I spent most of the weekend beating myself up over the fact that I haven’t written more. And then I closed up the laptop, did some Christmas baking, watched a… Read more Self-Doubt, Procrastination And Writer’s Block – The Vicious Circle →
He’s iconic. The name alone is sure to be mentioned in a string if someone is talking about the greats. And though he died too young and haunted by too… Read more MasterClass Monday: Ernest Hemingway Tells Us How To Write Fiction →
I’m going to be spending my weekend trying to sort out just how my main characters utterly wreck each other. I don’t take this lightly. It’s important to build… Read more I Know How They Fall In Love – Now I Need To Figure Out How They Hurt Each Other →
Last night was an odd one. My sleep was interrupted by a minor heart attack, and then when I did finally return to dreamland, all hell broke loose. But in… Read more Never Underestimate The Power Of A Really Funky Dream →
From: “Traveler” Swoon Reads/MacMillan early 2017 1 Line Wednesday Topic: Sound
From: A work in progress 1 Line Wednesday Topic: Sound
So I’ve got a good rough draft done of a new project, and of course, I need to sit down and edit the hell out of it, but there’s something… Read more Once The Rough Draft Is Done, It’s Time To Paint #amwriting #writing #YA →
Today I want to point you toward a short but smartly packed interview with Umberto Eco, author of The Name of the Rose, Foucault’s Pendulum, The Prague Cemetery and others.… Read more MasterClass Monday: Umberto Eco Reminds Us That ‘Real Literature Is About Losers’ →