by AnnSheybani | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
I get the occasional irate email from those who don’t appreciate the way I greet them in my newsletters. I mean, some folks get incensed. Case in point: Ann, I am not a Lima Bean. Please don’t insult your readers. Just say, Hi, or Greeting…But...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
That’s the question all of us writers ask, not just my clients. And there’s a short and sweet answer–when you’ve done everything you can do, everything you can think of to improve the piece. And there’s a longer answer, which is what this...
by AnnSheybani | Jun 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time (actually, in 2014), Naval Admiral William H. McRaven gave the University of Texas Austin commencement address. It was a twenty-minute speech that outlined ten principles he’d learned during Naval SEAL training. These principles helped him overcome...
by AnnSheybani | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I had the privilege of working with the author Anne Batterson at East Hill Writers’ Workshop. She and I were part of a trio of writers (no one’s forgetting Sherry Horton) who taught craft, and boy, did we have fun. And boy, did I learn a lot...
by AnnSheybani | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
A blast from the past. Someone I was talking to this past week reminded me of this story, so I thought I’d bring it back. We have a dog named Edgar whose whole raison d’ etre is to kick cat ass. Unfortunately, we also have two cats: Peanut Butter and...
by AnnSheybani | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing
I think about my arch nemesis–efficiency–a lot when I’m on a mountain. Day in and day out, carrying one load up to a higher camp, going back down for another. Breaking camp in the morning, setting it back up all over again at night....
