Deborah Voorhees' Writing Corner

Word Artist

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Monday, June 15, 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

About Me

Deborah Voorhees: I’ve lived a colorful life—journalist, filmmaker, writer, editor, teacher, even a Hollywood B-scream starlet and a Playboy Bunny--which has given me much fodder for my writing. Most recently, I have released the indie film Billy Shakespeare, which I wrote and directed, a comedy of errors that asks what if Shakespeare never existed until now? Our Modern Bard is caught in a love triangle of confused sexuality, cross dressing, mistaken identity, and bedroom trysts. I have completed my first novel, "Memoirs of a Hit Man." As a 16-year veteran journalist (most recently with The Dallas Morning News), I have covered a variety of stories: a mother on death row for killing her abusive husband, a schizophrenic psyche patient at the Austin State Hospital (who’s also a nationally known folk artist), the fall of communism through the eyes of a Russian immigrant, a horseback adventure through the Badlands of Mexico (I rode illegally across the border for that story), master African-American muralist John Biggers’ journey through the white art world. I have taught British literature and journalism in New Mexico and Texas, and Acting for Film at ENMU.

Powered by Blogger.