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Sharon J. Wishnow

Entrepreneur, Speaker & Author

Sharon Wishnow is a published author and owner of Home Row Editorial

The Frog, Now Partially Covered in Tzatziki Sauce...

A recent article in the Washington Post, by Michael S. Rosenwald has been the biggest topic of discussion in my house this past week. Instead of a social media joke generated by a meme, Instagram posting, or YouTube video, the phrase, "The frog, now partially covered in tzatziki sauce,..." has sent us into gales of laughter. The phrase comes from a news story, "Cava apologizes after NW resident discovers live frog in her salad," in the November 18 Sunday paper. The story, a s

Class is Now in Session

I'm taking a MOOC. I just love the word - it has that bovine, juvenile sound to it. A MOOC is a massive open online course. A hallmark of a MOOC is that there is no limit to the number of people taking the class or where they are from. There are hundreds of MOOCs offered from universities around the world and many are free. The one I'm taking is through the University of Iowa's prestigious writing program. It's called, How Writers Write Fiction 2016: Storied Women. The course

A Fresh Story Really Makes A Difference

Depending on who you believe, or believe yourself, there are somewhere between six and nine universal stories or themes. These ideas run the gamut of love found and lost to revenge. They are the universal truths that audience and readers come back to time and again. But what makes us come back? I would argue that the most successful stories present something new. This summer, I took my girls to see an off-off-off Broadway play called H.O.M.E. This near-future story features

The Sea Sheller's Daughter

Marine biologist, Eve "Shelly" Shelbourne, has to find a way to carry on after the death of her twin brother, Denny.

Shelly blames her mother, Violet a famous marine archeologist turned treasure hunter for leaving the family when they were young and adding to Denny's depression caused by the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis.

With her research partner and lover, the brilliant and deaf, Beckett Bohannan by her side, she pushes through her grief to finish her commitment to find a treatment for MS developed from the venomous conotoxins found in marine cone snails.

Shelly uncovers a family secret about her DNA that makes her question her life, her relationships, and her health.

As she searches for the elusive snails, she also searches for answers from her mother. She joins her mother's crew and travels halfway across the globe. The two women clash until an accident threatens everything they both believe.

This story crosses continents, explores family relationships, wrapped in science and exploration.

All stories are personal. The Sea Sheller's Daughter is a sailors valentine to my father and my love of seashells.