by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
Every now and then I come across a book that has been collecting dust on my shelves. I’ll buy a book, add it to the pile and then for some reason never get around to reading it. Right now that book is Edith Wharton’s masterpiece The House of...
by Jackie | The One With, Writing Life
I will preface this post by stating that I’m not your typical Valentine’s Day person. I usually don’t go in for the over-the-top, heart-shaped, bow-and-arrow trappings of the holiday, but, in my humble opinion, if you’re doing the...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
I must interrupt part two of the harrowing and riveting tale of my encounter with the Goddess Pele to tell you about A Tale of Two Comments. The first was what I’ll call the Worst of Comments. A few weeks ago, a negative (and anonymous) remark came from a...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
My novel takes place on a cross-country train trip from New York to California, pre-iPods, cell phones and personal computers. After the main characters have played cards and read the newspaper, there is nothing left for them to do but (gasp) talk to each other. They...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With, Writing Life
Last weekend was the eighth Brooklyn Book Festival, and every year the event gets bigger and better. This year attendance was estimated at 40,000 people throughout the day, and it gives me some small hope that reading is alive and well. I spent a good chunk of the...
