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I Gotta Be Me…
The picture accompanying this blog is one I drew on a piece of notepaper when I was about 15, maybe 17…can’t quite remember the exact age, but I was very young. I don’t know about you, but I have many of those reminders; pieces of paper my Mother kept from when I was in grade … Continue reading
Ready, Set….Write!
Hi all, Just a quick post for the weekend and to share a few contests I found to submit work online. One has a deadline for the end of this month, so maybe this will motivate us to crank out a literary piece of such perfect writing we’ll snag one of the prizes. (Or maybe, … Continue reading
No More Bookstores? No Way…
We’ve seen it coming for a few years now; bookstores closing — everywhere. I read an article in the New York Times last weekend about the demise of these treasured establishments not being able to compete with online technology. The article was about how so many well-known bookstore chains have closed due to our being … Continue reading
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller is 50!
Did you see this past Sunday’s New York Times Book Review section? The famous (and some considered infamous) Tropic of Cancer is 50 years old. Wow! Remember the first time you picked up and perused through that? Read the story by Jeanette Winterson of the New York Times. (If you have trouble with the link … Continue reading
The Backstory — The Difference Between Your Characters Living or Dying
What makes us keep turning the pages of a book or story? The plot, dialogue, pace and the way in which the writer crafts those elements certainly make a story work or fall apart. But the backstory — now that’s where the good stuff is. As I write my novel, I’ve become increasingly aware of … Continue reading
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