Always curious as to what another writer says about writing, I picked up Lessons From a Lifetime of Writing: A Novelist Looks At His Craft by David Morrell of First Blood (Rambo) fame. He offers up a lot of hard-earned wisdom—in categories like writer’s block and plotting and structure—if you’re interested. He begins wit the […]
Explaining E-Readers to Charles Dickens
A few bookish surprises for this beautiful Saturday morning. Rebecca Greenfield’s The Atlantic piece, “Designing a 19th-Century Kindle: An E-Reader for Dickens,” is a must-see. Clever. Check out Milan-based street artist Guildor’s floating word art. Ahhh. Love it. Are you sleepy? Here’s a dream come true…a book you can sleep in. Zzzz… Peruse favorite final […]
The Spider and the Sage
This is dedicated to my sister Amy who gives and gives and gives. Some people appreciate it; some don’t. But she keeps giving anyway. Worse, she’s misunderstood. A lot. And that makes my heart hurt. This story reminded me of you, Ames! I love you. [Post image: Amy with one of our beagles, September 2009]
Death Visions
I realize I’m trampling on “sacred” ground here. As you may or may not know, I’m doing research for a completely different novel (than the planned Noah novel, which sadly, I’ve put on the back burner for now). Recently, I had to read David Kessler’s Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See […]
I Think You’ll Like These
I’ve been saving these goodies up for you…yep…just for you. How ’bout let’s start with the munchies, because, well, you know, if we don’t, we’ll get kinda cranky. Grrr…. Cue French café music. You have to try the Crème Brûlée French Toasts on Smitten Kitchen. They are…mmm…hold on a minute…another bite…let’s see, what was I saying, […]