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Austen replied to Jill Althouse-Wood's discussion 'What's you Art?' in the group Artist Mamas

I am a writer and amateur musician. My young son has inspired me to awaken a creative spirit that had fallen to the wayside over time. In the past year, I have taken up more crafts than at any other point in the last several years, including embro...

November 6

Kevin Udy replied to Jill Althouse-Wood's discussion 'NaMoWriMo Site' in the group NaNoWriMasochists

yup, it is a bit clunky and way less easy to use that I'd thought it'd be. No friends here either (sigh), so I know hwat you mean. Mind you, being old (yup, 55 IS still considered old!), and male to boot, doesn't help a whole lot............. ever...

October 31

Eneya Vorodecky replied to Jill Althouse-Wood's discussion 'Writing a girl character' in the group Feminist Bloggers

Well, been there, done that. The easiest way to manage with stereotypes is... none. It is really hard to beat them. Because we have been exposed to this all our lives. Especially if you live in Europe or America. I find it helpfull to read books a...

July 3

FiddleMama replied to Jill Althouse-Wood's discussion 'What's you Art?' in the group Artist Mamas

I'm a musician primarily. I also love to knit and have recently met with the approval of my 3 year old for my knitted toys. Preschooler approval is high praise indeed. My main performing right now is in an Irish band which is the music of my peep...

June 28

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Name or Pseudonym:: Jill Althouse-Wood

About Me:: I love the three-ring circus of the life I experience as a writer, an artist and a mother of kids ages 10 and 13. While my novel Summers at Blue Lake launched nationally at bookstores, I have been busy showing my paintings to the local crowd and running the kids to fencing and ballet. I combine art and writing and life in my journal practice as well. Since 1998, I have facilitated creative journaling workshops all over the place from schools to domestic violence shelters. My hobbies include cooking, traveling, winetasting, reading, watching great movies, walking/running, and yoga.

Stuff about me:
Pisces
Feminist
Pug owner
Favorite Movie: Stealing Beauty
Favorite Actor: Johnny Depp
Last Book I read: Eat, Pray, Love
Current Book: Packaging Girlhood
Married for 17 years to my high school sweetheart
Favorite color is purple on most days
I love labyrinths and mandalas, lavender scented bubble baths, doing rituals with colored candles (Color vibes are strong!)
I don't like talking on the phone--phobic?
Worked as a fabric designer for 15 years before quitting my job to write full time.
My dream is to spend a summer with my kids and hisband in the coutryside of Italy or Paris, France--I can't decide. Maybe I'll do both.

Blog:: http://www.jillalthousewood.com

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Posted on November 1, 2007 at 4:48am —

NaMoWriMo & NaBloPoMo

(author note--I am going to try to double post (same post here as at Blogger) If anybody knows a better way than cutting and pasting, let me know. Can I just redirect everyone over there? How does this work?)

Now I've done it. It's like at Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) when you fill your plate with an extreme amount of food and decided to try to eat it all anyway even though you didn't plan ahead and wear you

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Posted on October 25, 2007 at 6:12am — 3 Comments

A letter of introduction

French Toast Girl threatened and then dragged me, yelping and hissing, into this NaBloPoMo. Not true, but it makes for a dramatic entrance into this new society. I am already a Blogger girl, so now I have to figure out how this works. Do I continue to blog on blogger? Do I write something different here or just copy the posts from that site? I am making an admission here. My reasons for this particular blog are rather sinister--I am a new author of fiction who is trying to spre

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Posted on October 24, 2007 at 6:32am — 8 Comments

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At 10:29am on March 25, 2009, Jennifer Helen said…: I just came across your profile in this network. I would like to extend an invitation to join Allvoices.com. It’s a citizen journalist site. We discuss, debate, post news and report news about everything under the sun. Allvoices also has an incentive program for writers and they can make money writing, earn up to $10,000 cash. Register at http://www.allvoices.com/journalism and start contributing.

At 4:06pm on November 21, 2007, Neil said…: How can I not like a blogger that likes Eames chairs?!

At 5:24am on November 8, 2007, JulieAnn Carter-Winward said…: I have a friend with whom I IM when I am struggling with my book. If you want to email me and IM, maybe talking through your sticking points will help.

At 5:17am on November 8, 2007, JulieAnn Carter-Winward said…: Nice. Good visual. So dark hair, now, huh? That's how I prefer 'em (I am not a lesbian. Sorry...just a bit hincky today. LOL)

At 5:03am on November 8, 2007, JulieAnn Carter-Winward said…: Done, girlfriend. You have been rolled. Was it good for you?

At 1:08pm on November 7, 2007, Diahn Ott said…: Jill, You're very welcome. I think you are right about your book being a "reader's book". It's a pleasure to read.

Now, we just need to getcha on Oprah...

At 8:25am on November 7, 2007, Lilymane said…: Jill -
I really enjoyed your observations about girls (women) and how they choose usernames. I think it was brave of you to put yourself and the history of your choices out there. I just spent a weekend with a long time friend and her daughter and we had fantastic discussions about exactly these kinds of issues. Thanks also for sharing the book you were reading. I've already sent my friend and her daughter a link to your site. I look forward to having the time to read more of your blog and your book excerpt. Also (even though this is the world's longest comment already) - a quick publicity thought: have you ever read Joshilyn Jackson's blog, Faster Than Kudzu? She's an amazing author and she regularly hosts a bit on her blog where she asks new authors 3 questions. I don't know how she chooses the authors but I know it's a popular feature. You should check it out if you haven't. Maybe you could be one of her 3 questionees.
Peace.

At 9:17am on November 3, 2007, the fool said…: Thanks for the heads-up concerning the dead link to the Writer's Toolbox on my profile page. It worked fine when I first posted it, but when I reloaded the page, the critical javascript command had been stripped, leaving it as an embarrassing dead link.

I've devised a Plan B, though, and it's working fine.

At 9:42am on November 1, 2007, sognatrice said…: Ah, and yes an Italy lover here as well; I live in southern Italy now in my family's ancestral village, and I post a recipe every Wednesday on my blog--many are Italian as you might guess ;)

You should definitely come over for a visit!

At 9:37am on November 1, 2007, sognatrice said…: Hi Jill, my PA Dutch names are Keinard, Weitzel, Bitler, others that are escaping me right now; my relative that lived in Lititz had her husband's last name--Ruhl. He died quite a few years ago and she has since moved closer to where the rest of my family is and where she's originally from (about forty minutes north of Lititz up I-81).

I just visited your site and want to comment on so much...I'll be back as soon as I finish my NaNo word count for the day ;)

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