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ASJA Writers Conference: Secrets of Interviewing Famous People

ASJA PANEL • Saturday, May 2, 2015 • 2:00–3:30PM Editors love to get exclusive interviews with top people in the field their publication covers. Writers who can deliver interesting Q&As or profiles continue to get assignments. The challenge is that the bigger the name, the harder it is to get to the celebrity/leader. The panel … Read more

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9 Lives for a Weeble

Wish I could blame nuclear weapons, a mutant virus or Hitler for the malformation in my Russian Jewish bloodline, but my theory is a suicide gene. My 9 lives. Suicidal tendencies and nine lives for a Weeble (“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down.”)

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Raped at 13

I Was Raped at 13 and Too Ashamed to Tell

Written for NYCityWoman The first time I talked about the rape I was 26 and in a therapist’s office. “I can help you,” the counselor, Mary, said, “but it won’t be a quick fix.” My neck tensed up. I started bouncing my knee. Mary didn’t react. Her eyes were looking into mine: It was time to … Read more

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The Birnies

A Different Kind of Love: Top 10 Killer Couples

Top Ten Serial Killers Who Murdered Together: Alton Coleman and Debra Brown, David and Catherine Birnie, Faye and Ray Copeland, Fred and Rosemary West, Gerald and Charlene Gallego, Jens Söring and Elizabeth Haysom, Judith and Alvin Neelley, Michelle Michaud and James Daveggio, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Ricky Davis and Dena Riley

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Dorri Olds Will Be Speaking on a Panel at the AAJA Writers Convention: Building a Successful Freelance Writing Career

Writer, Social Media Consultant and Web Designer
Dorri Olds is an award-winning writer, social media consultant, and web designer. As an online marketing expert, she
teaches clients how to stand out online. Olds writes A-List celebrity interviews, movie and book reviews, and all things dog. Her YouTube channel boasts 168,000 views. Her work has appeared in book anthologies and many publications including The New York Times. Visit her at DorriOlds.com or on Twitter @DorriOlds and Facebook.

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Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls

A Rotten Person Travels the Caribbean with Atomic Matzo Balls

Books by author Gary Buslik A Rotten Person Travels the Caribbean: A Grump in Paradise Discovers that Anyplace it’s Legal to Carry a Machete is Comedy Waiting to Happen, Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls: A Novel of International Intrigue, Pork-Crazed Termites, and Motherhood; The Missionary’s Position: A hilarious novel set in the Caribbean. An unusual writer.

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Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls

Atomic Matzo Balls?

Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls: A Novel of International Intrigue, Pork-Crazed Termites, and Motherhood, is a new novel from Gary Buslik. The tale is demented, uncouth and fun. It’s a novel alike no other and it is all kinds of crazy.

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Cartoon Dogs

7 Cartoon Dogs That Make Us Smile

Growing up, television was a warm welcoming place. On Saturday mornings I visited with cartoon friends. Snoopy, Scooby Doo, Goofy, Pluto, Rowlf the Dog, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Astro

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Guide to Tai Chi

How Tai Chi Can Improve Your Writing

Mark L. Fuerst’s new book, The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart & Sharp Mind, written with Harvard Medical School’s Peter Wayne, PhD, is now in bookstores nationwide.

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Book Review: WONDER by R.J. Palacio

This is a book review by Sally Wendkos Olds about the novel WONDER by R.J. Palacio. The story is about a boy born with hemifacial microsomia and microtia. It is a surprisingly uplifting story full of laughs. A fast read.

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