Posts Tagged ‘research’
Client Success: Guided by Dad’s Love Letters, Karen Vanderyt Pens “The Dutchman”
“The Dutchman and Portland’s Finest Rose takes place in 1946-49 when young men and women were questioning their roles after WWII ended while endeavoring to make themselves and their country a better place,” shared author Karen J. Vanderyt. “There’s young love, commitment, and hope mixed with uncertainty and death. There’s a drive for college success,…
Read MoreClient Success: Dr. Linda Craighead Supports Kids and Parents Through Childhood Obesity
“Writing and sharing this book has been very rewarding as I’m giving many more people a resource than I could by seeing them individually,” said Linda W. Craighead, Ph.D, licensed clinical psychologist and professor at Emory University. Through simple concepts and energetic illustrations supporting both kids and parents, her book Training Your Inner Pup To…
Read MoreClient Success: Barbara Gray Armstrong Honors Family & Cultural History
“I got the idea to write my book when I thought about how little my children knew about my birth family, my early life, and American history, such as slavery and the civil rights era,” shared author Barbara Gray Armstrong. In Honoring My Journey, she has written a rich family memoir woven into a larger,…
Read MoreProcrastination’s Pull
For the ongoing Creative Writers Workshop, a month off is unusual. Before the break, all members affirmed the writing they planned to accomplish. Upon return, two revealed how their steady flow of writing halted through research. One writer is drafting fiction within the setting of the politics, culture, and landscape of her birth country. In…
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