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Colleen

blacklawrencepress

About Me

I am the executive editor and art director of Black Lawrence Press, an imprint of Dzanc Books. I also do freelance editing work in New York City. Some of my clients have included Chanel, Swarovski Crystal, McGraw-Hill, and American Express. I am currently working on my first screenplay, JIMMY BRILLIANT.
Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
35% Yankee
15% Upper Midwestern
0% Dixie
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Your Career Type: Artistic
You are expressive, original, and independent.
Your talents lie in your artistic abilities: creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art.
You would make an excellent:
Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor
Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer
Dancer - DJ - Graphic Designer
Illustrator - Musician - Sculptor
The worst career options for your are conventional careers, like bank teller or secretary. What's Your Ideal Career?

My Interests

music, books, nature, film, playing my cello, art, history, cooking, canoeing, fall, spring, travelling, music collaboration, politics

I'd like to meet:

interesting people who aren't afraid to go after something special; creators, doers, thinkers, implementers of great things; musicians, filmmakers, writers, other editors & publishers, artists

Music:

Tragically Hip, André Weet, DavidBowman (aka André Rauhofer), Jacques Brel, Mustang Lightning, Rudolph DelMaro, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Neil Young, Tindersticks, The Cure, 80s (New Wave, not the hair band kind), Doc Watson, The Killers, Flat Duo Jets, Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, The Doors, Bach, Dvorak, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, John Prine, Dexter Romweber, Georges Brassens, Neverending White Lights, the Belkings

Movies:

Adaptation, The Big Lebowski, Jefferson in Paris, High Fidelity, American Beauty, Lost in Translation, Pulp Fiction, The Gladiator, Max, Run Lola Run, Stalingrad, Love Actually, Bridget Jones's Diary, pretty much anything French, 21 Grams, Blow, The Truman Show, Fargo, The Killing

Television:

not much

Books:

Heinrich Böll, the ones I publish , Philip Roth, Nicholas Montemarano, Ilya Kaminsky, Lorrie Moore, history, politics, art, genealogy

Heroes:

Those who find their bliss. Oh, and:

My Blog

I Love New York in June...

...how about you? I always loved that song tha was in one of my favorite movies, The Fisher King. I'm moving to New York City! Kind of obligatory with the whole publishing company thing, but somehow i...
Posted by Colleen on Thu, 24 May 2007 05:11:00 PST

Milton Friedman Died

I can't believe it! A great mind of the western world has left us.
Posted by Colleen on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:23:00 PST

What a great day!

Last night I came home and found out that UPS had delivered Black Lawrence Press's second book, My Window Seat for Arlena Twigg by James Reidel. That was great. Then I finished my financial aid applic...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:53:00 PST

APA SUCKS!

    Okay, may I just say that I HATE, hate, HATE APA format? I'm working on a paper for my Media Research class, and oh my God!  that took longer to do than the writing of the paper it...
Posted by Colleen on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:22:00 PST

Ode to Guy Friends

I love my guy friends 'cause they always tell it like it is. You know who you are, Chris!  ;)Scott, I love you too, but you're not on MySpace. ;)Colleen...
Posted by Colleen on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:31:00 PST

This is so cute & fun

Go to this site & enter your name in the box & hit the Sloganize button:http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi?word=collee nThey make up a slogan for you instantly!Here is what mine was:Nobo...
Posted by Colleen on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:11:00 PST

Yay! There Must Be a God! :)

I finally found an apartment for me and the boys after having searched for a month! It is in a small village where there is a nice school, etc. I'm so happy right now  :)  And thank you to t...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:56:00 PST

Anyone else love this movie?

I don't think I will ever get sick of THE BIG LEBOWSKI!
Posted by Colleen on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:29:00 PST

Is there anyone who has not...

jumped on the tattoo bandwagon? I think I am one of the only people in America under 50 who doesn't have a tattoo. I have nothing against them, but they are just so permanent. I already have a huge fe...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:07:00 PST

People are stupid

People are stupid. You know who you are. Or at least, you should...
Posted by Colleen on Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:55:00 PST