Literary Unleashed by Carole Flynn

Connecticut Science Center Finally Opening

It's almost here.  Just in time for summer.  The long-awaited opening of The Connecticut Science Center is this June.  A pre-opening fundraising party will be held on May 30th from 6:30-11 pm.  Tickets are $125.  Better yet, join as a member before April 30th and get one additional bonus membership month for free.  Individual Season Pass: $35.  See The Connecticut Science Center website for more details on season passes, upcoming events, and summer camps:

http://ctsciencecenter.org/

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Carole Flynn is the author of Literary Itinerary and Literary Unleashed.

Count Us Out Countess!

I'll be a no show at Countess LuAnn de Lesseps reading at RJ Julia tomorrow night.  I had an X-ray done of my toe yesterday.  It is broken.  As of now, the pain is so bad, I can't depress the gas pedal on my car, let alone stand, mingle and sip champagne while discussing writing and etiquette with the Countess with one foot of mine in an open-toe blue tyvek foot boot.  I'm pretty sure that's not in the collection that Steven Dann handpicks or designs for his store each season.  (Remember that Real Housewives of New York City episode where Ramona and her daughter dropped over $8,000 on shoes?  On a positive note, some of those five-inch-heeled shoes probably produce a similar level of pain to what I'm already experiencing.)

French Women Arrived in my Mailbox Today

Well, not actual women.  Actually, the book:  French Women Don't Sleep Alone: Pleasurable Secrets to Finding Love by Jamie Cat Callan.  Not that I need to find love, mind you.  I'm perfectly happy in that department, but I'm intrigued by the title and loved Jamie's recent book/writer's un-blocking game, The Writer's Toolbox.

Jamie is a gifted writer, generous teacher, and just one of those people whose good energy always seems to appear in your life at exactly the right moment.  So, after having a furniture delivery man drop a dining room table leaf on my big toe this morning, finding Jamie's book in my mailbox this afternoon was a nice twist of fate and the highpoint of my day. 

Twitter Tweetered Out

I opened a Twitter account a few days ago.  There are already a bunch of strangers following me.  I don't know how celebrities do this; it feels a bit creepy.

Today I logged on only to find that "Twitter is Over Capacity" which means that "too many tweets" are occurring.  Where is everyone getting all this time to tweet?

Win a Copy of Jamie Cat Callan's French Women Don't Sleep Alone! PROMOTION OVER.

DEESSE MAGAZINE is running a giveaway contest for two free copies of French Women Don't Sleep Alone: Pleasurable Secrets to Finding Love written by Jamie Cat Callan.  To be eligible, send in your suggestions on finding love--your approach, tips, ideas, etc.  Entries must be made by 11:59 p.m., Thursday April 16th (Eastern Standard Time).  The two top winners will each receive an autographed copy of Jamie's book. Winners will be revealed the following day.  Click on the link below for details:

http://deessemagazine.blogspot.com/2009/04/french-women-dont-sleep-alone-giveaway.html

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Carole Flynn is the author of Literary Itinerary and Literary Unleashed.

 

Elizabeth McCracken in West Hartford on April 21st. Read Carole Goldberg's Interview.

Carole Goldberg is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and a columnist for The Hartford Courant.  Her interview with Elizabeth McCracken on Elizabeth's memoir, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, can be viewed at: http://www.courant.com/features/booksmags/hc-mccracken0412.artapr12,0,138228.story.

See the Literary Itinerary calendar at: http://www.CaroleFlynn.com for details on Elizabeth's upcoming appearance.

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Carole Flynn is the author of Literary Itinerary and Literary Unleashed.

"After Writing Honeymoon with My Brother, I Had to Post an ad in craigslist to Get a Date"

After writing what would become the wildly successful Honeymoon with my Brother, which has since been optioned by Sony Pictures, author Franz Wisner was offered a writing assignment by a travel magazine.  As he says, "The book was done.  I was still single.  I had to post an ad in craigslist to get a date to go to "Sandals" (the couples only resort) to do a writing assignment for the magazine."