I worked on taxes most of the day and evening while I listened to the rain and wished I was reading a good book instead. It will take a few more hours to get everything done. Brian Klems at Writers Digest wrote an article regarding writers paying taxes. He states, “If you’re a […]
Hada’s Fog Chapter Eleven, Scene One is Posted
Hada’s Fog Chapter Eleven, Scene One is posted. Please see the menu above, click and scroll down to the beginning or to where you left off. Hada continues to defend Samuel, her first-born. In case you missed my post about gender and birth order of characters’ siblings, the link is below. That explanation goes for […]
Rare Supermoon Eclipse Tonight
If you look out your window tonight, you can observe an event that is happening for the first time in more than 30 years. The last supermoon eclipse was in 1982. Supermoons happen once a year. It means the moon appears 14% larger and 30% brighter. However, the […]
External and Internal Conflict in Writing Fiction
Chapter Five, Scene two is posted on Hada’s Fog today. See Hada’s page on the menu above. In previous chapters we learned about Hada’s external conflict and goal. She didn’t want to leave her quiet retirement in New Jersey. Her goal is to return as soon as possible. After they’ve arrived in California and […]
Inciting Incidents in Hada’s Fog
Chapter Four: Scene Two of Hada’s Fog is posted now. In Chapter One, flying to California for a lengthy stay to resolve their sons’ disagreement is the inciting incident for Hada. It jump-starts the plot and changes her world. It stirs up trouble in her marriage. Her strong objection changes the status quo and jolts […]
The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler
Christopher Vogler wrote in his book, The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, that one of the most influential books of the 20th century may turn out to be Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Writers are using the “ageless patterns which Campbell identifies.” The most persistent theme is the myth of the […]
The Use of Natural Disasters in your Fiction
This photo is one of many showing the destruction of the deadly hurricane in Galveston Texas, September 8, 1900, a hundred fifteen years ago today. Winds raged at least 115 miles per hour and the hurricane was classified as a Category 4. The loss of life, 6,000 to 8,000 people is the worst weather-related disaster […]