Holly Robinson
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday
- December 03
- Bio
- Journalist Holly Robinson is the author of the novel Sleeping Tigers and The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter: A Memoir. Visit her web site at www.authorhollyrobinson.com.
MY RECENT POSTS
- A Stepmom Who Lived Happily
Ever After
September 06, 2012 08:35PM - Are You Worried?
August 27, 2012 10:36AM - What Makes a Memoir
“Great?”
August 13, 2012 10:49AM - Hey Writer! What's Your
Brand?
July 27, 2012 12:41PM - Why Are Women Afraid of Mice?
June 22, 2012 04:31PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Wow. This essay blew me
away. I was once a very
idealistic
teacher, and
though…”
September 07, 2012 10:27AM - “Ah, yes, my friend. It
is true that I am neither
starving nor
dying by the
roads…”
August 27, 2012 02:41PM - “Glad I could make you
smile--and I'm happy to be in
such
esteemed company!”
August 27, 2012 01:44PM - “Thanks for mentioning
Terry Tempest Williams and
Gretel
Erlich,
Kristenhlich--two…”
August 17, 2012 07:39AM - “So nice to know that
there are more great memoirs
coming out
from all of
you!!”
August 14, 2012 04:03PM
Holly Robinson's Links
April 02, 2012 10:07AM
“Very thoughtful comments--thanks! Love having a new voice to follow, Chicken. I appreciate the suggestion.”
About: Wrestling with Point of View in Your Writing
“Very thoughtful comments--thanks! Love having a new voice to follow, Chicken. I appreciate the suggestion.”
About: Wrestling with Point of View in Your Writing
March 26, 2012 11:20AM
“Hey JMAC--I'd love to see that photo! Post it!”
About: A Cat Living a Dog's Life
“Hey JMAC--I'd love to see that photo! Post it!”
About: A Cat Living a Dog's Life
March 26, 2012 09:36AM
“Ha! You're both so right. Of course, my Pekingese thinks he's a cat, so this all works out...”
About: A Cat Living a Dog's Life
“Ha! You're both so right. Of course, my Pekingese thinks he's a cat, so this all works out...”
About: A Cat Living a Dog's Life
March 26, 2012 08:29AM
“This is a lovely post! I remember how shocked I was when my own daughter reach high school and said, "I want to make sure that I have a career, M…”
About: Raising My Daughter Not to Make the Same Dumb Mistake I Made
“This is a lovely post! I remember how shocked I was when my own daughter reach high school and said, "I want to make sure that I have a career, M…”
About: Raising My Daughter Not to Make the Same Dumb Mistake I Made
February 27, 2012 11:30AM
“I know that many people already know this, but I wrote this up because sometimes the information is so scattered, it's tough for any author to think ab…”
About: Pimping Your Book, Indie or Traditional
“I know that many people already know this, but I wrote this up because sometimes the information is so scattered, it's tough for any author to think ab…”
About: Pimping Your Book, Indie or Traditional
February 27, 2012 10:33AM
“This sounds like such an ordeal--yet there you are, sharing it with the world and bravely putting one foot in front of the other, making acute social o…”
About: Don’t Scare the Newbie
“This sounds like such an ordeal--yet there you are, sharing it with the world and bravely putting one foot in front of the other, making acute social o…”
About: Don’t Scare the Newbie
February 23, 2012 12:51PM
“Thanks, Smallhouse, Fay and Rita for weighing in on this fascinating subject. You're definitely right that each child has to be approached as an indiv…”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
“Thanks, Smallhouse, Fay and Rita for weighing in on this fascinating subject. You're definitely right that each child has to be approached as an indiv…”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
February 21, 2012 07:41AM
“Thanks for your comments, everyone! Tom, your Nashville rejection made me howl. And Old Man in the Mountain, yes, it's true: I should have become an…”
About: How I Sold a Novel in Just 25 Years!
“Thanks for your comments, everyone! Tom, your Nashville rejection made me howl. And Old Man in the Mountain, yes, it's true: I should have become an…”
About: How I Sold a Novel in Just 25 Years!
February 17, 2012 10:52AM
“Dear Robin (you must be related to me in some way!), I just went on your web site and saw your fantastic photos. Great post, too. I was really laughi…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
“Dear Robin (you must be related to me in some way!), I just went on your web site and saw your fantastic photos. Great post, too. I was really laughi…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
February 17, 2012 10:51AM
“This is a fantastic post, Robin--the photographs have so much emotion, and the writing itself is great--full of pathos and humor, both. Nice work! (I…”
About: Northern Pintail - Northern Pinhead
“This is a fantastic post, Robin--the photographs have so much emotion, and the writing itself is great--full of pathos and humor, both. Nice work! (I…”
About: Northern Pintail - Northern Pinhead
February 15, 2012 08:14AM
“Dear InThisDeepCalm, I love your comment below...and I love picturing your closet of pink neckties! To everyone else, too, these comments continue to a…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
“Dear InThisDeepCalm, I love your comment below...and I love picturing your closet of pink neckties! To everyone else, too, these comments continue to a…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
February 11, 2012 09:34PM
“Thanks for the support! It's so lovely to know that you're all out there. And you'll be pleased to know (if you didn't read the last post) that I jus…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
“Thanks for the support! It's so lovely to know that you're all out there. And you'll be pleased to know (if you didn't read the last post) that I jus…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
February 08, 2012 06:23PM
“So interesting, isn't it, to ponder why writers write, when it's unclear whether we'll ever share our work? Especially in this tricky publishing marke…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
“So interesting, isn't it, to ponder why writers write, when it's unclear whether we'll ever share our work? Especially in this tricky publishing marke…”
About: Why Writers Need Readers: Not for the Obvious Reason
February 02, 2012 07:43AM
“Thank you, again, for sharing all of your stories. What we need to do is keep encouraging all of the struggling, worried, scared parents out there to…”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
“Thank you, again, for sharing all of your stories. What we need to do is keep encouraging all of the struggling, worried, scared parents out there to…”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
February 01, 2012 08:13AM
“This is an amazing, heartfelt, emotional piece of writing--I was with you every step of the way, especially when you described that shivering wet mouse…”
About: How I STOPPED living on the edge
“This is an amazing, heartfelt, emotional piece of writing--I was with you every step of the way, especially when you described that shivering wet mouse…”
About: How I STOPPED living on the edge
February 01, 2012 08:06AM
“My dear Manhattan White Girl, I am so, so glad that you wrote. I was afraid this post might come off as one that bashes our hard working public school…”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
“My dear Manhattan White Girl, I am so, so glad that you wrote. I was afraid this post might come off as one that bashes our hard working public school…”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
January 31, 2012 07:11PM
“That question--Why did they have to do it in the first place?--keeps running through my head. Thanks for poking at this issue with such a sharp stick…”
About: Why There Are Pirates in Somalia
“That question--Why did they have to do it in the first place?--keeps running through my head. Thanks for poking at this issue with such a sharp stick…”
About: Why There Are Pirates in Somalia
January 31, 2012 07:08PM
“Thank you so much for your support. I know this was a frightfully long post, but I guess I needed to vent!”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
“Thank you so much for your support. I know this was a frightfully long post, but I guess I needed to vent!”
About: Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin
January 19, 2012 01:08PM
“Your comments continue to inspire and amaze me. I have shared them all with my daughter--what a lot to talk about here!”
About: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
“Your comments continue to inspire and amaze me. I have shared them all with my daughter--what a lot to talk about here!”
About: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
January 18, 2012 07:37AM
“It's so fascinating to hear your stories! Thank you for sharing them. One of the best things about blogging here is the people you meet along the way…”
About: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
“It's so fascinating to hear your stories! Thank you for sharing them. One of the best things about blogging here is the people you meet along the way…”
About: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
January 17, 2012 09:50PM
“Thanks, everyone. It takes a lot of courage to be young these days, Phyllis!”
About: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
“Thanks, everyone. It takes a lot of courage to be young these days, Phyllis!”
About: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
January 17, 2012 07:55PM
“You are, indeed, a credit to your generation, as the owl said below. Now get out there and pound the pavement on behalf of your causes, so that others…”
About: The 3 Reasons All Young Adults Are Liberal
“You are, indeed, a credit to your generation, as the owl said below. Now get out there and pound the pavement on behalf of your causes, so that others…”
About: The 3 Reasons All Young Adults Are Liberal
January 09, 2012 03:50PM
“Thanks for the support, guys! And, yeah. Bumps in the road are my business. You can order the book through my web site, through your local independe…”
About: Did I Just Hammer a Nail into My Bookstore's Coffin?
“Thanks for the support, guys! And, yeah. Bumps in the road are my business. You can order the book through my web site, through your local independe…”
About: Did I Just Hammer a Nail into My Bookstore's Coffin?
December 28, 2011 04:18PM
“So gorgeous! We're still waiting for ours, despite our early storm at Halloween!”
About: Winter Scenes
“So gorgeous! We're still waiting for ours, despite our early storm at Halloween!”
About: Winter Scenes
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