by AnnSheybani | Mar 27, 2024 | Reading, Writing
Lately I’ve been listening to the book Braiding Sweetgrass on afternoon walks or whenever I putter in the kitchen. It’s narrated by the author, Robin Wall Kimmerer, which makes the experience all the more enjoyable. She sinks her essence into the material AND she...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 23, 2024 | Reading
I love the excitement surrounding the release of a book. After months, if not years, all the associated work miraculously comes to life. Well, not miraculously, given the blood, sweat, and tears, but we can forget all that now. All is forgiven. This is a segment from...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 10, 2024 | Reading, Writing
I talk to writers about their desire to get a traditional publishing house deal at least once a week. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this numerous times before. It’ll take me an hour to explain the lay of the land, when and if it makes sense, and I...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 3, 2024 | Life, Reading
It is said–by whom, I haven’t bothered to track down–that we humans learn from shared stories of success, and from stories of failure. Me? I’m pretty obsessed with stories of failure because I’ve learned more from MY mistakes than from my...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 3, 2024 | Reading, Writing
You’ve probably talked for years about writing your book, the one that will inspire people to take massive action AND build your business. The one that will save readers time and pain AND establish you as a true authority. The one that will spell out your framework...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 22, 2023 | 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,...
