What: I write fiction; I love spinning tales. Each of my three novels began with a small spark that grew into a book. In the case of House Arrest, it was a one-paragraph article in the Boston Globe that intrigued me. It described the Court assigning a home care nurse to make prenatal visits to a pregnant young cult member under house arrest. At the time, I was a nurse practitioner working with … [Read more...]
Hungarian Cursing and Humor
Hungarian cursing: My friend Olga taught me about Hungarian cursing when I was writing In the Context of Love. As the Hungarian heartthrob Joe tells young Angelica (referring to his immigrant father), “Hungarians curse better than anyone else. No one bothers sending anyone to hell. That’s too gentle. They say, 'May God’s horse put his dick up your ass.' They start out with stinky and whoring and … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Louise Farmer Smith
What? “What is it you want out of all of this?” This was my husband’s plaintive and exasperated question regarding my continuing to write fiction. He was in pain. A short story of mine or a book or a query to an agent had again met with rejection. I can’t remember which because I was not in as much pain as he was. In his career he has not met with steady or even intermittent rejection, whereas … [Read more...]
What Not to Ask an Author
The questions that some people think are okay to ask of authors is astounding! How many? How many books have you sold? It's a surprisingly common question authors get asked. Sometimes it's from people who most likely don't know what the numbers even mean. Exactly how many book sales equal "success"? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000 or more? Do they want to know if being an author has made me rich? Do … [Read more...]
First Rehearsal for Listen To Your Mother
I was so excited - I hadn’t seen the Listen To Your Mother producers Angela Smith Youngblood and Angela Amman since my audition several months ago. The Angelas, as they like to call themselves, filled us in on the production while, one by one, a photographer ushered cast members outside to have our portraits taken. Meanwhile, we casually chatted as we passed cookies and veggies around the table in … [Read more...]
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