Thomas Jefferson’s quote applies to the characters we develop as well. When we writers show how the characters take action, the readers know them on a deeper level and keep turning the pages. “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act. Action will delineate and define you.” ~Thomas Jefferson
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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
Anthology Help from Barbara Santos
I had lunch today with Rich and Barbara Santos, friends from the San Francisco Writers Conference. Barbara co-authored the anthology, Practice Aloha, with Mark Ellman. It includes stories by Wayne Dyer, Mick Fleetwood, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Hawaiian spiritual leaders, musicians, and lots of chefs. redroom.com/member/barbara-santos. She had several suggestions for my anthology that I hope […]
Writers Listen to their Characters
In my Tuesday writing class, we discussed how characters push writers to write their stories. Although I’ve been revising Hada’s Fog for the last six years and the fifteen-year-old in that novel nudges me to write her story, called Lilli, another voice has popped up. Her name is Jill. She’s a CPA who wants to […]
Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc Series
Cara Black was the moderator for a session at the San Francisco Writers Conference in February called: Finding the 411 You Need: Doing Research for Fun & Profit. She writes the bestselling and award nominated Aimee Leduc investigation series that is set in different districts of Paris. Her next novel, Murder Below Montparnasse comes out […]