Hello – Sorry to be so late posting this week, but when I include links to things, I like to make sure the link is working. And tonight, for whatever reason, one of them wasn’t!
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, I was pleased to have experienced two unusual events, slightly related to each other, but not really. I was both interviewer, and interviewee, for two different pieces about writers and writing.
Many of you know I write for CoolCleveland.com and one of my very favorite things to do for them is interviews. I have interviewed a wide variety of Cleveland folks, usually in the arts in some form or other, but not restricted to that. Frequently, it’s an author of a book somehow related to Cleveland, and usually, the book is published by Gray and Company, a publisher devoted to Cleveland. One of their recent books was by (and about) the long-time Cleveland radio personality Larry Morrow. To my great surprise, I discovered that Larry and I grew up about 20 miles from each other in Michigan, listening to a lot of the same radio gigs and so forth. Then we came (separately) to Cleveland and have been here since. We met for a delightful lunch, and here’s the interview: http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2011/05/larry-morrow-a-legend-in-local-radio/
A day after my lunch with Larry (gee, there’s a title if I ever heard one!) a writer friend called to ask if I’d be willing to be interviewed for an article she was doing for a different Cleveland venue. Of course I said yes, and even though some of what I said ended up on the cutting room floor, it’s still a good article that says what it was intended to say. Here’s the link for this one:
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20110509/FREE/305099956
I hope you enjoy them both! Also, please remember: Are you a writer nearing the end of the writing portion of a book, and wondering how to find an editor/proof-reader? If so, please send me an e-mail, and I’ll be happy to tell you about my editing services. Also, I need to remind you that the SPAM filter for WordPress is VERY aggressive, and deletes almost every comment without even giving me a chance to see it first. It’s not adjustable, in any way. If you’ve written a comment that doesn’t appear anywhere, please write directly to my e-mail: bookmechanic@gmail.com which is also the place for other questions. Thanks!
Guess I need to get back to the drawing board – actually to be putting words into the computer. Need to stop worrying what I will do when done, but just keep working on getting it all down, and go for self publishing or an online offering. Whew. That obstacle is handled!
Good for you! Remember, please — the longest journey begins with a single step! Just put one finger after another on the keyboard and create words. Let them multiply and away you go! Good luck.
Kelly