Pride and My Town by Sally Basmajian My small, scenic town is stuffed with retired folks, mostly of Anglo-Saxon or European heritage. There’s a secondary population of theatrical artists who make the rest of us feel a whole lot more vibrant, multicultural, and contemporary. I’m not sure how many…
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So Hard to Do Behind the Scenes Part 3
Let’s Go Behind the Scenes of So Hard to Do! – Part 3 By Sally Basmajian I wrote this statement, hoping that it might help reviewers and bookstore operators understand the vantage point from which I wrote the novel. There are a few characters who range along the spectrum, and…

So Hard to Do Behind the Scenes Part Two
Let’s Go Behind the Scenes of So Hard to Do! – Part 2 by Sally Basmajian Oh, dear. If ever a young woman needed to develop sensitivity, it’s Jannie. Her heart is good, and she’s a smart executive, but she has so much to learn (and, dare I say it,…

So Hard to Do Behind the Scenes
Let’s Go Behind the Scenes of So Hard to Do! – Part 1 by Sally Basmajian In my first draft of So Hard to Do, Jannie told her story in first-person/present tense. I thought it suited her audacious personality, and that it was a nice contrast to the more restrained third-person/past tense approach I took with Suze….