by AnnSheybani | Dec 13, 2015 | books, Reading, Writing
All writers learn and do at the same time. Don’t think for a minute that you need to put your book-writing dreams on hold until you’ve earned an MFA. To save you the $30,000, I’d like to share with you what I learned at Harvard; the very thing each writing teacher... by AnnSheybani | Oct 12, 2015 | identity, Reading
This is my very first blog post from November of 2009. Lord Almighty, time flies. Six years, nearly to the day I started this blog with the sole intent of building an audience for my memoir about Iran, creating a platform. I wrote about books that influenced me,... by AnnSheybani | Oct 5, 2015 | Life, Reading, sex
It was the 70’s. Playboy and Penthouse were ubiquitous on suburban coffee tables, at least in the households where I babysat. My parents, in keeping with the make-love-not-war attitude of the era, kept a stash of porn star tell-all’s, Penthouse Forum volumes,... by AnnSheybani | Jul 28, 2015 | adventure, Courage, Life, Mark Divine, Reading, The Way of the SEAL
I just got back from Mallorca, an island off the coast of Spain where my daughter and her husband celebrated their marriage for the second time. Needless to say, surrounded by a LOT of highly dramatic members of the Sheybani clan I haven’t seen in a very long... by AnnSheybani | Jul 20, 2015 | Anne Lamott, Authenticity, Confidence, connection, identity, Life, Reading, Traveling Mercies, vulnerability, Writing, writing lessons
I received this beautiful note last week in response to my newsletter, and I’d like to share it and my response with you. It’s relevant to you writers out there, AND to people-pleasers. Thank you for your raw honesty. Your courage inspires me, seriously.... by AnnSheybani | Jul 6, 2015 | adventure, change, County Cork, Cultural Issues, Frances Mayes, Funny books, Ireland, Life, Peter Mayle, Reading
I received this question last week, one that both Walt and I get more frequently, so I thought I’d answer it here. I’m so intrigued with how you and Walt move back and forth between the U.S. and Ireland. I’m just totally curious. How do you two decide...
