I like fog, however, last night as a few hundred people claimed their spot at the Emeryville shoreline park at about 6:00, a thin layer of fog threatened to block the sunset and promised to become thicker. Our friends from Sacramento who own a boat docked at the Emeryville harbor invited us to join them […]
Happy 4th of July
Enjoy the 4th and be safe.
Quote from Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka ( 3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) Albert Camus, Gabriel García Márquez and Jean-Paul Sartre are among the writers influenced by Kafka’s work; the term Kafkaesque has entered the English language to describe existential situations like those in his writing. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka Anel P. Albertao posted this amazing Kafka quote on FaceBook. “I […]
The Romance Category in Written Across the Genres
In previous posts, I gave examples of Mainstream Fiction short stories published in my anthology, Written Across the Genres. The Romance Section features two short stories, three poems, and an excerpt from Sharon Burgess’ novel, Simply Irresistible, which she published on July 11, 2014. It is available on Amazon or it can be ordered at […]
Story Prompt for Writers
Are you trying to think of something to write? Use the picture and write answers to the following questions to prompt your muse. Who are they? Where are they? Where are they going? Are they related? What does the man want? What is his goal? What does the boy want? What is stopping both of […]
Stephen Dobyn’s Poetry
Jessica Barksdale shared Stephen Dobyn’s poems with us, particularly “How you Like it.” The link below has three of his poems that were printed in The Cortland Review Issue 26. I agree with her the dog in “How you Like It” is memorable. The Encyclopedia Britannica describes Dobyn as “American poet and novelist whose works […]
Experiment with Novel Revision
Jack Heffron in The Writer’s Idea Book, suggests a way to revise by cutting out five details in a chapter or short story. Details could be objects, colors, dialogue, etc. Then add five different details. How has it changed? Are the new details, the right ones? How do details shape a story? Thomas Wolfe debated […]