On Friday afternoon, I gave a talk to Shari Williams’ group, Foster City Village, at the Foster City Library. The title was “Preserve Your Memories”. I showed simple ways such as using photos to make a calendar, a Shutterfly book, a collage, a copy machine version with a spiral binding, or a self published book. […]
Do You Read Like a Writer?
I’ve asked the members of the writing class I teach to bring in a book they are reading if they don’t have a WIP. In our practice for more dynamic settings, I will ask them to read their book as a writer, to analyze the setting in each chapter, and then to re-write it in […]
Quotes by Writers Stephen King and Phillip Roth
Stephen King said, “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” Phillip Roth said, “The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.”
Jill’s Closet in Norman in the Painting Paranormal Mystery
In the rough draft of my paranormal mystery, Norman in the Painting, I used the workshop exercise Jessica Barksdale suggested we write at her retreat this summer. Here’s the scene: Jill opened the double louvered doors that revealed shirts, short skirts, and blouses from college days organized by color, a pair of Dockers, two pairs […]
Are You Writing a Memoir?
Violet’s Vibes has useful tips for writers. Her July 10th post was titled, “Memoirs–Facts or Fables?” Check it out at violetsvibes.wordpress.com/2014/07/10memoirs-facts-or-fables/
Ernest Hemingway Quote
Ernest Hemingway said, “A writer’s problem does not change. He himself changes and the world he lives in changes, but his problem remains the same. It is always how to write truly and having found what is true, to project it in such a way that it becomes part of the experience of the person […]
Quote about Choices by Brodi Ashton
Brodi Ashton in Everneath said “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” I’m editing submissions I have received for my new anthology, Choices. The entries to my poetry contest about choices are with my poet/friend judges. Winners will be announced in early August.