Fact, historical fiction, & fantasy, oh my! It might be because I grew up in a land where history is still lurking behind a sheer veil, always present and…Continue readingThe world I built
The writer and sex In her book, Love and Trouble, Claire Dederer explains how a book review brought her “an unforeseen gift, or burden: Suddenly everyone wanted to tell…Continue readingThe writer and sex
I am home from the hospital in time for Christmas and will be back to normal activities, including blogging, soon. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy…Continue readingMy real name is…
The uniqueness of story You hear all kinds of numbers for the plot lines available to authors — 27, 10, 7, 3, 2, 1. Those who favor two – “Someone…Continue readingSomething is wrong
At bookwitty.com, Véesah Afifi offers: “Children…in their innocence can’t fathom the weight of some of the most important quotes they hear in bedtime stories,” Afifi writes. “However, we’re adults now,…Continue readingYour favorite quote?
How Thea Winthrop became the world’s greatest wizard Back in 2002, back when Harry Potter WAS the YA genre – (Number One, and then twenty empty spaces behind it before the…Continue readingGirls can. Girls SHOULD
Jo Eberhardt took a look at her bookshelves and realized to her surprise that only 24% had a female protagonist. At Writer Unboxed, she wrote a thoughtful essay about it…Continue readingDo men talk too much?
Or, this soapbox is not big enough for the both of us There are three different people involved in any given story at any given time. There is the writer,…Continue readingAuthor vs Character
I have coffee, then get up. (Coffee in bed was part of the marriage proposal.) Nothing is done without coffee. Concentrate. it’s the COFFEE. Hubby always gets breakfast. (yes. I…Continue readingDay of the Writer
I’ve been writing all my life, producing my first poem, about a broken alarm clock, when I was five — don’t ask, I have no idea. I’ve been at it…Continue readingWhich one first?