August 2, 2009
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One True Sentence
I’ve been revising the memoir about my father. Some days go better than others. On a not so good day last week, a friend reminded me of this Hemingway bit
August 2, 2009
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Write (Now) Newsletter – July 2009
“Wolves never look more funny than when they have lost the scent and scrabble to find it again: they hop in the air; they run in circles, they plow up the ground with their noses . . . .” – Clarissa Pinkola Estes
July 1, 2009
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Nose To The Ground
In Women Who Run With The Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes: Wolves never look more funny than when they have lost the scent and scrabble to find it again: they
July 1, 2009
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Write (Now) Newsletter – June 2009
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain
June 1, 2009
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Hi Ho. Hi Ho. It’s Off to School I Go!
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain I’m headed for Marydale, Kentucky to the 10-day Writer’s Retreat Workshop. It’s never too late to learn
May 29, 2009
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Write (Now) Newsletter – May 2009
“I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter.” – James Michener
May 2, 2009
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To See Again
“I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter.” – James Michener Re-vision. To see again. I’m revising the 72,000 word first draft of my novel. The biggest
May 2, 2009
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Reality Check
I’ll admit it. I’m a daydreamer. Some days, when I don’t feel like writing, I imagine what it would be like to have a book hit the New York Times
April 22, 2009
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Oh Those Social Agents
You on Facebook yet? Do you Tweet? How about LinkedIn? MySpace? There are many good reasons for authors to have a presence on social networking sites. Some literary agents also
April 9, 2009
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