Traveling Home
In the Howth Yacht Club's pub, we stood with arms crossed, holding hands, as an elderly man with a wonderful tenor sang a ballad... Continue reading
View ArticleBook Trailers
Think about building a trailer for your next creative project. It's a good way to think out of the box about your own work Continue reading
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Scratch. Rewrite.
A sad tale of technology gone wrong—a favorite story turned into a novella was stored on a flash drive about seven years ago. The flash drive has now disappeared and all that remains is the original...
View ArticleWriting Retreat #1
Writing retreat...or time away to work. The real issue may be that in American culture there is discomfort sharing the label of work with purely artistic efforts. Continue reading
View ArticleA Fiction Writer’s Social Media Plan
How can an author supplement a publisher's efforts to find readers? The pros say discoverability is key to an author’s success and active social media is a must. I’d like to believe that social media...
View ArticleThe Gardens Change
Queen Anne’s Lace plants too late to blossom wave dried pods in meadows and along roads. More Goldenrod become dull amid remaining greenery. Creeping vine leaves are tinged with brown, exposing dead...
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