I’m marketing again. It’s not what I want to do, but a necessary part of writing. I’d much rather switch on my right brain than use my left brain and…
Right brain, Left brain of the Writer
The Theatre Illuminates Life and Vice Versa
My husband and I spent a glorious week in Toronto, visiting family and seeing four plays, all put on by Soulpepper Theatre Company. What struck me was how much the…
Mightier Than The Sword
While I was away, I watched the Stanley Cup, and even though I was cheering for the Vancouver Canucks, the better team, Boston Bruins, won. The players on both sides…
Curve Balls in Life
These past few weeks have been taxing. Another curve ball came, when my 95 yr. old mother was hospitalized after a fall. While enroute to see her, I read the…
Finding the Muse
Today, I went to the 17th annual Painters at Painters celebration of the arts in Campbell River. One of the presentations was called ‘Amusing the muse’, conducted by painters (and…
A Writer’s Passion
As I see my Star Magnolia flowers come and go, I’m reminded again of the passage of time. So, in thinking of all the writing I still want to do,…
Revision Redux
Trust me to go over and over my work. I get some interest and I’m off again, rewriting the story I’ve written. In writing my novel, I went on an…
Writing a Guest Blog
I find the whole world of blogging fascinating. As a newbie, I’ve now met people from all parts of the world showing their colors through what they write. As I’ve…
CIPHER
My 15 yr. old grandson, Michael Stevantoni, finished CIPHER, an 18 min. film he directed last summer. It’s been a labor of love. He and I co-wrote an adaptation of…
Writing is ReWriting (and what a pencil can tell us)
Writing is rewriting. It’s not only about finding the errors, it’s also about finding better words and phrasing to express what you want to say and make your story sing.…