Luanne Rice's Blog, page 21
September 3, 2011
June 27, 2011
A Summer Note from Luanne
Summer was the closest we came to pure joy when we were young. Freedom from school, being set loose on the beach, with adventures so plentiful we didn't even have to go looking for them. We had a group of close "summer friends" who we'd see every year from June till September, and we'd be together from first light till we were too exhausted to do anymore.
Published on June 27, 2011 18:52
June 24, 2011
Q & A with BookReporter.com
Below is an excerpt of a Q & A I had recently. Question: You made your writing debut in 1985 with ANGELS ALL OVER TOWN. THE SILVER BOAT is your twenty-ninth novel. How — if at all — has your writing process changed over time? Have the Internet and other technological advances affected your writing [...]
Published on June 24, 2011 14:14
The Vineyard as creative muse
Below is an excerpt from a recent article in Martha's Vineyard Magazine. One foggy July day at Lucy Vincent Beach, my four baby-sitting charges and I built a sand castle. It was my first summer on the Island. Salty chill, clay bluff curving above, black rocks jutting up, echo of a distant bell buoy – [...]
Published on June 24, 2011 14:09
June 22, 2011
Better TV interviews Luanne about The Silver Boat
Rhiannon Ally and Kevin Roberts talk to Luanne about The Silver Boat. Luanne Rice – These bloopers are hilarious
Published on June 22, 2011 15:03
Adam Curry interviews Luanne
Adam interviews Luanne for the Big App Show about The Silver Boat
Published on June 22, 2011 14:43
June 21, 2011
Luanne's interview on Pix 11
Luanne talks about The Silver Boat on the Pix 11 Morning Show.
Published on June 21, 2011 14:51
June 20, 2011
summer day, summer night
"do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? i always watch for the longest day and then miss it." ~daisy buchanan in "the great gatsby" by f. scott fitzgerald. one of my favorite novels, favorite characters, favorite quotes. i think i mention it every year at this time, [...]
Published on June 20, 2011 16:59
June 18, 2011
the creek
box full of poem scraps, ideas, ideas, songs in a minor key. moleskine diaries, thank you harrison, kooser, thank you hemingway, thank you. does every writer try? or why limit it to writers? a good bonfire might help. lines about the theater and mosquitos. moving the box means moving the creek. from the mesa you [...]
Published on June 18, 2011 11:26
June 15, 2011
watching the hawk
my friend in new hampshire has a field of lupines. my friend in vermont feels like wilted petunias and invited me to have lemonade on her porch. my sister in mystic is doing yard work, and i want to bring her herbs from mim's garden–rosemary, sage, and mint with roots that go down deep and [...]
Published on June 15, 2011 15:17