Martha tod dudman biography sample

  • PERSONAL: Born January 4, , in St. Louis, MO; daughter of Richard Beebe (a journalist) and Helen (a public relations director; maiden name.
  • A graduate of Antioch College in Ohio, she majored in Literature and cherished the dream of being a writer since childhood.
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    Augusta, Gone

    Martha Tod Dudman knew her teenage daughter, Augusta, was in serious trouble long before she accepted it. Like many parents, Dudman did not want to confront her daughter's out-of-control behavior --the smoking, the drugs, the bulimia, the disappearing for days at a time. With courageous honesty, Augusta, Gone: A True Story transports readers to the front lines of a family pushed to the breaking point, and deftly exhumes the profound depths of parental love.
    Discussion questions
    1. Worry about teenagers has been a constant in modern society, but with broken families, school shootings, and legions of lost children, the dangers seem more pronounced than ever. How does Augusta, Gone reflect these concerns? Is the book a comfort? A beacon of hope for families still working through their own tough times?
    2. A generational theme runs through Augusta, Gone. Martha Tod Dudman recalls her own turbulent adolescence and troubles with her own mom: "I'm up against it.

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    Dudman, Martha Tod –

    PERSONAL: Born January 4, , in St. Louis, MO; daughter of Richard Beebe (a journalist) and Helen (a public relations director; maiden name, Sloane) Dudman; divorced; children: Georgia Manning, Richard Francis. Education: Antioch College, B.A.,

    ADDRESSES: Home—East Harbor, ME. Agent—Betsy Lerner, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner, 27 W. 20th St., Ste. , New York, NY

    CAREER: Writer. During early career, worked as a teacher; former president and general manager, Dudman Communications Corp. (broadcasting company), –99; currently a professional fundraiser for nonprofit groups.

    MEMBER: National Association of Broadcasters (member of board of directors), Bangor Rotary Club (vice president).

    WRITINGS:

    Dawn (novella and short stories), Puckerbrush Press (Orono, ME),

    Augusta, Gone: A True Story (memoir), Simon & Schuster (New York, NY),

    Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY),

    Contributor to periodicals, in

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    by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D.

    In the three years that followed, she attempted to establish herself as a writer, supporting herself with a variety of odd jobs, including cleaning houses. Despite her inability to get the two books she wrote during that time published, she persevered with her writing by setting a goal of producing so many pages per day, then editing and rewriting on her own. After three and a half years, she had one publishing credit: an essay in the New York Times.

    Feeling she was at a dead end with her writing, she moved to mainland of Maine -- where she lives now -- and started thinking of what else she might do. For the next few years, she worked in the school struktur, first as a substitute, then as a teacher in the Special Education Department. Although she continued writing, it was more for herself than with a goal of publishing.

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