The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 24, 2021Some 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 →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 47For 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 17, 2021Some 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 →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 46During 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 10, 2021Some 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 →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 45I’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 →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 3, 2021Some 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 →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 44In 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 27, 2021Some very quick things: As some of you know who read my Monday #52snapshot post, I was unexpectedly hospitalized on October 14 and underwent gall bladder removal surgery on October 17. My recovery was proceeding fairly well until last night … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Weeks 42-43On Thursday, October 14, I taught my two Holocaust courses at The College of New Jersey. Then I navigated my way to Mercer County Community College, stopped at a cafe for an early lunch–got the special–and hunkered down in the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 24, 2021
Tag Archives: The Assignment
Mid-Week Field Notes
Four quick things this week: I will now be a featured speaker about my middle-grade novel in verse, 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939, at a Yom Hashoah event at the Mercer County Holocaust, Genocide & … Continue reading
Reminder: International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event
On Jan. 27 at 6 pm ET, join a conversation hosted by the Mercer County Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Center with YA author Liza Wiemer about her novel, The Assignment, based on the true story of two teens in … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes
Three quick things this week: A client of mine at the Olswanger Literary LLC agency saw that my middle-grade novel in verse, 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939, is on amazon for pre-sale. Thanks, Joanne Fritz! … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | The Assignment by Liza Wiemer–Now a 2021 Sydney Taylor Notable Book!
Wiemer, Liza. The Assignment. Delacorte Press, 2020, $17.99 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write The Assignment? Liza Wiemer (LZ): On April 4, 2017, I visited Oswego, New York, for a book signing at River’s End Bookstore for … Continue reading
The Whole Megillah 