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Anita Charlot
"Author of Note"
Summer/Fall 2005
| Name, Gender, and Birthplace: |
| Anita M. Charlot, Female, Chicago |
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| What is your earliest memory of being a writer? |
| As the baby in the family, I began writing poetry to express those things on paper that I couldn't bring myself to say to others in person. It was and continues to be my therapy. |
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| When were you first published? |
| I created my publishing company to publish my first collection of journal entries filled with my pain, suffering and anger of not being accepted for who I had become. I was determined to do it on my own because, like Eryka Badu , "I am an artist…and I'm sensitive about my shit", therefore I didn't want to give anyone the opportunity to sensor me, reject me or try to take advantage of me.
That first book was titled… Poetic Growing Pains and that it was. You will not find the first book mentioned in my second one due to the difference in where my spirit was at that particular time. You would have to read 5 Phases of Dating … to fully appreciate the pain I lived through in Poetic Growing Pains. |
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| How do you identify and nurture ideas for new projects? |
| I gather my inspiration for my work from the constant evolving of my spirit, my life experiences, those experiences of my friends and the women that I encounter at my workshops, book signings and my individual clients. I believe in being real, shedding light on those subjects that are often brushed over as well as bringing to the surface the truth about who we are that we tend to protect and cover with our everyday facades. |
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| Who are your influences? |
Let's see…I am often inspired by authors/metaphysicians/psychotherapists that not too many people have heard of; those of the self empowerment/inner awareness genre. These are my particular favorites:
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| Name 2 books and or CDs that you believe should be part of everyone's book collection. |
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The 5 Phases of Dating…Without Losing Sight of Your Purrfectly Authentic Self, by Anita Charlot www.purrfectharmonyinc.com Codependence: Dance of the Wounded Souls, by Robert Burney Until Today, by Iyanla Vanzant |
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| Do you believe LGBT authors have an obligation to the LGBT community? |
| I think that LGBT authors would want to support their own community as much as possible. The challenge I've noticed is that the community is not always willing or ready to embrace the truth that the authors present in their work or their publications. |
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| What advice would you give aspiring writers? |
| Write from your heart, your spirit, your mind…do it for the joy of sharing yourself with others not for the dollar value that it may bring. It's not easy being a writer and making a living out of it in the beginning. If you are financing it yourself you may be working during the day and writing at night, on your lunch break, on the train, in the restroom, in a meeting…the point is to keep doing writing. Don't listen to others that will try to discourage you and most of all…BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! |
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| Can you share some thoughts on your upcoming project(s)? |
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Initially when I wrote The 5 Phases of Dating…I was prepared to come out of the woodworks with more "5 Phases products" on dating with children, calendars, couples workbooks, etc. Then after doing several book signings and getting responses back from people who read the book, I found that for the most part…people are hesitant to do the introspective homework/Internal Groundwork as I call it in the book.
I understand that it is hard to sit with yourself and actually ask those deeper questions so I've decided to begin to hold workshops based on the Internal Groundwork in The 5 Phases of Dating… book to assist others in doing those assignments in a less "stressful" forum. |
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Anita's Favorites
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| Black |
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| Food |
| Italian |
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| Gadget |
| My blackberry |
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| Drink |
| Rieslings |
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| Movie |
| The Matrix (Part 1 only) |
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| Singer/performer |
| Eryka Badu |
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