First, a big welcome to all the new readers! What can you expect on Writing is My Drink? Author interviews, writing advice, stories from my writing life, reviews, and sometimes a book giveaway. The blog was born out my obsession with all things literary.  Here’s how the whole thing started:

Step One: We Admitted We Were Powerless Over the Printed Word

X is My Drink

Links to a few of my fave posts:

Alienated Youth is My Drink

What Frank McCourt Taught Me

Before There was Memoir, There was the 80’s

Thich is My Drink, or How I Stopped Competing With Suzanne Finnamore

How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever (Part One)

Here’s some links to some stuff I’m excited about today:

My friend Candace Walsh’s debut post on Huffington Post’s Divorce page

My piece about my stepfather on the Huffpo Divorce page

My interview with Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

Coming Soon:

Interviews with Globe and Mail columnist Tom Hawthorn, the editors of Junk magazine, and Claire Dederer (Author of nearly-released Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses–which I’m reading now and LOVING)

Thanks for reading!

Theo Pauline Nestor

Host of Writing is My Drink, Author of How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed