by AnnSheybani | Aug 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
There we were, trapped in deepest, darkest Papua New Guinea. For nearly two weeks, Walt and I waited for a helicopter ride to base camp with our team members. Each of us had arrived to climb Carstensz Pyramid, the tallest mountain on the Austro-New Zealand continent,... by AnnSheybani | Jul 22, 2018 | Life, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Several months ago, I was presented with the opportunity to doctor a book manuscript. Michelle Cully, the author, is this high-powered chick who owns a courier company in the metro-Boston area. If you saw her, you’d laugh, because she looks more like a... by AnnSheybani | Jul 1, 2018 | Life, Uncategorized, Writing
Resistance. Getting yourself to do the shit you claim you want to do. We all struggle with it. Which is why I asked Kyrsten Barrett if I could share this piece as a guest post. It’s not only beautiful and clear but also relevant to anyone who wants to write a... by AnnSheybani | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
I found this question amongst the various birthday greetings on my Facebook page. ( I adore how you get to feel like a superstar on your birthday.) Totally throwing it out there into the universe but…. any chance you and Walt would run a piece/class/talk about... by AnnSheybani | Jun 9, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing
Note: Much of this has been taken from a Writer Unboxed post written by Lisa Cron. Though the article is addressed to novelists, the information she shares is relevant to writers of all genres, particularly the client-attracting kind. Here is a reader’s manifesto –... by AnnSheybani | May 27, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing
I’ve been thinking about what I might add to this piece that I share with you below. I think it speaks so powerfully for itself that I hesitate to insert anything that will reduce its impact. I will say this, though. One of the biggest fears my clients have is that by...
