by Andi | Nov 18, 2013 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
and if I could keep it up god, if I could keep that up I’d go absolutely right straight crazy to heaven – from “This Darknight Speed” by Eloise Klein Healy The air won’t come fast enough. I’m dodging through trees,... by Andi | Nov 14, 2013 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
12 Years a Slave. I didn’t want to see it for entertainment – although it is a powerful piece of film-making. I wanted to see it because it is history, a history that has shaped my home and my experience of the world – for good and also for very ill... by Andi | Nov 13, 2013 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
Two years ago, I did a Kickstarter campaign to cover the research costs – archival trips, photocopies of documents, etc – of writing my book. To launch that campaign, I needed a book title, and so I picked up the tiny post-it note I had on my desk. I had... by Andi | Nov 12, 2013 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
This phrase is what always comes to mind when I think about writing or more specifically why I share my writing. The phrase comes from Eve Ensler’s film by the same name, the best film I know about writing. In the film, the writers do not want notoriety... by Andi | Nov 11, 2013 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
In a little while, P and I will hit the backroads of our rural county. We do this often – this winding and wending through the mountains. We point out – “look at that barn” or “that house is gorgeous” or “the light on the side...