JOANNA ELM, Author, Journalist, Attorney
The Pleasures and Perils Of A Writing Life
Don’t get me wrong, I love Fall. Always loved it. Back-to-School (first for me, then for my son) meant buying new writing supplies. Still love buying new writing supplies. It’s also time to get out sweaters and scarves after sweating in 90-degree temperatures, and replacing the hibiscuses with pumpkins and chrysanthemums. Continue reading “GoodBye Summer: We Had A Swell Time”
Come on ‘fess up! How are your books arranged on your bookshelves? By author? By genre? By fiction titles on one shelf? Non-fiction titles on the next? Or, no order at all?(photo above) Continue reading “So You Think A Book Is Just A Book?”
We’re at the midpoint of the Summer. Only six more weeks. And then the crowds will be gone. For the moment they’re here. Continue reading “Midsummer Dream — Or Nightmare?”
Writers sometimes need to get together with other writers to swap stories of the hardships of a writing life, and occasionally to celebrate a piece of good news about the latest WIP (work-in-progress.) This week, I got together with two compadres who I met several years ago at the Algonkian writers’ workshop in St. Augustine, Florida.
Since then, I have mentioned members of this 8-strong group (we call ourselves the Gonks) in posts on this blog. Several of them have contributed guest posts on how to get published (Greg), how to query agents (Mandi) and how to write a screenplay that will get optioned (Doug.) Continue reading “Why We Talked About Quitting At A Writers Reunion”
I went to a flower show in Westhampton, Long Island a few days ago. It was after a nice, leisurely lunch with my husband. Joe had a burger (without the bun) and I had a delicious grilled shrimp and avocado salad. We were at Dockers, a pretty restaurant that sits on the Bay across from the Ocean. Continue reading “Looking At The Good, The Bad And The (Oh So) Ugly On July 4th”