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December 3, 2017
Maestro or Maestra?
“Hmm, well. Well I don’t want to give offence,” said Jansons, “and I am not against it, that would be very wrong. I understand the world has changed, and there is now no profession that can be confined to this … Continue reading →
November 26, 2017
Filling in the Holes
It’s been a tough month and a half in life. But this past week I’ve had more time for writing fiction, and my mood has improved greatly as a result. I continue to work on the Aanora story with building … Continue reading →
November 19, 2017
What is your deepest fear?
Writers deal with fear everyday. We fear success. We fear failure. We fear submitting our work to strangers. We fear hearing from those same strangers after submission. We fear the blank page. We fear our own humanity and that we … Continue reading →
November 12, 2017
Future Classics
Those of you who are regulars here at Anatomy of Perceval will recognize the title of this post. It’s the title of the concert the Minnesota Orchestra gives at the end of the intense week called the Composer Institute. Seven … Continue reading →
November 5, 2017
Writing in Pieces
Yesterday, while cleaning out e-mail (I am forever cleaning out e-mail! Who isn’t?!), I found a blog post by a blogger, Lindsey Gendke, I’ve been following for several years now. She’s a writer, a mom with 2 pre-schoolers, and published … Continue reading →
October 29, 2017
A Week Off
I’m taking off this week from writing a full blog post. The Aanora story has been demanding my time and writing, so I’m focused on that this weekend. Hope all of you are writing well and reading all the time, … Continue reading →
October 22, 2017
Truth in Fiction
This morning, I read a really interesting article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about how demagogues use lying as propaganda (“Trump may not be Hitler, but he has the techniques”). It’s difficult especially when a large portion of an electorate … Continue reading →
October 15, 2017
Writing Death
This past week I received news that a college friend had been involved in a pedestrian traffic accident and killed. Total shock. Anger. Sorrow. A reminder that death is a part of life. My heart went out to her husband, … Continue reading →
October 8, 2017
Getting Started…again…and again….
The last two weeks or so have been full of life concerns and chores so I haven’t had much time to work on fiction. No, that’s not correct. I didn’t have much time to sit at my computer and put … Continue reading →
October 1, 2017
Being a Creative Writer in 2017
Yesterday, while cleaning out e-mail, I ran across several Funds for Writers newsletters I hadn’t yet gone through. One contained a brief musing from Hope Clark on “How to Make Time for Writing.” What really caught my eye were these … Continue reading →
