Frances Ponick

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BookFixerFran - photo by Fran Ponick
BookFixerFran - photo by Fran Ponick

Independent book doctor, book coach trainer, authoring coach. Director of Publications at MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the largest nonprofit arts education association in the world. 1997–2008. Previous writing includes work as a technical writer, arts reviewer, published poet, and literary magazine publisher. BookFixerFran been writing for a long time and coaching writers of all types since the 70s. Cheers! Fran

Latest Articles

Russian Classical Music Today
The renowned Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra, which has gone on the road to make ends meet, performs Russian music not often heard by American audiences.
Mar 11, 2010 - Frances Ponick
The History of Light
A young black woman explores her long-lost father's relationship with a white woman during the college demonstrations of the 1960s.
Aug 4, 2009 - Frances Ponick
The Chateauville Foundation for Music Education
Lorin Maazel and Dietlinde Turbin-Maazel created Chateauville Foundation at Castleton Farms in Rappahannock County, Virginia, about an hour's drive from Washington, DC.
Jul 25, 2009 - Frances Ponick
Yankee Tavern: A Review
Conspiracies about the 9/11 abound in this funny but confusing drama.
Jul 24, 2009 - Frances Ponick
Fifty Words
Speaking truth and humor, Fifty Words is a hair-raising roller-coaster ride to the heart of modern marriage.
Jul 23, 2009 - Frances Ponick
Farragut North
Farragut North, written by award-winning playwright Beau Willimon, was one of the highlights at CATF during the summer of 2009.
Jul 23, 2009 - Frances Ponick
Dear Sara Jane
The world premiere of Dear Sara Jane by award-winning playwright Victor Lodato took place during the Contemporary American Theater Festival during the summer of 2009.
Jul 22, 2009 - Frances Ponick
The Contemporary AmericanTheater Festival – CATF
Since 1991, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) has produced 68 new American plays, including 25 world premieres, and commissioned 7 new plays.
Jul 22, 2009 - Frances Ponick
Customizing Guitar Sounds
Expertise in electric guitar technology can contribute almost to quality music as much as expertise in playing. In fact, you better know both.
Jul 7, 2009 - Frances Ponick
When You Want Your Kids to Scat
Scat is a way of singing the melody of a song without using the words, and It's a lot of fun for adults to do with kids. Here's a way to get started.
Jul 6, 2009 - Frances Ponick