I am about to embark on writing the fifth book of the Standing Stones series. My daughter reminds me regularly this is the series that writes itself. It is an apt reminder. It started with a friend wanting me to write a guest post for her blog. She gave me a set of possible topics,…
Just as I sat down to write this post, the power for our entire town went out. Usually, we hear the rollicking pop of a transformer or have a few preliminary brown outs. Not this time. A gentle outage, like a mouse tiptoed in and sat down. Lights out all over town. That was also…
I never have enough time, and I am coming to terms with that. When I was much younger (yes, at 60 I still consider myself young), I would ask myself, “Five years from now, are you going to wish you had/hadn’t done this?” The answer would guide my decision. It is that question which made…
I was busy writing Book 3 of the Kavin Cut Chronicles, and these two characters joined the cast. They were so intriguing. One had been a minor character, a brief walk-on, but he left such a strong impression, I wondered if he would be back. Lord Laurents was a charming, elderly fellow with a perpetual…
I read quite a bit, often following several series at once. I’ve been keeping up with four separate series whose writers have been kind enough to be on quite fast release schedules. I can’t write at that speed for a variety of reasons, but I believe all four of these writers are writing full time….
The story of two speakers without purpose. You would think that there is little in common between writing and owning a sailboat, but as we make improvements on our 27-foot boat, I begin to realize there are many commonalities. For example, we have a quarter berth which is below the seat on the port side…
We bought a sailboat! Yes, I know in these trying times what are we thinking? It seemed like a very good idea at the time (just a few weeks ago). We’d been going back and forth for months about size and should our sailboat be trailerable or just affordable. And this one came up for…
More than a year ago, I attended a production of Man of La Mancha. I’ve seen it in the movie version and have read the book, but this was my first time at a stage production of the work. It still reverberates in me, after so many months. Besides the fine acting and a great…
