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Friday, February 22, 2013 5:02:02 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled When the Wall Street Journal Calls:
Nina said, "When Sanette Tanaka, Wall Street Journal real estate reporter, arranged a phone interview with me two weeks ago, I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I experienced during our half-hour chat was a professional journalist asking tough questions but..." more
Thursday, June 7, 2012 8:10:20 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled A Bit Late But Well Worth the Wait:
Nina said, "My publisher is running a couple weeks behind schedule in getting Whiskey and Soda ready for market. But I can personally promise you that the final product--available in print & ebook by June 15th--is well worth the wait!To whet your..." more
Monday, April 30, 2012 2:13:20 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled A Good Day for Whiskey:
Nina said, "Just a quick note--more of an exclamation, actually.Today is a good day online for Whiskey Mattimoe and her Afghan hound, Abra!The series is featured on two esteemed author blogs. First, there's an interview on Debbie Diesen's "Michigander..." more
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:18:13 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled The Payoff for Patience:
Nina said, "Here’s a little story about a bigger story: A few years ago, I moved to Dallas, Texas, in order to take a teaching job at a prestigious school. Although I met lovely people there, I deeply missed family and friends back in the Land of the Great..." more
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:30:15 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Online Interview . . . on my birthday (ahhhhh):
Nina said, "Dear Readers,Apologies! I've been away from the blog scene while relocating my life and work to a whole new part of the country. But I surfaced today for an interview with the talented E.B. Davis on the Writers Who Kill Blog. Please check it out and..." more
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 5:28:25 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Irrational Joy: A Survival Skill:
Nina said, "A very close friend has been battling Big Issues for a while. Her struggle started six or seven years ago when her unemployed drug-addled husband became physically abusive, and she had to leave. In a grueling divorce, she lost her home, money and..." more
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:45:02 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled What I Learn When I Teach (and How It Helps My Fiction):
Nina said, "Teaching something is the best way to learn it. Ask any teacher.Whenever I teach, I learn . . .1) how much I know--and don’t know;2) what my students want and need to know;3) how my students like to learn.Contrary to what you might think, teaching..." more
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:41:58 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled If a Tree Falls and Doesn't Kill You . . .:
Nina said, "In July 2010, I narrowly escaped being crushed by a one-ton tree limb that fell just feet from where I was hiking in a local Metropark. Two months later, the very same thing happened while I was hiking along a gravel road in a state nature preserve..." more
Sunday, October 17, 2010 11:16:56 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Death and Facebook: Social Media Grieving:
Nina said, "It’s unsettling to get a friend request from someone you know is dead.That happened to me last week. I had been offline, or more accurately, off Facebook while traveling. On the road, I learned that a former colleague had passed away suddenly. He..." more
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:24:15 AM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled So You Think You Can Write? Then Let's Get Started!:
Nina said, "If you live or work near Chicagoland this coming weekend, and you want to be a writer, come on over!I'm conducting a workshop to ignite your creativity and motivation.Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010Time: 10-11:30 a.m.Place: Elgin Art Showcase, 164..." more
Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:10:22 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Coming soon to a stage in Chicagoland!:
Nina said, "For the first time in years, I recently returned to my play-writing roots and completed a brand-new full-length dramatic comedy. I'm thrilled to report that On My Boyfriends' Bicycles will have not one but two staged readings in Chicagoland this..." more
Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:30:48 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Snowy Update from Dallas--5:30 PM:
Nina said, "Evening view from my office window: it's white and wet out there."
Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:02:46 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled A Snowy Morning in the Big D:
Nina said, "An unsual sight from my office window in Dallas"
Monday, January 18, 2010 8:57:06 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled She's No Fairy Godmother:
Nina said, "When invited to speak about the “magic of being an author,” I immediately considered the euphoria that accompanies being published: the enchantment of seeing your name in print, the heady power of creating a whole series of books in which..." more
Monday, April 20, 2009 3:08:51 AM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Proof that Dallas is Scenic!:
Nina said, "I'll admit that it took me awhile to find true beauty in Dallas. Finally I found it at the Arboretum, the Diamond of the Big D.Below are a few photos I shot there last fall. The first one is my fave."
Monday, May 26, 2008 12:47:42 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Summer's Done:
Nina said, "Cause for deep sighs: a swimming pool closed for the season. Fortunately, I’m a natural optimist and a native Midwesterner, so I know how to appreciate change, including the shift from glorious summer to frosty fall. That doesn’t mean..." more
Monday, May 26, 2008 12:47:41 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Rules of Engagement:
Nina said, "by Nina WrightA funny thing happened on the way to writing this blog post. I got engaged . . . to be married. Here I was, all set to blog about “unexpected guest” characters—you know, those fictional folks you don’t see coming who..." more
Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:05:34 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Keys . . . to the Future:
Nina said, "by Nina WrightI’m ready to go. Again.Last week I flew to the Lone Star State. This week my destination is the Sunshine State.Sound like fun? Not entirely. This is all business travel, all the time. Of course I promote my books wherever I go;..." more
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:12:35 AM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Let the Feds Enrich Your Fiction:
Nina said, "by Nina WrightI’m as big a fan of online auctions as the next compulsive shopper. Way bigger than I should be, given the depressed economy and my modest advances to date. So imagine my delight when I discovered a secondary use for auction sites...." more
Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:27:15 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Need Rich Fiction? Federal Marshals Can Help:
Nina said, "by Nina WrightI’m as big a fan of online auctions as the next compulsive shopper. Way bigger than I should be, given the depressed economy and my modest advances to date. So imagine my delight when I discovered a secondary use for auction sites...." more
Monday, March 31, 2008 1:38:27 AM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled The Unexpected Guest:
Nina said, "by Nina Wright In the middle of the night on a mist-shrouded country road, Michael Starkwedder runs his car into a ditch. When he goes to the nearest house for help, he finds a murdered man in a wheelchair and a woman holding a smoking gun. That's..." more
Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:25:11 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Toons to Tempt the Muse:
Nina said, "by Nina WrightThat’s not a misspelling. Although music moves me as I write, so do visual images, including—yup—cartoons. Now you know why I subscribe to the New Yorker magazine and have for almost 20 years. My office bulletin board is..." more
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 11:44:42 AM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled To Every Story...There is a Season:
Nina said, "by Nina Wright <?xml:namespace prefix = o />As we conclude the holiday season, let's contemplate seasons in another light. Think of a particular novel or movie and ask yourself what time of year it takes place. Or, if the story sprawls across..." more
Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:38:17 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Video Book Trailer: SENSITIVE by Nina Wright:
Nina said, "Sensitive, the sequel to Homefree, follows sixteen-year-old Easter Hutton through her first weeks at the mysterious Fairless Grove Academy. The academy is the headquarters of Homefree, an agency dedicated to helping teens with paranormal..." more
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:47:29 PM
Nina Wright wrote a blog post titled Coming Up, One More Whiskey:
Nina said, "It's been a long time coming. But it is on the way now, just like Whiskey's baby.That's right--Book #7 in the humorous Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery Series will be out soon (Exact Launch Date TBA).As series readers know, we left off with Whiskey and..." more