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February 10, 2018
Lengthening Shelf Life Part 1
Brian Feinblum, a book promoter and marketer, asked in the June 2017 issue of The Writer, “What can – or should – you do to market books that are aging in the eyes of bookstores, the media, and readers?” Lately, … Continue reading →
February 7, 2018
Are Congressional Republicans Patriotic or Not?
Originally posted on The Weekly Sift:
Trump obstructs justice, and his fellow Republicans still stand behind him. At what point, if ever, will Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell begin defending the Republic? We’ve already been through a number of explanations…
Trump obstructs justice, and his fellow Republicans still stand behind him. At what point, if ever, will Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell begin defending the Republic? We’ve already been through a number of explanations…
February 3, 2018
Saving or Shredding? The cleaning clutter conundrum
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading →
January 30, 2018
Character: Building and Maintaining Relationships
Last week I wrote about creating and sustaining characters through external aspects: the body, speech, and occupation. This morning, a story sparked some ideas about creating and sustaining characters through relationships, i.e. how characters interact with other characters or human … Continue reading →
January 23, 2018
Inspirations
This past week I saw the Paul Thomas Anderson movie Phantom Thread starring Daniel Day-Lewis in his last role. As I wrote here, he has retired from acting. Seeing the movie now, after months of getting used to the idea … Continue reading →
January 13, 2018
Flashbacks in Movies
In prose, flashbacks provide information not available in a story’s present, i.e. something a character experienced that can help a reader understand why the character behaves the way he does in the story’s present. Or they can be the entire … Continue reading →
January 8, 2018
Sharpen Focus
Happy New Year to all my loyal readers and followers! We have finally left 2017 behind and begun a new year full of promise and the unknown. I don’t know about you, but since January 1, I’ve felt bombarded with … Continue reading →
December 23, 2017
End of Year Writing Update
My writing year 2017 began with a successful essay for ClassicalMPR.org of an interview of one of the young composers participating in the Minnesota Orchestra’s Composer Institute and Future Classics concert. It was a great way to start the year. … Continue reading →
December 16, 2017
Heart-wrenching Music
During the holiday season of late November through December each year, I confess that I have a tendency to tune out Christmas music, i.e. Christmas carols that are played ad infinitum in public spaces. There is still some Christmas music, … Continue reading →
December 10, 2017
Being a Fearless Writer
One of my vivid memories from working with an editor on Perceval’s Secret: She told me that I was a fearless writer. Why? Because I had followed my main character where he was going instead of stopping him and making … Continue reading →
