C.C. Yager's Blog, page 9
July 7, 2018
A Powerful Emotional Combination
Yesterday morning, while at work, I was listening to my local public radio station and a program interviewing the two singer/actors who are playing Tony and Maria in the Guthrie Theater’s production of West Side Story. The movie of this … Continue reading →
June 30, 2018
I Need to Write Fiction Today
Saturdays tend to be so crammed full of house chores, business chores, online chores, that my fiction gets relegated to the end of the day. Well, it’s happened again today and I’m a little annoyed with myself about it. So, … Continue reading →
June 23, 2018
Creative Mind Under Stress
The recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain sparked my mind to return to my interest in what happens when psychological trauma rules a mind and life rather than the mind confronting it and healing. I didn’t know either … Continue reading →
June 17, 2018
PERCEVAL’S SECRET Has Been Nominated! Woo-Hoo!
I found out this afternoon that Perceval’s Secret is a finalist for the Readers Choice Award presented by Connections E-Magazine! This is wonderful news and came as a huge surprise. Please check out the entire list of nominees in all … Continue reading →
June 16, 2018
Rejection, with a side of Acceptance
Believe it or not, rejection is an important part of every writer’s life. No one is immune. I was reminded of this recently when I read the editor’s column in the July 2018 issue of The Writer. Nicki Porter described … Continue reading →
June 9, 2018
Is Anyone Out There?
One of my lifelong interests is stars, planets, galaxies, and everything about them. Today, I saw an article about seeing the light from galaxies that were formed over 3 billion years ago. They are so far away from us, it … Continue reading →
June 2, 2018
Revision Work, or, Now the Fun Begins!
Two weekends ago, I finished the first draft of the Aanora novella. I printed it out, tucked it into the working file, and there it has remained and will remain for at least another 2 weeks. Last weekend, I worked … Continue reading →
May 26, 2018
Re-reading a Classic: “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Today in Minnesota, our weather resembles an Alabama summer day. The Finches would recognize this kind of weather and the storms that follow it. While re-reading Harper Lee’s classic To Kill a Mockingbird recently, I was aware of the weather … Continue reading →
May 20, 2018
Thanks to Aanora, I’m on a Mini-Hiatus
For the last two weeks, I’ve been working feverishly to finish the first draft of the Aanora story. It’s going very well! But, as a result, all my other writing endeavors have had to take a back seat for a … Continue reading →
May 5, 2018
How to Know When It’s Really the End
For the last few months, I’ve known most of the story and plot of my Aanora story, except for the climax and how my characters would resolve it. Sometimes it’s better not to know everything before writing in order to be … Continue reading →
