In the United States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. I’ll be gathering with my extended family to eat too much, laugh joyously, and tell tall tales. But today, I want to share with you some of the things for which I’m thankful. 1) I’m thankful for my family. Especially the ones far away, those I don’t […]
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12 Questions Writers Should Ask Themselves
Have you given any thought to how you interact with other writers, experienced and inexperienced? Today’s post grew out of some conversations and situations I’ve been aware of in the past few months. These questions are food for thought, no matter where we are in our writing careers. Not just for experienced writers, but also […]
Curse of the Friendly Beta Reader
Imagine that you bought an expensive ticket to a play. This play has won some recognition in a few festivals, and you are eager to experience what the judges have praised. You enter the theatre to discover that every other seat has been turned to face the back of the theatre. As you hand over […]
Writers Battle Diabetes and Win
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’m enthusiastic about writers supporting each other. I see more instances of this everywhere I turn. And I’ll mention some of them to you at times. Many of these support efforts come into being because of personal experiences in a writer’s life, or those of friends or family […]
Delivering the Sizzle
Have you ever had this experience? You go out to eat, choosing the place based on the promises made in their ads for friendly, attentive service in a relaxing atmosphere, and on the photos of food on their website. You’re hardly in the door before you realize you’ve been duped. The level of sound booming […]
Words Created The Movies That Live Forever
Did you see the news from the British Film Institute’s magazine Sight and Sound? Every ten years the institute invites international film critics to vote on the greatest film of all time. Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941) held the lead for the last fifty years. In this year’s survey, critics voted Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) […]