Retreating from the World

by | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

I belong to several writers’ groups; it’s one of the benefits of moving around the country as much as I do. Many of these groups host a writers’ retreat each year, a weekend where we gather and hide from the world with the intent writing. We have permission to ignore...

Not the writer’s haven I dreamed

by | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized

I used to think all that would have to happen for me to write like crazy was for the world to fall away, leaving me alone to focus on my stories and characters. Well, you know what they say: be careful what you wish for. I am fortunate. I have my job. My family is...

Building Readership

by | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

I tend to talk about the mechanics of writing. Honestly, it’s the part of writing that I’m comfortable with. I can discuss characterization and plot and POV. It’s not that I think I know it all; I just have solid opinions based on experience that I’m happy to share....

Cast of Characters

by | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

Would the Wizard of Oz be the same if Dorothy was a shy people-pleaser unwilling to take chances? What if Harry Potter had a loving aunt and uncle who raised him as their son instead of the “boy beneath the stairs?” Is Starr Carter’s dual life necessary to endear her...