by Debra Darvick | Jun 19, 2008 | Writing Life
“Do some research on the company you are targeting.” This classic advice given to job seekers also applies to those seeking an agent, and with the internet that research has never been easier. No reason not to have a handle on a potential agent’s submission...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 18, 2008 | Bookshelf
Three media offerings this week: Israeli author Etgar Keret is a new one on the shelf and his Girl on the Fridge hits like an ice cream headache. A man disillusioned with his marriage suddenly finds himself inextricably attracted to her once again. A magician gives up...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 16, 2008 | Musings, Seasons
On my walk one recent morning I found a thimble-sized half cup of an empty robin’s egg on the sidewalk. Somewhere along the way toward summer each year, I come across one of these fragile blue symbols of motherhood and freedom. Last year I found a small nest tumbled...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 15, 2008 | Writing Life
Check out a tribute to dear old dad!
by Debra Darvick | Jun 13, 2008 | Musings, Seasons
Joyce Wadler’s Peter Rabbit Must Die had me laughing so hard I nearly watered the lilies. Best vicarious thrill I’ve had since seeing Made of Honor a couple weeks ago. Rabbits long ago ceased being the cute cotton-tailed creatures of Potter (Beatrix, not Harry) fame....
