To be a writer ... be a reader!

Hello out there in Blogland!

This is just a short post to share with you that the next best thing to writing is reading. And the next best thing to reading, for me, is creating art.

Here's a partial list of the books I've read over the past year. The author's name is after the dash. They really are good reads!

The Audacity to Win – David Plouffe

Where We Belong (eBook) – Emily Giffin

Shouting Won’t Help: Why I—and 50 Million Other Americans—Can’t Hear You (eBook) – Katherine Boulton

Vintage Ladybug Farm (eBook) – Donna Ball

Christmas on Ladybug Farm: A Novella (eBook) – Donna Ball

Wedding Night (eBook) – Sophie Kinsella

Bitter Is the New Black (eBook) – Jen Lancaster

Tempted (an it girl novel) – Cecily von Ziegesar

Chicks with Sticks (It’s a purl thing) – Elizabeth Lenhard

Secret’s in the Sauce (The Potluck Catering Club Book #1) (eBook) – Linda Evans Shepherd & Eva Marie Everson

Hostile Makeover – Ellen Byerrum

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (eBook) – Maggie O’Furrell

Murder on the Eightfold Path – Diana Killian

Bliss – Hilary Fields

The Hope Factory – Lavanya Sankaran

The All You Can Dream Buffet – Barbara O’Neal

Tapestry of Fortunes – Elizabeth Berg

Jude – Jeff Nesbit

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon

French by Heart – Rebecca S. Ramsey

Behind the Beautiful Forevers – Katherine Boo

Bombay Stories – Saadat Hasan Manto (translated from the Urdu language)

A Paris Apartment – Michelle Gable

The Glass Kitchen – Linda Francis Lee

Wings of Glass – Gina Holmes

Book Clubbed – Lorna Barrett

Chasing Sunsets (Cedar Key Series Book #1) – Eva Marie Everson

Revenge Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger

Best wishes ... Deborah 

WHY DOES A WRITER HAVE TROUBLE WRITING?

I am back again to talk about the fact that, even though I have this blog, I can't think of much to say or show on it.

In addition to being a mixed media artist, I am predominantly a copywriter, proofreader, and editor. Unless I write a book (which I might), it's difficult for me to think of things to post. What a dilemma!

I could be a creative writer, like I was in the 9th grade, but that is not where my focus lies. My writing is for paid work, and my art is personal work that I may be able to sell eventually.

I hope you can understand this explanation. Who knows ... maybe it will generate some ideas for future posts!

All the best,
Deb 

Just a Short Post

Hello fellow writers and readers. I thought I would do a short post showing my business card. Here it is:

It's kind of small, but I think you can make it larger if you click on it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Deb

MY REWARDING EXPERIENCE EDITING A BOOK TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE

Dear Reader,

At the end of 2012, I had the privilege of being contacted by child advocate, Helena Battle, and chosen to edit her book, Kids--It's OK to Scream Out Loud to Get Away from a Pedophile Person. The book focuses on keeping children safe from sexual predators. It explains many ways to recognize people who cannot be trusted, and what to do to avoid them. At the beginning of the book, parents are encouraged to read the book with their children in case of questions that may arise.

If you are interested in purchasing the book, you can easily find it by doing a search of its title.

I owe a great deal of gratitude to Helena for believing in my editing capabilities!

All the best,
Deborah

Another Published Article (one of many)

Hi folks, and a very happy new year!

The holidays were kind of quiet as far as work is concerned. Having said that, I am still copywriting, proofreading, and editing for a publisher that I've been doing work for more than six years. It's mostly in the marketing area.

I am continuing to write for i.d.e.a.l. Magazine (itsanidealworld.com/. Below is another article that I wrote for the magazine. It was a great pleasure interviewing this terrific athlete and wonderful young man. I hope you enjoy it!

 

 



Please get in touch with me at deborahapierro@comcast.net if you wish to have me write for you! My rates are very reasonable.

 

My motto is: Let me help you express it!

All the best ... Deborah