Descriptive Writing By Wendy VanHatten

Descriptions that show your reader instead of telling him are a good way to involve your reader. When I was editing travel articles, some of the least interesting articles used overworked adjectives that did nothing to show the reader what the writer was seeing. What do you see when you…

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Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

I just heard this song, Strange Fruit for the first time today. This song has a rich story behind it, written 1939 by Abe Meeropol. Billie Holiday was hesitant at first to sing the song for fear of retaliation. The depth in her eyes in this performance is mesmerizing as she…

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‘Miss Representation’ documentary will screen at Kroc Center By Amy Maginnis-Honey

As reported  by Amy Maginnis-Honey in the Daily Republic today. Download Flyer “Miss Representation,” a documentary about how the mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, will screen April 5 at the Kroc Center, 586 E. Wigeon Way. The film debuted in the…

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Solano County Library and my book, How Far Will I Run

March is National Woman’s History Month and I will be the Key Note speaker for my Book, How Far Will I Run at the Solano County Library Foundation’s Luncheon. Tickets are now available for only $25.00. It seems in my past few presentations of my book, I have gotten choked…

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