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January 6, 2018
Born January 7 – William Peter Blatty
About William Peter Blatty:
Best known for the 1971 bestseller, The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty was born January 7, 1928, in New York City. The fifth child of Lebanese immigrants, his parents separated when he was just a toddler. Blatty was raised by his deeply religious Catholic mother, who attempted to make a living peddling homemade quince jelly in the streets of Manhattan.
Blatty’s family lived at 28 different addresses during his childhood years. Due to nonpayment of rent, they rarely...
January 5, 2018
Born January 6 – Carl Sandburg
About Carl Sandburg
Carl August Sandburg, born January 6, 1878, in Galesburg, Illinois, was a poet, writer, and editor. His parents, August and Clara, were of Swedish ancestry. Known as “Charlie,” during his younger years, Sandburg left school at age 13 and got a job driving a milk wagon. He went on to work at a number of jobs, including a porter at a hotel barbershop, a bricklayer, a farm laborer in Kansas, and a coal-heaver in Omaha.
He began his writing career as a journalist for the Chica...
January 3, 2018
Born January 4 – Jacob Grimm
About Jacob Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was born January 4, 1785, to Philipp and Dorothea Grimm, in Hanau, Germany. He was the eldest of nine children, eight boys and a girl. Young Jacob was especially close to his brother Wilhelm, who was just one year younger. The boys attended a school for classical education.
Their father, a lawyer, died from pneumonia when Jacob was only 11 years old. Determined to have her sons continue their education, their mother sent them to her home town of Kasse...
January 2, 2018
Habit-Driven Writer Exercise Three
Habit-Driven Writer Exercise Three
Have you ever lost a job or damaged a relationship because of bad habits (such as procrastination) that got out of control? When bad habits begin to take control of your life and keep you from having the success you desire and deserve, it’s time to change them. What habits have been holding you back?
January 1, 2018
Habit-Driven Writer Exercise Two
Habit-Driven Writer Exercise Two:
Write down five habits that could help you reach the success you desire. Example: Setting the alarm clock earlier than usual can give you extra writing time.
December 31, 2017
Born January 1 – J.D. Salinger
About J.D. Salinger:
Jerome David Salinger is best known for his 1951 novel, The Catcher in the Rye. He was born January 1, 1919, in New York City to a Jewish family of Lithuanian descent. Raised in Manhattan, he attended both public and private schools and participated in fencing and drama during his school years. He also wrote for the school newspaper at McBurney School.
He entered college and considered studying special education, but dropped out. His father, a merchandiser of Kosher chees...
December 28, 2017
Interview with Ammar Habib – I2B026
Episode 26 of the Ideas to Books Podcast features an interview with Action-Hero author Ammar Habib.
Meet Ammar:
Ammar Habib is an award winning & bestselling author who presently resides in his hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas. Writing has always been a passion of Ammar’s. He enjoys crafting stories that are not only entertaining, but also have something useful to say to the reader.
Novels by Ammar include:
Dark Guardian Dark Guardian: A New Dawn Dark Guardian: Legends Memories Of My Future ...December 15, 2017
Interview with Jeff Haws – I2B025
Episode 25 of the Ideas to Books Podcast features an interview with dystopian author Jeff Haws.
Meet Jeff:
Jeff Haws is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, Arizona Republic, New Orleans Times-Picayune, and many other publications. He lives in Atlanta.
He is a published author of fast-paced, suspenseful fiction, an award-winning journalist, and an obsessor over words and writing. He’s gone from documenting t...
December 7, 2017
Interview with Gail Kittleson – I2B024
Episode 24 of the Ideas to Books Podcast features an interview with historical women’s fiction author Gail Kittleson, who has several novels set during World War II.
Meet Gail:
When Gail’s not steeped in World War II research, drafting scenes, or deep in one edit or another, she does a limited amount of editing for other authors. She also facilitates writing workshops and classes, both in Iowa and Arizona, where winters find her enjoying the incredibly gorgeous Ponderosa forest under the Mogo...
November 30, 2017
Interview with Linda Matchett – I2B023
Episode 23 of the Ideas to Books Podcast features an interview with historical mystery novelist Linda Matchett, who writes primarily in the World War II era.
Meet Linda:
Linda Shenton Matchett is a journalist, blogger of all things historical, and author. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry, Linda has lived in historical places most of her life-from Edison, New Jersey (named for the famed inventor of the lightbulb) and Washington, DC to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (rep...
