn’t free, but close enough for government work— will come pouring out of the woodwork into my already clogged inbox. Edit my writing, help me develop my book’s concept,...
Greeting your husband in Saran Wrap

Greeting your husband in Saran Wrap

This here is my very first blog post. November of 2009.  Lordie, how time flies. I started blogging with the sole intent of building an audience for my memoir about Iran, creating a platform. I figured I’d write about the books that had influenced me, about...
Why we need your story so desperately

Why we need your story so desperately

One of the biggest fears my clients have is that by telling their personal stories they will appear grandiose, self-absorbed, or narcissistic. “Who am I to tell this story,” they ask. “Really, who cares?” Or, “It’s all been written about before, so why bother?” “There...
My love of vegetable-peel cookbooks

My love of vegetable-peel cookbooks

On Saturday, I caught sight of a book about cooking with food scraps at my friends’ vegan café in town. Surrounded by The China Study, How Not To Die, and Rich Roll’s Finding Ultra, all fascinating reads, that’s the one I latched onto as I tucked into my stew. Before...