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Our Guest Star will be Deanna Adams, author, essayist, and
writing instructor. She is an award-winning writer whose articles and essays
have been published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. She recently
placed second in the 2009 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Award in the Single
Essay category. Deanna is an instructor at Lakeland
Community College, and director of
the Western Reserve Writers Conference, and the Women Writers’ Winter
Retreat.
Her first book, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
AND THE CLEVELAND CONNECTION published by
Kent State University Press in 2002. It was named a finalist for the 2003
Ohioana Award for nonfiction, and for excellence in research for the 2003 ARSC
Awards (Association for Recorded Sound Collections).
Deanna’s new book, CONFESSIONS OF A NOT-SO-GOOD CATHOLIC
GIRL is a collection of creative nonfiction stories. Here she reflects on
topics of which most baby boomers can relate—Catholic or otherwise. The title
comes from one of the vignettes in this collection of stories about growing up
- and growing out. Although being Catholic is the thread that runs throughout
the book, these coming-of-age stories are about family, relationships, and the
legacies that are passed down from one generation to the next. And how faith
can sometimes save us from ourselves.
Baby boomers will best relate to these stories. Those who
cut their teeth on the Mickey Mouse Club. Whose first love was a Beatle, or a
Supreme, or a Temptation. Who battled blemishes, while others braved the
Vietnam War. Then finding themselves part of the dreaded “Establishment,” while
raising children and watching parents grow old. Several of these stories were
previously published in various forms in local and regional newspapers and
magazines. Some are humorous, others poignant, but all will ultimately leave
the reader reflecting on his or her own life memories—while demonstrating that
boomers can indeed grow old with a sense of grace, wisdom, and humor.
Deanna Adams will be reading an excerpt from her book and
signing copies at a date and location to be announced.
Her web site is http://www.deannaadams.com ,
where you can get more details on the below topics she will discuss:
* Writing Memoir and/or Personal Essays
* Drafting a Book Proposal
* Setting - and Meeting - Your Writing Goals
* Time Management for Writers
* Researching and Interviewing for the Nonfiction Book
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