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d complicated and surprising because of the excellent writing and storytelling because of the way the story alternates between the past and the present giving us a more complete picture as the pages turn of what might really have led up to the great dissatisfaction with which the main character carmen has had to cope throughout her married life i have known carmens and i have known jobes and it is interesting to think what happens when two such different people marry and create a family and life together people are drawn to their opposites and marry for all sorts of reasons many of which they are unaware of at the time they make the choice when young and not yet with a complete understanding of who they are carmen the main character seems at the start to be a real bitch even her best friend seems to think so she is not emotionally attached to her lover but uses him to make up for the lack of sexual activity in her marriage you may not respect carmen or like anything about her at first but hang in there typically if i do not like the main character of a novel it is hard for me to stay with it but i m glad i did in this case i trusted the author and she honored my purchase of this book and confidence in her by revealing to me an understanding of human nature and the complexities of love that wowed me even though there are universal themes in this book i ve never read a story quite like this and that is one reason why i enjoyed it so much yes it dealt with cancer adultery a child with disabilities but i didn t find it depressing or uplifting but rather realistic in the aspect that all of these main characters carmen the late jobe the lover danny and the mother in law olive as well as the boy with down s syndrome luca were all more than they seemed at first glance and more endearing by the end of the book than at the start i also loved the descriptions of mathematics and how as the book progresses we see that perhaps carmen loved jobe more than she thought she did and he certainly loved her though at some point i wondered what was it he needed that she was never able to provide how did he cope with that it was interesting to see how the author added dimension to this character of jobe as the book progressed i thought the title of the book was a brilliant choice this is the first book i ve read by ann bauer i found her writing at salon com when doing a google search under autism i then went to her website and ordered her two novels i hope she is writing a third i find her characters and storyline insightful and memorable reviewed by janice phelps williams sept 9 2012 www janicephelps com view all my reviews posted by janice phelps williams 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels books interesting books august 28 2012 open house by elizabeth berg open house by elizabeth berg my rating 5 of 5 stars i read open house by elizabeth berg for the first time four years ago i discovered her books at the library and read all of berg s titles available there then purchased some additional titles as well i ve now read all of her books except oddly considering my profession her book on writing which i haven t finished yet a few weeks ago i decided to purchase paperback editions and re read a few of berg s books i started with open house i ve just now gone to berg s site to grab a short synopsis and see that open house was published by random house in 2000 this novel was the author s first written but not the first she had published here is the synopsis from elizabeth berg net a woman whose husband has moved out decides that rather than selling their house she will keep it and rent out rooms to boarders this novel which was an oprah pick is about finding the gifts inside yourself that you ve ignored or not been aware of it emphasizes the fact that sometimes it takes a tragedy to get you to the best place you can be here is mine when husband david leaves samantha after many years of marriage sam first reacts by imitating martha stewart in an attempt to create the perfect home for her and her 11 year old son travis when this soon wanes sam determined to keep the family home opens the doors of her house and the doors of her heart to a few strangers and a man named king who has a degree in astrophysics and works for a temp agency sam starts working there too and as the book progresses berg weaves the story of how a person s heart can heal and open to the beauty of the world around them once again even when they are so profoundly changed by circumstances that they may feel unrecognizable to their former selves when sam faces what she thought she once longed for and makes a surprising decision some readers may recognize having been faced with a similar dilemma as time marches on and our old dreams boomerang back in our faces challenging our new desires open house is not simply my favorite elizabeth berg book it is one of my very favorite books ever this is because it is well written well woven and i can relate to much of the storyline my first marriage lasted about the same length as fictional character samantha s my boys were about the same age as sam s son travis i too had to figure out how to earn money how to handle a life that had suddenly changed in what felt like every single way how to parent pre teen sons and in that process re invent myself or find myself or just grow and change like many people do but this commonplace process takes extraordinary strength i believe not compared to humanity but compared to what we might have been called upon before to have and berg seems to think so also she blends strength and a fragile sensitivity into the character of sam as well as king and this makes the main character someone you would want as your best friend someone you want to be happy and to be loved as a writer i find it impressive that in the 241 pages of open house the author has created endearing characters and a story that touched me so deeply because as i read it i thought yes that i did that same thing i felt that same way this is the magic of berg s writing in this book and in others if you haven t yet discovered her books start with one of her many titles soon note this is not a paid review nor a requested review and i have never worked with elizabeth berg though i have liked her facebook page janice phelps williams writer illustrator book designer at www janicephelps com author of open your heart with pets mastering life through love of animals transformation publishing 2012 view all my reviews posted by janice phelps williams 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels books reviews august 21 2012 for the path to publication the map is under development an author i have worked with jessica bell posted a link today to an article from forbes publishing is broken we re drowning in indie books and that s a good thing by david vinjamuri here is the link i wrote a lengthy comment on facebook about the article and decided to post it here as well i d love to know your thoughts i ll be traveling for a few days so may be delayed in replying to your comments my response to vinjamuri s article i can see this issue from several sides publisher author reader and vinjamuri covers the subject well he doesn t talk much about editing though and what i ve noticed in 14 years of working with indie authors self publishers is that they some of them devalue editing they don t understand the role of an editor they don t know how to evaluate if an editor is able to do the professional job needed they confuse proofreading with editing and they don t know how to access the level of editor they need to ensure their book has its best chance the same can often be true of cover design i can t tell you how many times a book has come to me for design already having been edited and it is in no way ready for publication but the author doesn t see it i ve often been hired to re edit work that was previously edited at great cost and to be completely honest there have been times others have been brought in to do a second round of editing on work that i ve been involved in because it takes years to learn how to be a great editor publishing houses have multiple people who are professionals and read the manuscript and offer structural suggestions and marketing suggestions and proofreading suggestions a self publisher even if he or she hires the best designer and freelance editor available would find it difficult to replicate the team effort publishers put into books at least some books certainly not all and certainly not as they did as assuredly decades ago it all comes down to money it takes money to make money it takes years to learn how to write it takes years to learn how to edit i bet if there was a survey 80 of the people in the us would say they want to write a book or could write a book in actual fact it is not such an easy thing to write a successful book it s a profession but how does one get paid while they develop the experience and time in the chair at the keyboard that is necessary and then when they are finally there a young acquiring editor feels they are too old at 40 or 50 to have much to say i have been astounded by the poor quality of ebooks being promoted by self publishing authors who are hurting their careers by their rush to publish at the same time as a writer i understand this and have perhaps fallen victim to the seducing voice of publication as well i am writing a book what will happen to it who will read it is there hope of finding a publisher for it should i spend all that time on it then many small publishers will find it difficult to be profitable selling ebooks the profit margin is so slim and in selling printed books there are so many difficulties on the distribution end the distributor who gave me my start has gone bankrupt borders the most open store to small publishers has gone bankrupt sometimes i feel like starting a little printed catalog and mailing it out to people to look at while they read their coffee and maybe they will order a book in fact there are a few publishers who send me this sort of thing and i love them the brochures are quirky and the publishers have a definite brand i have thought about going the other direction from print on demand in the direction of collectors editions of handcrafted books and then an ebook for those who can t afford the handcrafted book i m going to look at this option for finding pletonia as a former publisher i can tell you that ending my 11 years as a publisher due to the climate of publishing the numbers the lack of capital the competition the returns the time in my life that all these things took place the other choices that i had that were more profitable and fulfilling has been sobering and of course caused me to think about what works and what doesn t for me for authors and for publishers and also for readers i keep settling into bed with books that just don t work well or were not marketed titled designed categorized proofread correctly what i would say to any writer starting out who wants to be published is to write because you must because there is nothing else on earth you want to do more than writing because you are willing to work at it because you want to do it whether you succeed or not figure out a way to support yourself educate yourself about the craft of writing save up for the services of the best editor you can find and keep at it a final word be sure to visit the link to the forbes article that prompted my post and also read the many great comments writers have left it is very insightful and i think inspiring to see their comments i think it is a wonderful time to be a writer but it is a confusing time as well the nature of publishing is in transition and it will be exciting to see what the landscape looks like in 3 or 5 or 10 years forbes publishing is broken we re drowning in indie books and that s a good thing by david vinjamuri here is the link janice phelps williams www janicephelps com i am an editor illustrator and book designer and have brought more than 250 books to life since 1997 i am also the author of the traditionally published book open your heart with pets mastering life through love of animals posted by janice phelps williams 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels publishing and writing august 17 2012 the steps to create illustrations for a children s book today i am the guest of karen s elliott the word shark at her blog for writers and readers i discuss my path to becoming a book designer and illustrator and list out the steps involved in creating illustrations for an author and or publisher here is the link http karenselliott wordpress com 2012 08 16 kids week illustrator book designer janice phelps williams have a great weekend janice posted by janice phelps williams 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book covers children s books graphic design illustration july 26 2012 free patterns from yarn companies and more janice s 2012 list one of my most visited blogposts is yarn companies offering free patterns from 2009 it s time to provide a new list my gift to all those who love to knit and crochet remember it is never too early to start working on holiday gifts enjoy this lovely lavender yarn was purchased on a trip i made with my husband to new orleans learn more at this link free knitting crochet patterns listed by individual crystal palace yarns free pattern list at lion brand yarn free patterns at bernat yarn free patterns at cascade yarns free patterns at berroco yarns at left is a hat i made using a vogue pattern free patterns at red heart yarns free patterns at lily sugar n cream free patterns at yarn market free patterns at plymouth yarn company free patterns at cotton cloud free patterns from premier yarns free patterns from pattons yarns free patterns from universal 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