Category Archives: Writing

Ellipsis or Elliptical?

By annekAugust 21, 20101 commentCreative Writing, Menopause in Manhattan, Self-publishing, WritingApple Pages, editing, ellipsis, formatting a novel, formatting text, grammar in novel writing, Microsoft Word, Pages '09, text layout, using Pages to format a book, women writers, writing, writing a book

And its out the door!

By annekAugust 15, 20104 commentsCreative Writing, Writing

And it’s gone! One more edit transferred into the waiting arms of Karine – my editor du jour. Actually, she’s much more than my editor du jour – she’s been my editor for three (3!) years. Yikes! I thought I’d be onto my third novel by now! I’ve learned a lot from this editing process.

Keyboard Fashion

By annekAugust 1, 20103 commentsCreative Writing, Humor, Writingcreative writing, humor, keyboard fashion, leopard fashions, leopard skin covers, novel writing, writer's block, writer's diarhrea, writing, writing a book

My life according to Pendaflex

By annekJuly 31, 2010Writingculinary topics, Herman Miller, home office, Meridian, new life, office organization, organizing, organizing drawers, pendaflex, procrastination, sorting out one's life

Everything has changed in my life. And I know it because of my Pendaflex files.

Procrastination is my best friend!

By annekJuly 24, 20104 commentsWritingnovel writing, writing, writing a book

I don’t intend to procrastinate. It just happens. I’m determined to go over my novel for the very last time and edit it as per Karine’s (my editor) corrections. I actually like the process. But I am so not doing it! I’ve been involved in writing this novel for the last three years. Its gone

Hello world!

By annekJuly 16, 2010Writingauthor, journalist, novel, novelist

It seems that having a website is not enough – one needs a blog too! So, as I’m all for possessions, I now have a blog! I guess I’ll try to keep you, and myself, updated on what’s going on in my life – meaning the latest with Menopause in Manhattan; the new pomegranate recipe