Just a little blip. The wondrous retreat I’ve been organizing for the past two years has been shifted by a day. Last year I discovered that Air Transat offers a great deal – remarkably better deal than ANY other airline. But they only fly once a week to...
As we began our first session, the 79-year-old Jungian psychotherapist looked at me with mischief in her eyes and said, “Go ahead — surprise me! What have you got?” I was torn. Part of me felt like rising to her challenge, meeting her dare: I...
My inbox this morning included a message from Writers’ Digest about an upcoming webinar on query and synopsis writing. They must have read my blog! While this isn’t the first such course for which I’ve received notice, and a couple weeks ago I...
How do you make your novel sound unlike anything else, make it fascinating and also make it accurate? I have been devouring the backs and flyleaves of every good novel on my shelves. There is definitely a pattern, a particular way to convey one’s story for this...
I want to write. A lot. I follow many writing suggestions to see where they will lead. Many suggestions lead to good writing. The suggestion to read good literature is a sound one. Reading good literature makes me step up my craft, but it is also good literature...
Spring, 1972 After a few weeks of this valley paradise, living in the cabin that was accessed by crossing the river swollen with snowmelt, a new friend, Christine, who lived in the more populated part of Crescent Valley, appeared at my door and asked me if my name was...
