how to be an american housewife by margaret dilloway

The middle-grade voice is fun to write-and I like the idea of influencing another generation with my viewpoints. I’m actually a very visual person-I was an art major-which lends itself well to these formats.ĭo you prefer writing middle school fiction or women’s fiction? Why? Graphic novels and screenplays would be interesting. I don’t have any tips other than to know the rules of your new genre and to read a lot in it-it’s really just a matter of commitment and consistency.Īre there any new genres you would ever want to start writing in? If so what are they and do you have any idea of what you would want to do? Working in multiple genres allows me to let a manuscript “rest.” I’ll work on one, then go to another for a week or two, then re-read the first one. How do you work in multiple genres and what tips do you have for other writers who may want to move into a new genre? Authors understand writing and publishing in a way that non-authors do not.įrom middle school fantasy to historical fiction and women’s literature you cross genre borders quite frequently. Yes, getting to know other authors is important for information-sharing and community. You appear to be an active member of the San Diego literary community, has being in the community helped you as an author? Do you think it would be helpful for new writers to take the dive? Some of her titles include How To Be An American Housewife, The Care And Handling Of Roses With Thorns, and Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters. After attending her workshop on world building at San Diego Writers, Ink I got the chance to interview Dilloway.

|a Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 220228 KB).Margaret Dilloway is a middle-grade fiction and women’s literature writer who is a San Diego native. Offering an entertaining glimpse into American and Japanese family lives and their potent aspirations, this is a warm and engaging novel full of unexpected insight. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways.

When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. It tells the story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. |a How to Be an American Housewife is a novel about mothers and daughters and the pull of tradition. |a 1 online resource (7 audio files) : |b digital |a Old Saybrook : |b Tantor Audio, |c 2010. |a How to be an american housewife |h : |b A novel.

How to be an american housewife by margaret dilloway