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…
Some days are more inspiring than others. I find myself sitting at my computer with several tasks to do. write monthly blog post post to Facebook, reply, repost, respond get lost on Twitter, reply, retweet, comment, post write 1,000 to 3,000 words to current book review edit back from the editor redraft book back from…
It’s been a rough two weeks without Lacey. I’ve been watching the house and yard the best I can, but it’s not as fun as it used to be. I was caught under the house again. Lacey used to cover for me, and I’d be back out before they noticed. But not anymore. I haven’t…
I hadn’t thought I would write about this, but I have written about my dogs in posts before as metaphors for writing and life in general. So this is about Lacey who left us recently. She was strong, energetic, cheerful, loving, and we thought she was going to be around for years yet. A perpetual…
I’ve had my new office for about a month and a half. But my point about writers and offices doesn’t start there. My first office was a folding table about 2 1/2 ft. by 18 in., an old TV stand with a shelf and my daughter’s dingy purple desk chair. I would move the assemblage…
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash When I write, it is the voice of the character that comes first. I hear the dialogue, and it generates setting, conflict and motivation for me. So when I write, dialogue is first. Sure, there will be tags and description that comes with it, but it is minimalistic. After a…
My treadmill: an oldie but a goodie It has been interesting how my writing process has changed over time. I’ve always approached every writing project with an idea of how the story was going to end. Sometimes I have an outline but usually not. Looking back, I can see some constants: a title tends to…
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash In March, I started a new series. It’s not really a series as each novel can standalone, but they are all set in the same world of the Solstice Dragon. What they have in common is setting, and there is a solstice dragon that is key to each book….
