by AnnSheybani | Aug 24, 2025 | Life, Reading
Decades have passed, but the two and a half years of illness are still fresh in my mind. I can still hear his voice calling me from the hospital after exploratory surgery. From his tone, I know something is terribly wrong even before he tells me. He’s supposed to be... by AnnSheybani | Aug 17, 2025 | Life, Reading
Every day, I talk to people who are looking to up their game by writing a book. They’ve done amazing things in their life and in their business and they want to share the wisdom they’ve gained. For many, writing a book is a brand new circus trick. It... by AnnSheybani | May 30, 2025 | Life, Writing
I recently put together an anthology about single pieces of advice that changed people’s lives—real stories from real people about those small inflection points that shift everything. When it came time to promote the book, I asked the contributing authors to... by AnnSheybani | May 5, 2025 | Life, Reading, Writing
Several years back, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Denise Brown for a column she writes in the North Star Monthly, a New Hampshire publication. I thought I might share an excerpt of it with you here. It’ll give you some of my philosophy and background,... by AnnSheybani | Apr 14, 2025 | Life
I’m guessing you’re here because you’re interested in writing and/or publishing books. Bear with me for a moment while I seemingly deviate from the topic… Every once in a while, Walt gets it in his head that we need to climb another mountain.... 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...
