meditations and dialogues about family, books, ideas, and the writing life
Posted in My first novel on Mar 20th, 2011
In a comment on the earlier post about my first public reading and book signing for To Kill the Other, Madga asked about the story of Marek’s mother’s death. She asked if the story was based on real facts or if it was fictional. Here is my answer: Many years had passed after the shipyard workers uprising in [...]
Posted in My first novel, Videos on Feb 27th, 2011
My first public book reading and signing that took place at the Columbia Art Center turned out to be a huge success. I want to thank Mike Clark and Tim Singleton for giving me this opportunity and I want to thank Liz Henzey for organizing the event in the best way possible. I also [...]
Posted in Books, My first novel on Feb 6th, 2011
Tomorrow, February 7th is my first public book reading and signing at the Columbia Art Center (at 7:30PM). Here is the link. For those of you who want to attend, the address is in the link (bottom of the page). Here is the first review of To Kill the Other by C Wallace Walker. I [...]
Posted in Books, Childhood memories, My first novel, People in my life on Jan 6th, 2011
To my childhood friends. Dedykuje moim przyjaciolkom z lat dziecinstwa. I feel like I haven’t posted anything new on my blog for ages. I think about all the things I want to write but for some reason I am unable to bring myself to writing. When I woke up this morning, I realized, and verbalized [...]
Posted in Authors, Books, My first novel on Dec 23rd, 2010
If you are interested in reading my novel before the official release date on March 1st, 2011, please go directly to the publisher’s site. You can buy either a paper copy of the book or an electronic version (eBook). Here is the web link: http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61739-019-7
Posted in Books, My first novel on Dec 11th, 2010
I am pleased to inform you that the release date of my novel is March 1, 2011! It is finally official. After many months of anticipation (and no previous experience in the process), I feel like I have been granted a secret code or a key that can unlock mysterious and previously unattainable worlds. Here [...]
Posted in My first novel on Jul 16th, 2010
When I started writing my first novel, the one that will be published in November this year, I came up with a working title: To Kill the Other. I have to admit that throughout the many years of working on the novel, the title found a place in my heart and mind. But I always [...]
Posted in Meditations on life, My first novel on Jul 12th, 2010
I have been imagining the moments of going through the last edits of my first novel for years now. In my imagination, I could see myself staring at the woods behind my window with a “satisfying feeling of fullness,” as one of my friends once described it for me. I could see myself leaning back [...]
Posted in Meditations on life, My first novel on Jun 20th, 2010
Taher is the main character of my novel about 9/11. Since his birth was unexpected, it came to be considered miraculous. Taher himself was proclaimed to be exceptional, a gift of God, on the day he was born. Later on, his unusual sensitivities, his remarkable imagination, and his dedication to the studies of the Holy Quran not only ensured him a privileged position as the family’s [...]
Posted in My first novel on Apr 14th, 2010
The initial stage of editing of my novel started on April 1st. I won’t hear from Emily, my editor, for a month. Then I will receive my manuscript, with her suggestions, back. I want to share with you my thoughts about writing my first novel, but I am overwhelmed by the process that brought me [...]
