It is the best writing advice I can give. And the hardest one to follow. I began this year planning on being devoted to writing. I have written almost every day since the year began. I started a new story … Read More
After two writing conferences, a whole bunch of books on plot and several meetings with learned people I was confused. I tried to figure out what all that information meant for my book. I got lost. I got found. I … Read More
January was a bit of a wash for me. Though I was full of good intentions, my house needed attention, we travelled, and then I got that cold that lasts for 2 weeks or more. I know. I know. Excuses! … Read More
And How am I reading it? I read Sitka over my trip to Colorado. It was wonderful to be back in Dad’s mind again. A consummate storyteller there is none better for grabbing your attention at the start and keeping … Read More
I have always written. Stories, songs, essays have all flowed from my pen. I have also kept a journal most of my life. Last week I took a peak at a notebook I kept when I was on Bequia studying … Read More
Where do I begin? At the beginning of course! Before I even got to January 1st I decided that social media and blogging had to be put into a schedule. That would be the only way I could reach my … Read More
My 2019 #Wordoftheyear and a lesson from Luciano Pavarotti Years ago, in Larry Moss’s acting class, he told of an interview with Luciano Pavarotti. Someone had asked about his discipline in building and caring for his voice and he replied, … Read More
It’s time to both end and begin. I love Christmas! Seems to be an inherited trait and while I know there were times in both my parent’s lives when Christmas might not have been perfect, each one they spent together … Read More
Everything needs to happen in an instant doesn’t it? At least we want it to. One of the lessons of breast cancer was to ask the question, ”Where do I want to be in 2 years?” Not in an hour, … Read More