Hada’s Fog Chapter Eighteen, Part Two is posted. See menu above. Hada complains about Berkeley weather, “I took off my coat but maybe I should have left it on. This house is freezing cold. It’s worse than New Jersey. More damp. Soaks into your bones.” Her granddaughter tries to make Hada comfortable, […]
What Does Your Fiction Character Throw Away?
Many writers like to create character dossiers and explore several ways to write them. I don’t use profiles in any form, but I understand how they can be helpful. One of the questions I’ve found to be interesting is what does the female character put into her purse? Since my purse becomes heavier as I […]
Hada’s Fog Chapter Fourteen Is Posted
Hada’s Fog Chapter Fourteen: Scene 2 is posted. Please see menu above. Hada drives into town without Lev during the first snow of the season, which melts as soon as it touches the car. He is left to eat lunch alone in the kitchen. I will not post Chapter Fifteen since I’ve written it […]
Hada’s Fog Chapter Thirteen, Scene One Is Posted
Hada’s Fog Chapter Thirteen, Scene One is Posted (see menu above). Hada’s restless sleep brings up memories not only of the Thanksgiving Dinner at Samuel’s house, but from the past when she and Lev met. Her present worry about the status of their marriage prompts the recall of earlier times together when […]
Collaborative Stories Posted For Comparison
In my anthology, Written Across the Genres, there are two collaborative stories. Each one starts with the same first paragraph or two but then they separate into very different adventures. Members of my morning creative writing class each wrote 100 words to continue Dock Story One. Members of my afternoon class did the same and […]
Reading Group Selects William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace
I had the good fortune to have a day off this Tuesday. A member of our reading group selected Ordinary Grace by William Ken Krueger for this month. The book qualifies as a real page turner. A day or two ago, I had put it down on page 63 and at 9:00 this morning, I […]
Antagonist Based On Real Person Causes Problem
Is your antagonist based on a real person? The one in my WIP is someone I know but I don’t see very often. It’s been years since we’ve had to be in the same place at the same time for a few days. The problem is that he’s changed. He’s older, nicer, and more responsible. […]