What do plots and gravy have in common? Both need to thicken or you’ve got thin soup. I’m reminded of this every time I’m nodding off while reading in bed, a sure sign I’m not fully engaged. Other times I can’t get to sleep because the book I’m reading has my adrenaline pumping and I’m racing to get … [Read more...] about THE PLOT THICKENS
GET IN THE SWIM!
There’s not much you can buy for 99 cents these days. I was grocery shopping the other day, and the cheapest thing I bought was a pound of bananas. And I was not buying big-ticket items, by any means. So imagine how thrilled I was when my publisher announced they were running a special promotion of … [Read more...] about GET IN THE SWIM!
Dog Days in the Smoky Mountains with Donna
Maybe it was the mountain air. Or maybe it was the company of another writer as devious-minded as me. Or a combination of the two. Whatever the reason, my brain is percolating with ideas after two days at the Smoky Mountain retreat of my friend and critique partner, Donna Ball. I arrived on a … [Read more...] about Dog Days in the Smoky Mountains with Donna
If Chimpanzees Could Type
Okay, so I wrote a book. In record time. I patted myself on the back for having worked feverishly and not overthinking it. I just threw words on paper in a way I hoped made sense. And it DID make sense while I was writing it. Now that I’m in the process of revising, what seemed coherent at the time … [Read more...] about If Chimpanzees Could Type
My Sister Karen
I come from a family of artists. My father was a talented amateur artist who earned a living drawing caricatures at county fairs when he and mom were first married. Every one of my siblings has one of more of the beautiful watercolors he painted hanging in our homes, me included. We also inherited … [Read more...] about My Sister Karen
