It’s a tragedy. Seriously. I have to write one. For a character that I’ve grown to love. The character has to die. I created someone, gave him an identity, a personality – and now I have to kill him off. I tweeted about it a while ago, and I’m still dragging my feet, looking for […]
Perfecting the craft. Before I wrote Sunrise on the Pier, I didn’t understand what that meant. Now I get that becoming a writer is like starting off on a journey that has no direction and no end. The journey will go wherever and as far as each writer is willing to take it. Scary! …but […]
Marina Cove, the largest of the coves, has – as we know – the marina used by the residents of all the coves. Narrow lanes snake through the forested slope above the cove, where some of the first settlers built their homes. These homes – or “cottages” as they are now called, have become the […]
In Chapter ‘In Or Out?’ of Sunrise On The Pier, Gabrielle stands on the post and rail fence and sees only four coves. How can that be when there are five coves at Skye Pointe? From her perspective, she sees past Marina Cove to Coral Cove, Jasmine Cove, De La Croix Island and Keeper’s Cove. […]
I’m starting to work on a new novel. First for me is storyboarding. Last time, it helped me learn who the characters are and understand their motivations. Also last time, the final story was nothing like the set of scenes I started with. For me, the storyboard seems to be the seed that germinates, growing […]
Do you tweet? Do you follow or are you followed? My tweeting is a solitary affair – just the way I want it. No really – I love it as a private journal. It’s like having little stickies always at hand. I don’t carry a notepad and pen, always at the ready to jot down […]
A picture came up on the screensaver the other day of a kitten – squating on it’s hind legs, it’s front paws clasped firmly around a Rubik’s cube. It was looking at the cube with a puzzled expression and the caption said “OMG WTF”. Now it’s my blog picture – had to have it – […]
I started this blog with the intention of writing about everything else but writing. Why? To get my mind off writing. Hmmm…. Writing to get my mind off writing. Probably not the best idea. I’m sure I’ll get back to the Sundance Channel and The Planet, but right now, I’m stressing over submissions. Why, you […]
