Mike:
Hi, Julie.
I’m happy to have yet another Association of Rhode Island Author (ARIA) to
introduce to my Overlords fan base. As
with the others, we’re going to do an old fashioned interview. Here we go!
Mike: Julie, please introduce yourself to my
Overlords fans with a little information about you and where you’re from.
Julie: Hi! I grew up in Rhode Island, was born in
D.C., but I’ve lived in many places to pursue an academic career: Denver, Milwaukee,
Iowa City, and a small town named Arcata in northern California. Now I’m back
in R.I., retired, recently married, and doing what I like: gardening, painting,
writing, walking Mr. Darcy (Lhasa/Poodle) and taking all sorts of classes at
nearby U.R.I..
Mike: What are you working on
these days and what’s the current status of that project?
Julie: I’ve been on a bit of a vacation from writing
since I completed a few academic books a few years back, and then “Final
Conversations,” my only nonacademic book so far. But I am gearing up to start
gathering interviews about women’s healing conversations. In preparation, I’m
taking a workshop this fall in the holistic studies program at Salve Regina
University. Everything starts with research for me.
Mike:
Can you tell the audience what inspires you to
write?
Julie: Well, I have to admit that it has often been
a good and energetic co-author, such as my friend, Maureen Keeley. But when you
have a topic you’re passionate about, as I am about communication, the stuff
almost writes itself. I’ve done a lot of work on children’s communication. Now
I’m interested in how communication changes as we age, and in particular the
effects of conversation on women as they change over time.
Mike:
What genre do you enjoy
writing the most?
Julie: Enjoy? I suppose that’s poetry. But next, it
would be nonfiction -- writing up the results of what people have revealed to
me, either by interview or observation. Truth is often stranger than fiction,
and more compelling.
Mike: Any upcoming projects we should now about?
Julie: I’m guessing it will be a book about women and
the conversations they have that heal them in some way. I will be looking for
volunteers to tell me about their experiences with healing communication. So,
ladies, I know you are out there and have stories to share…
Mike:
OK, time for some quick ones, ready? Favorite movie?
Julie: ”Harold and Maude” (Yes, I’m old!).
Mike:
Favorite food or dish to make?
Julie: Green chili.
Mike:
Favorite place you have ever visited?
Julie: Rome. But I have to add Amsterdam too…
romantic city!
Mike: Favorite music band?
Julie: The Rolling Stones (I told you I was old!) But
also Green Day, Elvis Costello and whomever, Neil Young and whomever (the
appeal with Neal is that you never know if he’s going to hit that note, but it
usually works out.)
Mike: Favorite book, and no it can’t be one of
yours!
Julie: ”Possession” by A.S. Byatt, among many others.
Mike: Julie, thanks for being such a good
sport! Is there anything you would like
to leave my fans with?
Julie: Hold onto that curiosity that leads you to books,
no matter what your choices. And if anyone asks you for an interview, do it!
Share your wealth!
Mike: Julie, thanks for being part of this great
blog series. Please follow the links below to get in touch with Julie and
most importantly, buy her books!
A few links:
Publisher: http://www.vandb.com/fc.html
Tehama Group
PR project fact sheet: http://www.csuchico.edu/jour/tgc/history_pages/Fall07Art/FCFactSheet%20copy.pdf
National Communication Association book review: http://www.natcom.org/CommCurrentsArticle.aspx?id=862
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