gretchen
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Writer, editor, book doctor |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a working writer; that is, I write every day and have written several books. The newest book is Back Again to Me, a novel about adoption. Prior to that, I wrote three books in two years--and I don't recommend that!They are Talking Your Way to the Top: Business English that Works (Prometheus Books 2006); A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child (with Carol Strip Whitney, Ph.D.)(Great Potential Press, 2007), and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Difficult Conversations (Alpha Books, September 2007). I also like to help other writers try to achieve their dreams, so I work as a book doctor/independent editor as well. You can find out all about that part of my life at www.midwestbookdocs.com. You'll also find several of my articles at www. ezinearticles.com and I occasionally blog at amazon.com, too. But my blogspot blogs--write better now and gretchen's writing life--are far and away the most active. |
| Interests | Reading, writing, learning more about the wired world, and, of course, my family. |
| Favorite Movies | GWTW, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden (are you detecting the James Dean thing?), A Streetcar Named Desire, A Fish Called Wanda, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Age of Innocence, Love Actually, Dirty Dancing, Grease, Sense and Sensibility, Howard's End, The Remains of the Day, Pretty Woman, (the British thing) Primal Fear, Keeping the Faith, (the Edward Norton thing) Ordinary People, Roman Holiday, Sabrina (the first one), The Nun's Story, Funny Face (yes, Audrey Hepburn), An Affair to Remember, and too many more.... |
| Favorite Music | Almost everything except rap, hip hop, and heavy metal. |
| Favorite Books | Bird by Bird, On Writing (Stephen King), Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Joyous Season (Patrick Dennis), The Lovely Bones, Bel Canto, Heartburn, Grammar Can be Fun, Thank You for the Giant Sea Tortoise, Coal Black Horse, almost everything by Susan Isaacs, and far, far more... |