Trinity Adler, who wrote the poem “Hope” in Written Across the Genres, invited other anthology contributors to come to Pacific Grove Good Old Days Festival this Saturday, April 5th, from noon to 2 p.m. Trinity will have five copies of the book for sale and signing. Thanks, Trinity.
Pont Neuf Setting and Collaborative Plots in Written Across the Genres
My anthology, Written Across the Genres, has two Dock Stories toward the end of the book. The setting is Paris, the dock is below the Pont Neuf, the oldest of the 37 bridges that cross the Seine River. Both versions are collaborative stories. I wrote the first paragraph and each person in my two writing […]
Eiffel Tower from Champs Elysees
The view near the apartment where we stayed. When the Tower sparkled, we rushed to it.
Arc De Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
Back from Europe
On the plane ride to France, I read Cara Black’s Murder in Glichy. Each of her mysteries take place in a different part of Paris. Reading her book and being in two countries for a few days made me want to use European settings for future stories.The Air France Bus I took from the airport […]
Wired for Story by Lisa Cron
In Wired for Story, on page 31, Lisa Cron corrects the myth that the plot is simply what the story is about. She says that the reality is, “A story is about how the plot affects the protagonist.” She continues on page 39 that “the plot’s goal isn’t simply to find out whether he snags […]