A. Manette Ansay

Writing and Obsession

Thinking today about the old chicken-or-the-egg question: do we choose the stories we tell, or do the stories pick us

This question, and others listed below, emerged from a discussion run by K C Culver, who leads the Literature Group

I enjoy Caroline Leavitt’s blog at carolineleavittville.com Today she posted an interview with writer Dawn Raffel, who offers these thoughts

Emerging Writers Network just posted a guest blog/essay of mine on “the experience of being edited.” This site is a

It seems my German friend Winfried (who give me all my best lines: see Author’s Statement regarding the writing of

First, a happy update: book club members in Washington, Wisconsin, Indiana, Hawaii, Florida, New York and Maine have requested a

The inclusion of images in Good Things evolved out of a happy accident. I commute long hours by train to

A roundup of the latest reviews. Fiction Writers Review The honest passion to Ansay’s writing is one that I haven’t

A round-up Mother’s Day article/interview that mentions Good Things I Wish You, plus my daughter’s ideas about having a writer

Some interviews from various sites. PIF Magazine B&N BEATRICE