Recently I watched a large bird swooping across the vista visible from my sunporch, admiring its wingspan and flight angles. Recognizing the shape of its flight feathers…… Read more “Pondering Vultures”
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Do you find it more challenging to write the first book in a series or the subsequent novels?
The first part of the first book in my series was the hardest for me. Two-thirds of the way into it, the settings, characters, and conflicts had…… Read more “Do you find it more challenging to write the first book in a series or the subsequent novels?”
Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?
Carl Jung’s art, in The Red Book In part, I do. Jung called depth psychology “psycho-spiritual” because he took into consideration the soul and spirit as involved…… Read more “Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?”
Are there therapeutic benefits to modeling a character after someone you know?
The most therapeutic benefit I derived from my first novel was modeling the main character after me, in some ways. At the time, I was recovering from…… Read more “Are there therapeutic benefits to modeling a character after someone you know?”
What was an experience where you learned that language had power?
What comes to mind for me with this question is a discovery in early stages of my fiction writing. As I got past the messy and confusing…… Read more “What was an experience where you learned that language had power?”
Vampyre History
As I pondered the question of my most recent blog post, regarding whether I want all the books I write to be connected, I stumbled upon a…… Read more “Vampyre History”
Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?
I think this question must be aimed at a writer who writes stand-alones. As a reader, I’ve loved many stand-alone novels. I read authors such as Gillian…… Read more “Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?”
Can someone who doesn’t feel emotions strongly be a writer?
Why do we think writing requires feeling strong emotions? Well, I’m not sure there has to be a lot of strong emotion, per se. But what does…… Read more “Can someone who doesn’t feel emotions strongly be a writer?”
I love our local library
Pt. Arena is a quintessential town, a real town with a down town, with historic buildings and a sense of identify. The library only adds to it.…… Read more “I love our local library”
Does a big ego help or hurt writers?
This is an interesting question. I can see where people might assume that, to get published, one had to have a big ego. That would mean you…… Read more “Does a big ego help or hurt writers?”