Deb, one of my bestest friends is the president of the English Dept. Alumni Society at UMBC (U of MD, Baltimore County), and they're often bringing authors and such-like in for lectures and so on. I'll mention something to her if you like.
Amusing story re UMBC and creative writing. One of their profs is writing a series of novels that are simply faboo. The first one in the series is "The Death of Vishnu." People who want to take one of his creative writing classes are invariable disappointed to find out that Dr. Suri is, in fact, a professor of mathematics.
On edit: IIRC, Kat G. and Lori are good friends with the owner of Atomic Books out here in Bal'mer. You might want to ask them about the possibility of name-dropping and the like.
I've only now sort-of caught-up:
I did it. I wrote a novel. I finished what I started, proved I had it in me, proved I'm not just a quitter, that I can push past my own laziness and fears. I wrote a BOOK.
Susan, that's wonderful.
I'm so very glad for you (and it coincides beautifully with the end of the Jewish year, too - right the time to end a project, in my Jewish-glasses-wearing eyes).
People who want to take one of his creative writing classes are invariable disappointed to find out that Dr. Suri is, in fact, a professor of mathematics.
That sounds like Queen Victoria's reaction to Lewis Carroll. She was enchanted by the Alice books and demanded more, and was apparently rather cross when presented with a pile of math taxtbooks.
By all means, any school lectures would be lurvely.
edit: Susan, I told Marlene you were done and ewre settling in for a nice edit. She says, go you! A good feeling, that is.
Deb, I'm in Pennsylvania, an hour and change driving time from Baltimore. But I can still ask my teacher, who I think is in charge of these things, if she'd like you to come visit.
edit: Susan, I told Marlene you were done and ewre settling in for a nice edit. She says, go you! A good feeling, that is.
Cool! I was planning both my conference pitch and how I'm going to rewrite to get rid of the London section in the middle while in the shower this morning, always a good sign for my work ethic.
Holli! Pennsylvania! My brother lives there, and it's a train (not a plane) ride from NYC, so I could totally put that on my dance card.
Awesome! I'll tell my teacher.
Heh. "Deb Does The Southwest"We could have dinner...it'd be cool.
She needs a good editor. "fascinating career", "compelling writer's journey" perhaps. Checkered? Nah. I sniff pejorative.
Heh. Hate to say it, but "checkered" would sell more books. (:
That being said, Boston area sounds good. (:
Dude, 'cause if you read at Holli's school, I'll come too.
