My favorite place to be is by the sea. Maybe it's because I was born under the sign of the crab, but I'm never happier than at the beach. Looking out my window at the ocean and fallling asleep to the lullaby of the waves. Walking barefoot on the sand. The beach house I'm staying … [Read more...] about Sign of the Crab
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Feeling Blue? Go Fishing.
The Brits have a word for it: knackered. Slang for exhausted, but stressed out and/or depressed can also fall under that heading. In December, I had just come off a long period of intensive writing and was feeling at loose ends. I woke up every morning with a pit in my stomach … [Read more...] about Feeling Blue? Go Fishing.
Will Write For Food
I have this T-shirt that reads "Will Write For Food." Ironic? Not so much. At least not in the beginning. When I was a struggling freelance writer back in the Iron Age of my career, I often submitted to periodicals that paid by the word. Back then it was anywhere from a nickel to … [Read more...] about Will Write For Food
The Lies We Tell
Fiction is bi-polar. We make up stories but must always strive for emotional truth. I've never been to prison...been diagnosed with terminal cancer...had a premature baby...or many other of the difficult situations my characters find themselves in, but I can tap into the feelings … [Read more...] about The Lies We Tell
