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Here is my interview with K. Williams

Sherrie Miranda:

I love the photo! What a lovely young author! I wish her and all of us the best! ;-)

Sherrie Miranda's historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

Originally posted on authorsinterviews:

Name  K. Williams

Age 40

Where are you from  – Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc  

Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K embarked on a now twenty year career in writing. After a childhood, which consisted of voracious reading and hours of film watching, it was a natural progression to study and produce art.

K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in the Biological Sciences, and then continued with English and Historical studies at the University at Albany, home of the New York State Writer’s Institute, gaining her Bachelor’s Degree. While attending UA, K interned with the 13th Moon Feminist Literary Magazine, bridging her interests in social movements and art. Topics of K’s writing include the environment, animal welfare, gender limitations, racial disparities, and the trauma of war.

Published novels by K include the Civil War…

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Refugee crisis grows in Latin America as women ‘run for their lives’ via @Linkis_comOur government helped create this problem! The least they could do is protect the innocent victims! ;-( . . . SM

Women and children are increasingly fleeing gang violence in Mexico and Central America in hopes of reaching the US, says new UNHCR report

Source: Refugee crisis grows in Latin America as women ‘run for their lives’ via @Linkis_com

Romantic Tuesday

Sherrie Miranda:

I love this quote! And, as I have mentioned before, my 3rd husband is the love of my life. I am his first wife and I wouldn’t give this up for anything (or as my mom would say “for all the tea in China”).

There is nothing so wonderful as having a best friend, lover and life partner who wants to know everything you think, who really cares how your day went and who makes you feel better just being there with you. Whether I am at a funeral or on a romantic vacation, this man is the one I want to be with.

I feel fortunate that after all my mistakes, I was given a chance to do it right! ;-)

Originally posted on Erika Kind:

In Love and Light

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Review of Marcos Villatoro’s “Home Killings”

Not At All What I Expected!

Review By Sherrie Miranda

Mass Market Paperback

I had never read a detective/crime novel and hadn’t planned on ever reading one.

But my ex-sis-in-law passed this on to me because the author is Salvadoran and I authored a novel about El Salvador.

At first, I wasn’t happy as I thought it was going to take place in ES. I stopped reading it once, but when I finally got back to it, I started getting interested in the protagonist and the antagonist, both Central American. The complexity of the case Chacon was trying to solve kept me reading. The fact that the likely killer was romantically interested in her made me want to read late into the night when I should have been sleeping.

I doubt that I would ever read those formulaic detective novels that have been popular for many, many years in the U.S., but I did find this one entertaining because the detective was different (female, Salvadoran) and the criminals were different, as was the setting.

I will definitely pick up another Romilia Chacon novel and any other novels this author writes.

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

Running. With Rain.

Sherrie Miranda:

We were recently in the area I grew up in Upstate New York. I was trying to describe to my husband a time when I went horseback riding in the woods in the Fall, how the place seemed to glow. This picture captures it perfectly! I thought it was a painting at first. But no, it is what we call a “painterly photograph.” Thanks for sharing this AND the poem.

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

Originally posted on Live & Learn:

56° F.  Rain spitting on the windshield.

The convoy rolls out to Mianus River for a trail run.

Zeke sighs as he curls in the backseat.  Anya settles in the trunk.

The Wolfpack is draggin’.

Their leader rides the slow lane on I-95 thinking about the benefits of a long walk on his joints.
99 days. 3 months + since your last trail run. What a lazy a**.

Rain stops.  Clouds hang low.

We pass through the gate.

The Park is empty but for a fisherman making his way upstream.

Both dogs pull on the leashes. A sharp tug gets them to heal.
Wait! I’m not ready for this yet.

I look up.

A gold leaf canopy.

I look down.

A solid gold leaf carpet.
Someone is laying tracks.

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Review of Lisa Wingate’s “The Story Keeper”

5 star Review

A Story Within A Story Within A Story! Very well done! ;-)

By Sherrie Miranda

Amazon Verified Purchase

I should have written this review a month ago when it was all fresh in my mind. At least now I understand why many people don’t write reviews.

The beginning of the story, when the narrator is in New York working at a publishing house, did not pull me in. Luckily, many months later, I picked up the book again and got pulled right into the story that the narrator is reading.

Then when the narrator goes back to the area where she grew up, to look for the writer of the “found manuscript” that shows up a chapter or two at a time, the mystery really takes off. There were many interesting characters in the story and the comparison of some wealthy people with the narrator’s own family living in abject poverty was very interesting.

There were so many facets to this story that I stayed up several nights into the wee morning as I couldn’t put it down. I have never read a book like this that was almost four stories within a story and, being an author myself, I know that this is very hard to pull off.

Lisa Wingate deserves all the accolades she can get for this excellent read that also helps the reader learn about some areas and history that many of us have never been exposed to before.

Bravo! I look forward to reading her other novels.

P.S. I have noticed a new “genre” called Adult Fiction. I am curious what exactly this means: sex & violence? sex? Not for children? Or is it something else entirely?

Your comments would be greatly appreciated.

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

Not Scared, Just Different

Source: Not Scared, Just Different

I would love to share Tim McKee’s interview of Francis Weller “The Geography of Sorrow.” I will keep looking until I find it to share (though I have already shared it on FB, Twitter & several other sites).

Tim, Thank you for facing what many of us find too unbearable. I am very grateful for your willingness to shed light on a difficult subject. Mil gracias for this story about letting your dad go.
;-)

Sherrie

THE SUN INTERVIEW

The Geography Of Sorrow

Francis Weller On Navigating Our Losses

http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/478/the_geography_of_sorrow

by TIM MCKEE

TIM McKEE is the director of publishing at North Atlantic Books. He lives in a small house with a big backyard in Oakland, California, with his wife, their ten-year-old son, and their dog. He likes home-cooked dinners served outside in the fading evening light.

thisverysecond.com

For a man who specializes in grief and sorrow, psychotherapist Francis Weller certainly seems joyful. When I arrived at his cabin in Forestville, California, he emerged with a smile and embraced me. His wife, Judith, headed off to garden while Francis led me into their home among the redwoods to talk.

I had wanted to interview Weller ever since the publisher I work for, North Atlantic Books, had agreed to publish his new book, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief. Over the previous few years my father, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, and sister-in-law had all died, and I’d also moved across the country and was missing the friends and community I’d left behind. I’d been living with a free-floating state of unease, but I’d largely sidestepped direct encounters with my losses.

You can continue reading Tim's interview by clicking on the link above his name.

Monday Funnies with AUNTY ACID…

Sherrie Miranda:

I’m giving you Tuesday Funnies this week as I worked yesterday and am very limited what I can do as far as the computer goes when I’m at the school.

Thanks again, Chris, for making Mondays (& now Tuesdays) a little easier to deal with! ;-)

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda's historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

An article about Sherrie Miranda and her debut novel:

http://www.thestarnews.com/entertainment/war-torn-el-salvador-is-setting-for-cv-novelist/

An article about the writer's group Sherrie Miranda started:

http://southbaycompass.com/the-scribes-south-bay-writers-have-their-own-group/

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:

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883. Remember what you’ve seen is oftentimes only what that person has chosen to show you. ~Author Unknown

Sherrie Miranda:

Thank you, Natalie! ;-)

I would like to share a link to an interview that I found amazingly enlightening. Many things I suspected are validated here. Please read or share as you see fit.

http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/478/the_geography_of_sorrow

As you can see it's called "The Geography of Sorrow."

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda's historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

Originally posted on Sacred Touches:

**This opening statement is true of me and I suspect many others. And sobecause of some troubling thoughts and comments made byothers who are hurting, I’ve decided share a few things about myselfand afterwards make an open offer.

Rain falls because the sky can no longer handle its heaviness.

In the same way tears fall because a person’s heart

can no longer handle its pain or heartache.

~Edited quote by

Dinesh Kumar Biran

There is a poem by Saint John of the Cross, and in it he narrates the journey of the soul from its bodily home to its union with God. And I believe that everyone who has ever lived has experienced dark nights of the soul even if they’ve never connected with God. Life is hard, and as I approach my 73rd birthday, I can vouch that it’s not getting any easier. In fact a doctor asked me…

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An 8 Point Guide to Creating The Perfect Writer’s CV

Sherrie Miranda:

Thanks, Sasha! This is excellent advice!

I also shared it my my FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/A-Page-A-Day-Lets-all-write-just-one-page-a-day-103970129720405/?ref=br_tf

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P11Ch5chkAc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

P.S. Can anyone see if Pinterest is included in my “Share this” links? I can’t see my own.

Originally posted on Sacha Black:

I had to update my CV this week and then for one reason or another I had to create a writers CV as well. This stumped me. I mean, what does that even look like? I’d never written a CV just for my writing stuff before. What is it meant to include? Is it different from a normal CV? I gave it a bash and then decided I probably ought to do what I do best, and research. So here are the top tips I have gathered on creating your perfect writers CV.

ONE – Less is more

Like a normal CV less is more. No one needs to know you were a pot washer at 12. Just include the relevant stuff.

For a lot of writers, writingis a second job, so don’t bother including any of the stuff you do in your day to day, its just not relevant…

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