Alfred Lord Tennyson was born on August 6, 1809 in England and died October 6, 1892.He followed William Wordsworth as Poet Laureate of Great Britain. He held that position from 1850 to the time of his death in 1892, the longest tenure of any laureate. Robert Browning was his contemporary who said Tennyson was “insane” […]
Do You Know the Name of the Author Who Wrote The Birds?
Probably most of you have seen Hitchcock’s movie The Birds, but did you know that Dame Daphne du Maurier wrote the short story? “The film adaptation of her novel, Rebecca, won Best Picture Oscar in 1941. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was one of Du Daphne’s strongest influences. Du Maurier wrote The Infernal World of […]
Thomas Oppong's Book A SMART NEW MIND
Thomas Oppong’s book, A Smarter New Mind: What You Can Do Every Day to Get Smarter, sounds interesting. On his website http://alltopstartups.com/2015/05/12/a-smart-new-mind/ you can read an excerpt from his book that summarizes 8 things you can do every day to get smarter. My favorite is “Reflect on your learning by blogging.” A couple others are, […]
Thomas Oppong’s Book A SMART NEW MIND
Thomas Oppong’s book, A Smarter New Mind: What You Can Do Every Day to Get Smarter, sounds interesting. On his website http://alltopstartups.com/2015/05/12/a-smart-new-mind/ you can read an excerpt from his book that summarizes 8 things you can do every day to get smarter. My favorite is “Reflect on your learning by blogging.” A couple others are, […]
Penny Sansevieri
At the last San Francisco Writers Conference, I attended Penny Sansevieri’s sessions, bought her books, and listened to the CD’s of her sessions. Today I re-listened to “How to Sell Truckloads of Books on Amazon.” It’s loaded with valuable information that I have to organize into a To Do List. Penny is Founder and CEO […]
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan
My favorite scene in Disney’s Peter Pan, the animated classic created in 1953. J.M. Barrie, author and playwright, born on May 9, 1860 in Scotland, is best known for writing Peter Pan in 1904. Barrie wrote his first novel, Better Dead, in 1887, and then several novels set in Scotland. In 1890, he began to […]
J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan
My favorite scene in Disney’s Peter Pan, the animated classic created in 1953. J.M. Barrie, author and playwright, born on May 9, 1860 in Scotland, is best known for writing Peter Pan in 1904. Barrie wrote his first novel, Better Dead, in 1887, and then several novels set in Scotland. In 1890, he began to […]