The Whole Megillah- Author’s Notebook | The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty ZeldisZeldis, Kitty. The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights. New York: HarperCollins, 2022. 345 pages. Writing the Past (WTP): What motivated you to write Dressmakers of Prospect Heights?Kitty Zeldis (KZ): I had long been interested in New Orleans, a place that figures importantly in … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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- Mid-Week Field Notes–January 18, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–January 11, 2023Happy 2023! Some very quick things: What 2023 writing goals have you set for yourself?Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | My Name Is Hamburger by Jacqueline JulesJacqueline Jules, My Name Is Hamburger. Kar-Ben, 2022, 240 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What motivated you to write this story? Why verse?Jacqueline Jules (JJ): I love writing in verse. Before I ever wrote anything in prose, I wrote poems. … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–January 4, 2023Happy 2023! Some very quick things: What 2023 writing goals have you set for yourself?Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 52–Your Town’s Famous Residents, Ghosts, and LegendsThe final prompt of this blog series asks us to write about famous residents, ghosts, and/or legends from our hometown or current town. I actually wrote a book about this, Legendary Locals of Kearny, New Jersey (Arcadia, 2015). I wrote … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–December 28, 2022Some very quick things: Happy New Year! Here’s to a great 2023 for writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 51–The Color WheelThe prompt this week asks us to focus on colors: Choose a color, make a list of objects with that color, choose one object to write about. I choose green–and blue–and wrote a poem that involved another person who shares … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty Zeldis
Monthly Archives: November 2021
#52snapshots–Week 48
In an Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) generative writing session last week, I wrote about my childhood dream of becoming a fashion designer, catalyzed by “Bunny” comics, featuring Bunny Ball, international fashion model and by a supermarket novel about Barbie … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 24, 2021
Some very quick things: This week I’m working on a short article/personal essay, an opportunity that came up from a Facebook group. Last weekend I participated in three Amherst Writers & Artists sessions, generating at least five new poems for … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 47
For the rest of this calendar year, I’m pretty much putting #52snapshots aside to work on my dissertation. I’m still, though, jotting down notes into Evernote, reading memoir and about memoir, and engaging with other memoirists. I just won’t be … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes–November 17, 2021
Some very quick things: I am announcing the launch of StoryScapes Studio! Two writing workshops start in January: Writing Family History (starts Jan. 9, 2-4 pm ET) and Memoir (starts Jan. 8, 11 am – 1 pm ET). Both are … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 46
During the last week, one more rejection came in for my paternal grandfather essay. I haven’t sent it out widely, and that’s a good thing, because revision is certainly necessary. Memoirist and Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA instructor Sue … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 10, 2021
Some very quick things: I’ve been participating in a twice-monthly Zoom gathering of writers to learn about author’s platform. It’s called the Writers Bridge, hosted by Allison K. Williams and Ashleigh Renard. Yesterday’s session was about creating promotional videos for … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 45
I’ve been reading a book my twin sister sent me about developing a shift in mindset for weight loss. One chapter struck me. It dealt with leveraging strengths. Years ago, when I was a director of marketing in Corporate America, … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes–November 3, 2021
Some very quick things: My recovery is going well. But I still tire easily and have trouble focusing on a computer screen. While I still have a lot of grading to catch up on, I’d love to carve out some … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 44
In the November/December 2021 issue of Poets & Writers, author Victoria Chang shares her journey in writing her new book, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, published by Milkweed in October. As part of her process, Chang collected … Continue reading
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