A month ago I went on a hunt for missing pages. Every Writer’s Nightmare. I was getting ready for summer travel and activities and wanted to move some of my work to my laptop. Two of my books are fairly … Read More
Every writer who puts a story aside comes to the time when they must write their way back in. The next steps may seem very clear or very murky depending on how long ago it was that you began that … Read More
I am learning how to write my way back in to my book after years away. I gave 5 really good tips how to do that see this post. I find myself closing in on the first read … Read More
I have been struggling lately with how to return to writing after my 7 year break. This is not to say I haven’t been writing. I have just been writing about life, philanthropy and cancer. Real life took charge in … Read More
Research should never be taken for granted. Even first hand accounts or old family histories can take you far down the wrong road. I have been doing a great deal of family research of late. I have been reading … Read More
Don’t we all have that negative guy in our head that tells us what we are writing is stupid, useless, or crap? I have my days with the demon. I don’t have a magic bullet for killing him off instantly. … Read More
The short version? I got cancer. The long version? I was working diligently with an editor at a large publishing house. It was terrific and we had a number of discussions about direction, development and story. It was a marvelous … Read More
Picture a young woman in acting class. Her days are spent creating people from a page of writing by an author she has never met. Somehow she has to breathe life into this character and feel their feelings and justify … Read More
It’s the perfect time of year to freshen up your characters and spring your book forward! My favorite part of the writing process, and the part I am particularly talented at, is the creation of intriguing, unforgettable, deep characters. Characters … Read More
Over years of walking by my dad’s side, I learned a great deal about research and serendipity. Sometimes when you are searching for something, it just appears before you with almost no effort. Sometimes just when you think there is … Read More