by AnnSheybani | Aug 21, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
I can’t tell you how proud I am of Alexandra Desbrow, the author of this piece. This is a chapter from her book in progress. It’s so terrific, I just have to share it with you, with her permission of course. This is how you stay in a very unpleasant... by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2016 | Reading, Writing, writing lessons
OMG, OMG, OMG, I so love this book. I mean, I love it so much, I tried to make the image really, really big so you wouldn’t forget what it looks like. Listen. Here’s the other reason we read. We want to feel stuff. We want to experience joy and sadness... by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2016 | Writing
I received an email from one of my writing clients the other day. She’s one of the people I most adore because her mind is so expansive, so fascinating, so different from mine, and yet so familiar at the same time. The whole book writing process has allowed me... by AnnSheybani | Aug 1, 2016 | Life, Writing
Sometime back, I listened to a Brene Brown interview in which she described herself as a child. An introverted 13-year-old, she saw Grease 25 times, a movie I paid to see four weeks in a row at the very same age. See, like me, Brene wanted desperately to shed her... by AnnSheybani | Jul 17, 2016 | Reading, Writing, writing lessons
It’s helpful to know that obstacles are part of the writing process, but how are you supposed to deal with them when they raise their ugly heads? What can you do if you’re confused, say, about setting, or plot, or the relevance of that stuff for your chosen genre? And... by AnnSheybani | Jul 4, 2016 | books, Reading, Writing, writing lessons
I’m going to break out my Book Yourself Solid coaching hat and introduce you to some associated philosophy: There are people we are meant to serve, and others not so much. And our job is to do everything in our power to reach those we are meant to serve. This...
