What are the SECRETS OF THE ZONA ROSA and THE WOMAN WHO SPILLED WORDS ALL OVER HERSELF?
They are twin-theme memoirs of becoming a writer and the joys of teaching creative writing. THE WOMAN WHO SPILLED WORDS ALL OVER HERSELF is the prequel to SECRETS OF THE ZONA ROSA; it describes how I started Zona Rosa over 25 years ago, in Savannah, Georgia, and it also contains many of the Secrets of the Zona Rosa. Both books are stories of how I have enjoyed writing and teaching, especially in my Zona Rosa workshops. They are also full of useful information for both aspiring and accomplished writers, as well as those who simply want to enhance their lives through the art of creative writing. How did Zona Rosa begin? “I used to be a frog. Then I became a teacher. I wish I was a frog again,” a second grader wrote in one of my classes. And for a long time, that was the way I felt about teaching. My teaching gigs were simply away to make money to go on writing. But then some things happened that made teaching more important in my life. My mother was a beautiful Southern woman who was als
