Category Archives: Jack Dermody

Writing, Alone, Does Not “Cut It”

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Writing, Alone, Does Not “Cut It” by Jack Dermody Writing, for me, is almost a desperate need. I have always assumed there were people out there who cared about what I wrote. In my youth, parents, relatives, and friends received … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Does social media really help sell our books?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Does social media really help sell our books? by Jack Dermody Nobody has been more doubtful than I about advertising and selling through social media. Making a big scene around all the noise on Facebook, Twitter, etc. seems a gargantuan … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Santa, Please Give Me Less Digital Stuff for Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Laura Orsini

Santa, Please Give Me Less Digital Stuff for Christmas! by Jack Dermody Once upon a time, like in the eighties, we all went gaga over computers. I couldn’t get over how easy it was to be a writer. No more … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Bookstore Dream

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Laura Orsini

The Bookstore Dream by Jack Dermody What could be more pleasurable for new writers than to walk around a bookstore and fantasize about their own books one day landing on the prime real estate of the choicest shelves there? On … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What Is It That Makes Us Want to Write?

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Laura Orsini

What Is It That Makes Us Want to Write? by Jack Dermody When we write, do we really expect folks will thrill to read us? To pay money to read us? If so, we might belong to the same tribe … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

An Extraordinarily Beautiful Memoir

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Laura Orsini

An Extraordinarily Beautiful Memoir by Jack Dermody At a Phoenix Publishing & Book Promotion Meetup, it was enough for me to just glance quickly at Jan Krulick-Belin’s brand new memoir, Love Bill. The cover itself is a work of beauty. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Memoir as Revisionist History?

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Laura Orsini

Memoir as Revisionist History? by Jack Dermody In The Art of Memoir, author Mary Karr claims to give early drafts of her memoirs to the people she writes about and asks them for their critiques. Would you do that? Would … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Dermody | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment