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December 11, 2015
Reading as a Writer: “Gypsy” by Carter Scholz
Science fiction short stories have the power to transport my mind into another time, onto another planet, or into an experience that I’d never imagined before. Carter Scholz’s novella Gypsy in the November/December 2015 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction … Continue reading →
December 5, 2015
Reading Poetry
“Fiction writers should read poetry for two reasons…First, poets often write epiphanies, and beautifully so. Second, poets choose one image and really rely on it to stain the reader’s mind.” — Juliana Baggott in the January 2016 The Writer I … Continue reading →
November 28, 2015
GONE GIRL: Unlikable Characters
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn has a prominent place on my To Read list, but it’s on my computer and I find it harder to read books on my computer. I much prefer a print book. (Irony: I published Perceval’s … Continue reading →
November 21, 2015
The Care and Feeding of the Imagination
Today, my mind feels like a vast desert. Miles upon miles of sand without even a Saguaro in sight. The sunshine beats down on my head, burning out the engines of my thought. Fiction? What’s fiction? Writing? My soul wails … Continue reading →
November 20, 2015
Writers Deserve Payment for Their Work!
Wil Wheaton over at Wil Wheaton dot Net wrote a post recently about being asked by The Huffington Post for permission to publish one of his blog posts on their website. What followed was a fabulous example of what so … Continue reading →
November 16, 2015
Oh, What a Lovely Blog…Award!
First time Anatomy of Perceval has been nominated for a blog award! Thank you to Steph P. Bianchini at the Earthian Hivemind for the nomination and the recognition. I read Earthian Hivemind fairly regularly for its science and its love … Continue reading →
November 8, 2015
In Search of the Right Word
Autumn, my favorite season, colors the world in golds, crimsons, oranges, and earth browns. The air, lit by the sunshine through the trees, shimmers warm like gold dust. Or sunshine air, warm and light, shines golden against the crisp azure … Continue reading →
October 31, 2015
Good vs. Evil
When the movies for Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy were in theaters and they were everywhere in the media, a friend asked me why they were so popular. Well, Tolkien tells a classic good vs. evil story in … Continue reading →
October 17, 2015
Mind Over Body
Today, my body has continued to complain as it’s been complaining all week. Anyone with one or more chronic illnesses will know what I mean. There are times when my body quiets, hums along contentedly, and I feel good. Then … Continue reading →
October 10, 2015
Inspiration
Inspire: in- +spirare = to breathe. From Latin. To inspire: to breathe or blow into or upon; to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration; to bring about. Inspiration: a divine influence or manifestation that qualifies a person … Continue reading →
