Ann Darby







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I just finished "Dogsong" by Gary Paulsen. I enjoyed it very much, especially the dream sequences. I like your website. See ya, Paul Cayler


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Hi Ann, I enjoyed meeting you at Camilla's reading, and I'm looking forward to reading your book! Love the website, Celeste

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Love your comprehensive website. It gives me an outlet to rave ecstatically about the fiction workshop you taught at the Cape Cod Writer's Conference. Thank you for your attentiveness, humor & kindness to each student, without mincing on the craft of writing. In 24 years of taking writing classes, I've never experienced such a unique, memorable & effective approach to scene setting. In fact, the dry cleaning shop & a main character I developed there are in my novel-in-progress. Nor can I say enough about our personal conference where you gently broke through my resistance to disciplined writing in a funny, down-to-earth way. The notes I took that day are still have on my refrigerator.

Wonderful website..so glad I found it. I learned alot and I can't wait to read your next novel. RB....

Thanks! -- Ann

Lovely website Ann! Nice job!!



Selected Works

Fiction
The Sweet, Sad Songs of W. F. Pine
Novel under construction!
The Orphan Game
A novel narrated in the voices of three women: a pregnant teen; her mother; and her great-aunt, the family scapegrace.
Slow Burn
The first section of The Orphan Game.
Short Fiction
Stories old and new
Nonfiction
Writing about Science
The Dollhouse Murders: A Forensic Expert Investigates 6 Little Crimes
Stories based upon Thomas P. Mauriello's miniature reconstructions of crime scenes and crime scene investigations.
Programmed Cell Death: Natural Cancer Suppression
The loss of cell sacrifice—the most common defect in cancer cells.
Bugs for Drugs
Using viruses and bacteria to combat cancer.
Having Children After Cancer: Preserving Fertility
With cryopreservation and the right chemotherapy, cancer survivors may still have children.