Posted by: Ondine Brooks Kuraoka on: May 31, 2011
Wow! Here I am, rolling into week three of Kathie Giorgio’s 12-week Book-Writing Workshop (www.allwriters.org/on_line_classes.asp#BOOK-WRITING WORKSHOP). The class has lit a fire under my chair to polish my weekly submission allotment of 15 pages, which we discuss and critique in an online chat each Monday night. No class tonight, due to Memorial Day. At my [...]
Posted by: Ondine Brooks Kuraoka on: April 4, 2011
Lynn Vincent, one of the most sought-after ghost writers in the U.S., cracks the whip with her clients and reaps the rewards. Since 2006, she has co-written nine memoirs, two of which are currently listed as New York Times best-sellers. Her latest, a co-authored memoir with Abby Sunderland (relating Sunderland’s attempt to become the youngest [...]
Posted by: Ondine Brooks Kuraoka on: February 1, 2011
My husband and I have been enjoying the series Foyle’s War. Set in Britain during WWII, it’s an engaging, suspenseful, and thought-provoking drama revolving around the primary character, Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle. We recently listened to an interview with the series writer and creator, Anthony Horowitz, who shared his insights into his writing process. [...]