Wikipedia version
Beth is a world-famous writer and the winner of the 2032 Nobel Prize for discovering that a half-baked idea increases the risk of E.coli.
She won her first Pulitzer for the book Artificial Intelligence vs. Actual Idiocy, which sold more copies than the Bible and 50 Shades of Gray, combined. The motion-picture adaptation won the Oscar for best picture, director and song, “You are an idiot,” which also won a Grammy for best A.I.-produced song of the year.
Beth is the winner of the Medal of Honor, People’s Choice Award, Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, Westminster’s Best in Show and Superbowl. She earned her doctorate from Harvard, where she is a visiting professor of metaphysical physics and physical education.
Beth divides her time between her imagination and Maryland, where she lives with her long-suffering husband. She has two snarky grown daughters, and four grand-dogs and grand-cats who never remember her birthday.
Beth’s version
I’ve been writing since I first learned to form letters on a page. Since then I’ve authored/edited/ghosted more than four dozen books, written scores of newspaper articles, syndicated a parenting column, and taught writing at various colleges and conferences. I also birthed Write Directions, an online resource of articles, podcasts, videos, classes and workshops for writers of all levels.
As Write Directions grew, its focus narrowed to book coaching and consulting. It was a joy and honor to serve as a book midwife. Books, after all, are babies — each one is messy and magical; a golden bucket on the Bucket List.
A few years ago, I began thinking about my own list and decided to gently close the doors to Write Directions. I would continue writing, of course; to write is to breathe, after all. But I also wanted a way to acknowledge — indeed, celebrate — the work that has shaped and sustained me all these years. Hence, Beth Street, a stroll down my writing life. (Click here for more about that.)
My hope is you’ll walk with me. But be forewarned, strange objects lie ahead. Among others: talking vacuum cleaners and enema boxes, wackos like Dr. Siggy Freud, and cartoon characters like Hotty Flasher (my beloved alter ego).
I don’t know where these crazies came from, only that they snuck into my life between writing projects. While they may make me certifiable, they also make me happy. And so I’ve created side streets for them. Please stroll along these too.