Inspiration comes in many forms. Yesterday, I had coffee with a woman who had bought my book and wanted me to sign it. She’s a writer, and from the background…
How A Fly Inspired Me To Self-Publish
Behind Closed Doors In The Fifties
I look back at the Fifties with fondness. They seemed like innocent times, but a lot was going on behind closed doors. On the surface, everything looked rosy. Moms and…
Putting Spice In Your Brand
What kind of writer are you? Do you have a series with a protagonist that shows up in every book you write? Do you write in the same genre? Do…
What’s A Time-Slip Novel?
The other day, I was asked on Goodreads’ Ask An Author, “Where did you get the designation “time slip? I’ve not seen that before.” I was reminded that I hadn’t…
Hemingway In Cuba
After two weeks in Havana, I have many stories about Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. There are tours to all of the Nobel prize-winning author’s haunts: the bars that he frequented,…
Why Do Writers Write What They Write?
The question of why writers write what they write came up a while back, when I caught an interview that Stephen Colbert did with author, Toni Morrison, a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize…
The Hard Truth In Fiction
When I read a novel, I want to escape and get into someone else’s world for awhile. I want my imagination to run wild. I want to cheer for the…
What Does A Ring Say About Love?
What Does A Ring Say About Love? That popped into my head this morning, as I thought about how my story, A Cry From The Deep , came to involve a…
Giving Birth to a Book
Yesterday, I met with my friend, Karen Dodd, the author of the delicious suspense novel, Deadly Switch. She’s been marvellous, coaxing me along, encouraging me, telling me that my book…
Setting the Stage in Fiction
How do you write the scenes in fiction? I spent quite a few years honing the craft of writing screenplays, which is useful in setting the stage in fiction. It’s…