Rhonda Geraci
The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, but a curvy line is so much more interesting. My path from pointe shoes to pen was definitely an original one. Though writing was my first love, dance was my first career. I started out at five years old, and by the time I was eleven I was the youngest member of a regional dance company in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dance was a passion for me, probably because perfecting it was virtually impossible. There was always something else you could focus on -longer balances, more pirouettes. It kept my interest. So, while it may seem like a stretch to go from dance to writing, writing has a lot of the same elements. As an ad writer, I’m learning about new products and services all the time. That’ll keep your mind hopping with Alzheimer-preventative neurons. I guess the most obscure product I worked on was ages ago. It was a clip that goes inside the brain to prevent aneurisms. It was fascinating to learn about it. I’m a storyteller at heart, though. Growing up, I had a booming babysitting business keeping kids enthralled with an ongoing (and I mean ongoing) saga about five teens who had discovered an abandoned house that turned out to be haunted. I love all the aspects of storytelling, writing, and creating. It keeps me entertained, educated, and engaged. What more could I ask for?
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Name: Rhonda Geraci
Birthday: Halloween
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Occupation: Writer/Creative Consultant
Education: American University, TCU, St. Francis College, Portfolio Center, Georgia State, Agnes Scott, Evenings at Emory, and hopefully many more. I plan to be like my 80-year-old uncle who is attending Princeton University now.
Quote: “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity”
New Reading: Love reading anything by Markus Zusak and Neil Gaiman - Shantaram by Gregory Roberts is incredible - I cried in parts and laughed ‘til I cried in others. JUst finished “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows -Wow, what a beautifully written book!
Movies: “Razzle Dazzle”
A hysterical mockumentary about dance competitions
Good Habit: Yoga
Bad Habit: Buying more books and mags than I can read
Interesting Accomplishments:
First Place winner in The Edna Sampson Award of Excellence for the Best Work at Southeastern Writers Association for my historical fiction “A Bias Made of Ribbon.” My new contemporary fiction "Ground Wire" won 3rd place in the YA category, which is kind of cool considering I’m still working on it.
Survived as a ballerina in NYC for a bit. Worked as a freelancer at Ms. Magazine with Gloria Steinem. Write YA novels and picture books. Hoping to get my latest novel actually published -- stay tuned.
Favorite Travel Destination so far: Sicily the Basque region in Spain, and Paris, France - Paris mainly because I’m a big art lover and it was so awesome to see a larger scope of work by some of my favorite artists - I learned so much more about them that way.
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