http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/LynneGriffin/ Lynne Griffin is the author of Negotiation Generation: Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment. (Penguin, 2007) Her novel, Life Without Summer will be published in winter 2009 by St Martin's Press. en-us 2008-07-09T17:00:44+00:00 Publishers Marketplace Lynne Reeves Griffin hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/images/PM_rssimg.gif http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/LynneGriffin/index.html#20080702140149 Last week I finished a first draft of my second novel. Two days after writing the last line, I turned to the first chapter. I had planned to give the whole draft a rest, but about month or so ago, I read that Joyce Carol Oates writes the last chapter and the first chapter of her works-in-progress simultaneously, to ensure consistency of voice. I'm no Joyce, but I thought it made sense -- knowing what I now know about my story ending -- to plunge right into revision. Many months ago, when ... Lynne Reeves Griffin 2008-07-02T18:01:49+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/LynneGriffin/index.html#20080403081629 I almost deleted his email, the subject line -- French Publisher Wants Publicity Shots -- looked suspicious. Surely this was another come on to entice an eager writer. But wait, I have a French publisher. So I opened the message to find that Belfond was sending famed photographer, Jerry Bauer to the United States to take two author photos. Mine was one of them. We spoke first by phone. He was calling from Italy, where he lives most of the year. Charming yet directive, he suggested where we ... Lynne Reeves Griffin 2008-04-03T12:16:29+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/LynneGriffin/index.html#20080110114045 The faith waiting in the heart of a seed promises a miracle of life which it cannot prove at once. ~ Rabindranath Tagore In 2000, my mother was flattened by a stroke and in her suffering she handed me the seed that would become my second novel. The character she inspired is not her in most ways. Nor are any of the other characters, found in my work-in-progress inspired by people I've known, real people. Or the plot points I've chosen, real events. Yes, I've taken details -- other seeds ... Lynne Reeves Griffin 2008-01-10T16:40:45+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/LynneGriffin/index.html#20071004143141 Six days ago, the story I have believed in for over two years brought me unbelievable news. My novel, Life Without Summer, will be published by St Martin's Press in winter 2009! Life Without Summer is a novel about what happens to relationships in the wake of profound loss. Two women face intensely personal struggles to deal with the death of a child, and their choices reverberate universal themes about the connections between truth and loss, and love and marriage. After attending the ... Lynne Reeves Griffin 2007-10-04T18:31:41+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/LynneGriffin/index.html#20070830153230 Last week, Library Journal, a well-respected reviewer in the world of publishing, had this to say about Negotiation Generation: Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment. (Penguin, 2007) "Many parenting experts agree that spanking is never a good way to discipline a child. In its stead, they have recommended using methods like time-outs and grounding. Griffin... goes further: parents should never punish their child. Yes, children misbehave, but it's probably because they ... Lynne Reeves Griffin 2007-08-30T19:32:30+00:00