by Nancy Colasurdo | Mar 19, 2006 | Write Thinking
Today a minister told a story of unknowingly going to a black tie affair in khaki pants and a sweater at a lush Fifth Avenue penthouse. After hiding himself in a corner at the beginning of the party, he decided he needed to be present and mingle and engage in the...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Mar 18, 2006 | Write Thinking
I am editing a book for a first-time author who is self-publishing. What a pleasure of a project. She is so smart and driven and passionate about her work.Editing really puts me in my wordsmith mode. When good writing mostly flows and then something stops me as a...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Mar 17, 2006 | Write Thinking
I want to take all the people in the world who know how to live and gather them up to teach the rest of the world. This is what I felt watching the new Chefography series on the Food Network; it was the one featuring Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa.This woman has it...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Mar 16, 2006 | Write Thinking
So I am, as usual, enjoying the heck out of my O magazine. And then I get to page 129 in the April issue, which incidentally has the theme, “beauty.” It’s a Jenny Craig ad with a really wonderful picture of Kirstie Alley showing off her admirable...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Mar 15, 2006 | Write Thinking
I walked the five blocks to my home along the waterfront this evening. It was that exact perfect time when the sun was setting and therefore casting a beautiful light on the buildings in Manhattan. With the dark blue tones in the sky and river at that particular...
