There is truth and falsehood in a comma. -Tom Stoppard, The Invention of Love image courtesy goodreads As a memoirist and writing instructor, I am often asked and often ask … Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Carve Out Writing Time & Guard it Like a Zealot… Until It’s Time to Make Chicken Soup
The title pretty much sums up my week. I worked for days, banking time to free up this last Thursday and Friday for working on the book. “Only two chapters to go. How hard could it be?” I won’t tell … Continue reading
Photo Essay: Animals Abroad
This cat on Mykonos, like so many animals I see when I travel abroad, fascinated me. I was given to think about Isabel Allende’s writings about the ubiquitous Central American dog — that medium sized, short haired, multi-colored dog you … Continue reading
Summer Notebook 2013: It’s All Material, Sometimes.
It’s all material. If you write, you’ve heard this before. Great writing ideas flash by me everyday, but like someone caught in a flood, I see lots of stuff go by, but I’m too busy bailing to grab onto anything … Continue reading
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