by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2016 | Reading, Writing, writing lessons
OMG, OMG, OMG, I so love this book. I mean, I love it so much, I tried to make the image really, really big so you wouldn’t forget what it looks like. Listen. Here’s the other reason we read. We want to feel stuff. We want to experience joy and sadness... by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2016 | Writing
I received an email from one of my writing clients the other day. She’s one of the people I most adore because her mind is so expansive, so fascinating, so different from mine, and yet so familiar at the same time. The whole book writing process has allowed me... by AnnSheybani | Aug 5, 2016 | Life
Here’s the thing. The more you put yourself out there–on the stage or on the page–the more criticism you will draw. It’s just the way the world works. As Dale Carnegie used to say, “No one kicks a dead dog.” I had to learn how to... by AnnSheybani | Aug 1, 2016 | Reading
So, Walt and I were out and about last night when we passed by Brown Thomas, an upscale shop, Ireland’s answer to Bergdoff Goodman. In the window were some of the most ludicrous outfits I’ve ever seen. Straight out of the circus. Bright orange clown...
