by AnnSheybani | Jun 12, 2016 | Reading
My friend Janet, who’s a librarian in Connecticut, told me I had to read this book. She said that it reminded her of me, of the kind of stuff I say to her when her life is a shit show.
I seriously WISH I wrote like this. Or that I was as clear, and funny, and... by AnnSheybani | Jun 12, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
I was digging through my East Hill Writing Workshop materials the other day when I chanced up this little lesson on dialogue. I’m pretty sure that one of my partners wrote this up, but I can’t remember which. I thought I’d break it out for you today... by AnnSheybani | Jun 7, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
I was driving along the highway in Connecticut when I fell behind a mini Cooper with one of those vanity plates that made me want to hit the brakes. It had two words on it: Xin Loi. It’s a long story how I know this, and neither of us has time to get into it, but Xin... by AnnSheybani | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just discovered THE BEST Post on why we’re hard-wired to be sniveling approval whores, thanks to my girlfriend, Janet. It’s written by a fellow named Tim Urban and hosted on his site Wait But Why. Here’s just a snippet. Trust me, you’ll want... by AnnSheybani | May 30, 2016 | books, Reading
I’ve been spending a lot of time with my nose in this book. It’s something that Walt bought and left on the shelf. ( I know! Nothing better than having two readers in the family who think nothing of spending thousands of dollars on good books.) I picked...
