CHOOSE THE TITLE
I have to come up with a name for my new miniseries starting in Oct. It’s about three young women who were abandoned as young children and adopted by an older couple. They now live with their parents on a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: writing
REVISION/RENOVATIONS
The time has come to renovate the bathroom. The tiles are falling off the shower. The pipes leak inside the wall. There is mildew visible along the ceiling. It’s way past time to have it done. But I … Continue reading →
BOOKS. WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?
I love books. I love them on display. I love seeing journals and notebooks created by others. This is a page from one of Emily Carr’s notebooks. There are unique and historic … Continue reading →
AN EPIPHANY
I had an epiphany this week and it’s worth noting because I don’t often have one. In fact, I can’t remember the last one but that could because of my poor memory. Back to the epiphany. I was bemoaning to … Continue reading →
SEPTEMBER SURPRISE
What’s the surprise, you ask? It’s that we are getting summer in September and I love it. Hot days with cool mornings and cool evenings. Apart from the pesky bugs what’s not to enjoy? The crowning event for me was … Continue reading →
FROM CHAOS TO STORY
A thousand fleeting ideas. A raft of scene possibilities. Character fears, dreams and goals. Bad guys. A feud. A romance. A troubled younger brother. Twin sisters. How does one take all those things and create a structured story? More importantly, … Continue reading →
CREATIVITY
I’m always looking for ways to be more creative. Perhaps a book, a workshop. There is even one called The Creativity Workshop and it takes place in New York, Barcelona, Florence. Florence, yes! I want to go. http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html Okay, Florence … Continue reading →
THIS IS WRITING?
Just for fun, the other day I decided to track my writing. It was a day when I had ambitious goals. I wanted to write a lot. (I won’t confess how much exactly). To work. 5 minutes later, phone call … Continue reading →
DONALD MAASS WORKSHOP
I spent yesterday at this great workshop. WRITING 21ST CENTURY FICTION: Based on Donald Maass’s forthcoming book (September 2012, Writers Digest Books), this intensive hands-on workshop teaches the techniques that give multi-year best selling novels their high impact, resulting in … Continue reading →
PAST AND PRESENT
I’ve been so busy I haven’t even had time to write on my blog. That’s sort of the way summer goes, isn’t it? Last weekend we went to a campground with several couples with whom we have many many years … Continue reading →