Alexis Rankin Popik's Blog, page 38
July 17, 2014
TABER BOOK TALK TONIGHT
Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate and the writing process will be the subject of tonight’s Taber Library Author Talk. Please join us. 6:30 pm Elizabeth Taber Library 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA
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July 13, 2014
Secrets, Lies and Inappropriate Choice Guys
I have been researching gay marriage recently, as part of the work on my novel-in-progress. Specifically, I’ve been looking into situations in which a gay or bisexual man first married a woman, then decided to divorce and marry a man. … Continue reading →
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July 8, 2014
Elizabeth Taber Author Talk by Alexis Rankin Popik
On Thursday, July 17, 2014 I will be talking about my novel, Where I get my ideas, and the writing process At 6:30 pm Elizabeth Taber Library 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738 If you live in or near Marion, … Continue reading →
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June 29, 2014
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Do you know any liars? Not little-white-liars but congenital, “Liar, liar pants on fire” liars? The tricky part is, how can you tell when someone is lying? Often, you can’t and so have to trust your instincts. I expect politicians, … Continue reading →
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June 25, 2014
June 28 – Osterville’s Local Author Palooza!
On Saturday, June 28 from 1-4 pm, I will be joining 25+ local authors under the big tent at the Osterville Village Library. This event is hosted by local indie bookstore, BOOKS BY THE SEA, as part … Continue reading →
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June 15, 2014
Writers and Chameleons
Why is a raven like a writing desk? Whoops! Wrong riddle. What I meant to write was, “Why is a writer like a chameleon? I had planned to explain that, like chameleons, writers blend into the backgrounds of their stories, … Continue reading →
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June 8, 2014
Ten Quotes About Writing
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” –W. Somerset Maugham “There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.” –Doris Lessing “Personally I think that … Continue reading →
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June 1, 2014
Well, Aren’t We Special!
Pregnancy and Young Motherhood are very special times in a woman’s life. In the past few years, I’ve been surrounded by young mothers and mothers-to-be in my family, at Hair Gallery, and in the celebrity gossip magazines I read while … Continue reading →
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May 25, 2014
San Francisco Book Review features Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate
This post is longer than usual to accommodate the wonderful things the San Francisco Book Review’s Caryn Shaffer had to say about my novel: “Richard Stone, high-powered L.A. lawyer, has a breakdown, disappears for days, and shows up in … Continue reading →
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May 18, 2014
Babies and Rituals
I like rituals. When I was a child, my favorite part of Catholicism was the Solemn High Mass which, though seemingly endless to a little kid, included as the grand finale priests in gold robes under a satin canopy held … Continue reading →
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