by Jackie | The One With, Work 'n Such, Writing Life
A few years ago, I was at an event hosted by Poets & Writers magazine. The cocktail hour was coming to a close, and I was just about to congratulate myself on escaping without having to make small talk. Then a friend appeared with someone in tow, and before I knew...
by Jackie | The One With, Writing Life
Last week, a fun meme was rolling around on social media to list ten books that have stayed with you. Usually the book that is most “with me” is the one I’m reading right now, but the more I thought about it, the longer my list became. Isn’t...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
I once interviewed a man who’d climbed Mount Everest. It was my first major interview at my first job out of college. The article was scheduled to appear in the lifestyle section of the city’s newspaper—a local-guy-does-good story. He was soft-spoken and...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With, Writing Life
Going to Book Expo America (BEA) without a plan is like going to a Jimmy Choo sample sale. You might get a pair of $400 shoes for 20 bucks, or you might get a stiletto to the throat when you’re taken down by a Carrie Bradshaw look-alike. I discovered this the...
by Jackie | The One With, Writing Life
Nathan Englander admitted that he often wears earplugs when he writes—even if no one else is home. A.J. Jacobs writes while walking on a treadmill. (Talk about multi-tasking!) Truman Capote famously wrote while lying down. “I am a completely horizontal...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
“There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth…. Nothing anywhere else is like them.” ~Marjory Stoneman Douglas The Florida Everglades is a big place — 1.5 million acres to...
