Barbara Abercrombie's Blog, page 17
September 24, 2011
Eighteen Miles of Books
Welcome back! I hope you all had a productive summer - and if not productive then lazy and happy. I'm in New York right now and spent yesterday afternoon with a daughter at the Strand Bookstore - 18 miles of...
July 24, 2011
Summer Hiatus
The Lake Arrowhead Retreat for October 21-23 is full but please email me if you'd like to be on the waiting list. (b.abercrombie@verizon.net) The Writers Faire will be held on campus at UCLA on August 28th - lots of writers...
July 17, 2011
Lake Arrowhead Retreat
There are still two spaces open in my Lake Arrowhead Writer's Retreat to be held October 21-23 at the UCLA Conference Center. Whether you're a beginner and want to take advantage of writing sessions and one on ones with me,...
July 16, 2011
Carmageddon: 7/16/11 2:15 pm
This is a lot like Y2K when the whole extended family left with their emergency sleeping bags about ten minutes after midnight. Carmageddon at the beach is a non-event. From my office I can see one car in the 5...
July 11, 2011
More L.A. Freeway News: Royalty Spotted, Carmageddon Coming!
So yesterday I was headed east on the 10 Freeway and in the other direction there was suddenly some police lights and a swath of space - space on the 10! - and then a small convoy of Range Rovers....
July 10, 2011
Carmageddon
Though Carmageddon might not be on the tip of everybody's tongue, it sure is in Los Angeles. There were two articles about it in the L.A. Times this morning plus a very funny Op-Ed piece by Rob Long: "Two Words...
July 7, 2011
Good News...
My sister-in-law's dog was found today.
If You Live in Los Angeles...
Dear Readers - My sister-in-law, Carol Adams has lost her beloved Scottie. He was stolen from her yard in Palos Verdes last night (7/6/11) If you live in the South Bay of Los Angeles please be alert for him. He...
July 6, 2011
One-Hair Brush
My artist friend Laura in Arizona, who sometimes gets the painter's version of writer's block, emails me that she just took a workshop in encaustic painting which is a medium of wax mixed with rich pigments and done with heat...
July 5, 2011
Dream Interviewers
Radio interviews can be dicey when you're promoting your book. A lot of interviewers are promoting their own products, books, or just grinding their own ax, so it was a happy surprise to be interviewed by Cynthia Royal and Leah...
