Susan O'Doherty
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EventsUPCOMING EVENTSMarch 29, 2008, 2PM Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA I will present a discussion and guided imagery experience to help participants examine the goals, motivations, and expectations that come with being an author. RECENT EVENTSAugust 14 & November 10, 2007 mediabistro.com, NYC My first seminar on managing motherhood and a writing career sparked an ongoing email support group for mothers who write! (It was such a great experience I taught the seminar again on November 10, and plans are afoot for more events--watch this space!) October 23, 2007 mediabistro.com, NYC My seminar on overcoming fear of success culminated in a deeply moving discussion by group members about their own struggles and triumphs. October 6, 2007 Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, New Jersey This was a fun, book-filled event. I read from Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued and discussed the creative process with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic audience of writers and readers. October 2, 2007 Heights and Hill Community Council, Brooklyn Heights My reading from Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued was followed by a lively group discussion of creativity and aging. August 11, 2007 Borders, East Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC I read from Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued, and signed so many copies the store ran out! July 19, 2007 Borders, 2 Penn Plaza I read from Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued, and audience members shared their own experiences with creative blocks. July 17, 2007 Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Avenue of the Americas My reading was followed by a lively audience discussion on women, creativity, and madness. July 14, 2007 P.S. Bookshop, 145A Front Street, Brooklyn P.S. was the gracious host for my publishing party. We all had so much fun we may do it again in the fall! July 6, 2007 Borders Back Bay, 511 Boylston Street, Boston Mel Robbins and I discussed creative blocks on her Live at Borders: Advice for Living program. June 12, 2007, 7:00 PM McNally Robinson NYC, 52 Prince Street Andrea Buchanan, Caroline Leavitt, Rochelle Jewell Shapiro, Rachel Zucker, Miranda Field, Jessica Berger Gross, and I read from our essays in About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope. May 11, 2007, 7:00 PM Lolita Bar 266 Broome Street, NYC To commemorate Mother's Day, Andi Buchanan, Felicia Sullivan, and I read stories and memoirs about the dark side of daughterhood. February 7, 2007, 8PM Think Coffee, 248 Mercer Street, NYC Felicia Sullivan, Bill Cheng, Amy Brill, and I read as part of “A Night at Ballyhoo.” |
Selected WorksBooks: Self-help
Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued: A Woman's Guide to Unblocking Creativity
A practical and accessible guidebook to help women overcome creative blocks. Essays
“The Road Home,” in About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
An account of my experience with a series of miscarriages before the birth of my son. “The Velvet Underground,” in It’s a Boy! Women Writers on Raising Sons
An exploration of the meaning and consequences of my son’s adoption of some traditionally feminine attributes. Fiction
"My Most Memorable Experience" in Sex for America: Politically Inspired Erotica
A teenaged girl's "date" with a small-time political aide goes awry. |
