My First Writing Conference
On Saturday, October 28, 2017, I attended my first writing conference. The night before, I was awake well into the early hours of the morning….
Writing Delightfully Dishonest Characters
“Show, don’t tell.” I’d consider this to be the golden rule of writing. There are many ways to introduce new information…
So Much Depends (Sandcastle 7.18)
upon the ten-year-old girl from Florida who decided to send a letter across the Atlantic to a stranger in Europe….
Peek and the Kiawah Dolphins: Where Fantasy Meets Reality
I’ve talked about why I write fantasy, and recently I pondered why I read fantasy…..
Sandcastle 7.15 ~ You Finish the Story
Calling all writers! I started a story, and I’m looking for guest writers to finish it. Add a sentence, or add a page, however the writing muse moves you….
Raven (Sandcastle 7.14)
Three leagues North as the raven flies, messenger of the gods. In barren white, the call sounds. One for sorrow, two for mirth.
Wingless (Sandcastle 7.11)
We are descended from a beautiful lineage, but most of us don’t remember. Call them fairies, call them angels, or even call them demons….
I Carried Two Soldiers
I carried two soldiers today, two men I had never met. A name on a sign, one in each hand, the names of two fallen vets.
A Week At The Clearing
Excerpts from my journal, a day-by-day recounting of my week at The Clearing in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin for a writing workshop
Revising Your Manuscript? Don’t Delete That Passage!
Don’t keep tapping that DELETE button when you are operating on your manuscript.