The Writing Life
Ah, Romance!
Right now many of my writer friends are getting ready to attend the Romance Writers of America conference in Atlanta. In case you haven’t heard, romance novels are still selling well, generating nearly 1.5 billion dollars in 2012. My old friends will greet other old friends and make new ones. They’ll meet the professionals in…
Read MoreThe Write Way: Writing Under Difficult Conditions. Can It Be Done?
“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.” E. B. White Right now I’m sitting in my study listening to a generator in the house about 10 yards behind me. The generator is for the benefit of the roofers who are pounding away outside…
Read MoreLife is Just a Bowl of Kibble
Some of you may remember that I developed knee problems last year. The cause of the injury only became clear to me after surgery when I started taking walks with Nemo, the family beagle. If you’ve raised one of these critters you know that beagles are mostly nose, and that nose leads them into all…
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