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This blog first appeared in the Martha’s Vineyard Times
I had the most interesting email conversation with the woman who is doing the Brazilian Portuguese translation of One Good Dog. Professor Regina Lyra emailed me with a question about a reference to the actor Lawrence Olivier and we ‘got talking.’
As she writes: “Translation is, sometimes, [...]
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It is quite a thrill to be invited to blog on the Huffington Post. I wrote this little essay about becoming an accidental advocate of pit bulls. See what you think. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-wilson/how-in-writing-ione-good_b_544784.html
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I was taken to task by two readers for using, what they termed, potty language in ONE GOOD DOG. In both cases, I defended myself by saying that 1) I write for adults and, 2) in order to draw authentic characters, one must write as real people behave. Yes, there is an f-bomb or two, [...]
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I think that it’s finally stopped raining. Watching the news last night makes me feel so lucky, no washed out roads, flooded basements or power outages that I know about here. That seven miles of water that separate us from them also seems to separate us from the disasters that befall other communities, especially those [...]
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Next to the birth of my granddaughter, or that of my own children, the launch of ONE GOOD DOG has been the most exciting thing to happen to me in a long time. I remember being so excited at the launch of BEAUTY in 19whatever, but I can honestly say that OGD has received so [...]
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A lot of people have compared a book launch to having a baby. It’s a fairly apt analogy: conception, long months of growth and a few ultrasounds along the way. A couple of scares. Finally, finally, something to show. But, that’s a very tired, if comprehensible, simile.
I prefer [...]
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Next week I get to guest blog on Booktrib.com. This on-line resource for readers is just full of book giveaways and author blogs. You really get a feel for what everyone out there is reading–and thinking about reading–in a clever format with up-to-the minute opinion and buzz. Take a look following www.booktrib.com and watch for [...]
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If my life was a movie, the soundtrack would consist of beating drums, the volume and intensity letting the watcher know something is coming……
And that something is the launch date of ONE GOOD DOG. After what seems to be an eternity, suddenly March 2 is on the horizon and OGD mere days away from [...]
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