My big present to myself this month is a SONY portable reader!! I'm so excited. I will also get $149 in free books from ebooks.com (that's through month's end, if anyone is interested), and it will be so much easier to tote my bookshelf around with me!!
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So, Monday I went to a reading at Mo Pitkins, featuring Rebecca Curtis. She read a portion of her collection's title story, TWENTY GRAND, published last year in The New Yorker (story link). Oddly enough, as soon as she started, I recognized the story (hard to forget the Armenian coin). I just hadn't remembered the title. I'm planning on getting the collection as an ebook once my reader comes in. Also met writer Alethea Black; looking forward to reading her work (Inkwell and Antioch Review).
On Tuesday, I attended [read: was late for] a reading at B&N, by Ronald Currie Jr. Met a whole lot of writers from the online workshop Zoetrope, and briefly chatted with them and with Ron. The premise of GOD IS DEAD is fascinating and the part he read - well, wow. Can't wait to get this one as well.
Then, I tried to make it to a first meeting group of NYC writers. Sadly, only 7 showed up, and I got there when they were disbanding. But I got to chat with one of the attendees for a bit, as I ate a fabulous prawn taco. If you're ever in West Village, go to to Miracle Bar on Bleeker St. and try it!
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Also announcing an upcoming interview with Steven Curtis, author of THE SPECIES CROWN, a novella and short story collection published by press 53. Stay tuned for that! I'm enjoying the collection so far (and I'll be able to download it onto my reader too :)
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Finally, I think I've found an active established writer's group: the Meetup New York City Writers Circle who meet monthly, it seems generally at KGB. I'm excited to get involved in a "real life" group. Each event will have a speaker(s), readings, a social time and what I'd call "focus groups" during each session. I'll just love meeting with folks of like mind, in person!!~~
6 comments:
Congratulations on finding a real-life writing group! THAT'LL keep ya from procrastinating.
Oh my gosh! Now if that can actually be a by-product, I'll be ecstatic!!
I'm tagging you. Blame Tori Munn, because she tagged me. Visit my blog (this link, specifically: http://kristentsetsi.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-have-been-tagged.html
for your instructions.)
Am I going to get in trouble for not giving out the Blogger Award yet? I want to! I plan to! Sunday. I'll do it Sunday!
The link cut off - should be "html" at the end, but you probably know that.
Off I go.
You must be so busy screenwriting that you have no time to update your blog. ;o)
*ahem*
Among other things!!
Now you got me moving....
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