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Fog and Flow on the Path to Publication

May 14, 2014 by Rita Gardner Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago on a mountain hike, a friend who has been following my writing journey asked me enthusiastically: “So, now that you’ve finished writing your book, are you in bliss until it gets published?” At the time we were slogging along a very foggy trail on Mt. Tamalpais near San Francisco. While that […]

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Whose voice is it anyway?

April 22, 2014 by Rita Gardner Leave a Comment

My memoir The Coconut Latitudes is well on its way to publication in September by She Writes Press. I’ve been thinking about the beginning of this writing journey, over a decade ago. Back then I was facing the inevitable—that I must write a memoir. The “must” was an insistent inner voice that just wouldn’t be […]

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Welcome to my Blog

March 7, 2014 by Rita Gardner Leave a Comment

This week I had the opportunity to again proofread the text of my manuscript, which is finally in “almost-ready” format. The Coconut Latitudes now looks like a real book, as it works its way along the “path to publication” in September [Show slideshow] 1 2 3 ►

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Rita on NPR Radio

Two exciting segments from The Coconut Latitudes read by Rita Gardner.

"Night of the Hurricane"

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"Drums of Spring"

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