Archive for January 2011
Meredith’s Top 10 Reasons for Writing Books
1. So that a “Meredith Schorr” search on Google will disclose more results, and my membership in the Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan Meetup group will get pushed towards the end. 2. To ‘out’ an ex-boyfriend’s dirty secrets via a character inspired by him. (even if he’ll never read the book or admit his dirty…
Read Moremultitasking
Since I’m going to be posting blogs regularly, I thought there were some things you should know about me. Although writing is my passion, it’s not what pays my bills (yet). I have fifteen years experience working as a trademark paralegal. In a nutshell, I assist in the clearance, prosecution, maintenance and protection of trademarks. …
Read MoreI simply remember my favorite books and then I don’t feel so bad
It’s been said that in order to be a good writer, you should be a good reader but that is not why I started reading. I started reading because my oldest sister offered to pay me .25 cents for every book I read. (This was in the late 70s when .25 cents was actually worth…
Read MoreThe Hardest Part – The Final Chapter – Promotion
So you’ve written a book and found someone who wants to publish it. Now what? You sell three billion copies in the first week and the book gets made into a movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, right? Oh yeah, that’s Pretty Woman and in real life, hookers don’t wind up with the big-hearted…
Read MoreNew Years Resolutions
I’ve never been a fan of the New Years Resolution. Through the years, I’ve silently laughed at all the new people who suddenly crowded the gym on January 2nd. And I counted the days until February 1st when I would stop seeing those people and could finally stop bitching about the line for the treadmill…
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