Today I’m handing on the blog-baton to author Diane Benefiel. An avid reader for as long as she can remember, Diane has always favored stories with strong female characters who went on adventures and could think themselves out of the … Continue reading →
Last week I quoted from a modern day master’s characters discussing a master from a past–the incredible Loretta Chase on the indomitable Lord Byron. And I mentioned that instead of studying the Romantic era masters in college, I wasted spent a semester studying … Continue reading →
She took out a handsome, very expensively bound volume of Don Juan. “This must have been your purchase,” she said. “The last cantos of Don Juan were published scarcely four years ago. I didn’t know you had a … Continue reading →
Last week I shared three pieces of advice from Amazon chief Jeff Bezos. Here are some more Bezos “proverbs” and my random writerly thoughts on them. If you only do things where you know the answer in advance, your company … Continue reading →
The first time I heard an Amazon commercial, I was in my car, driving to or from work. And back then, work was the place where I put in most of my computer time. Working. Never shopping. In those days, I … Continue reading →
In two days I’ll put a turkey in the oven, mash potatoes and watch my husband make stuffing. Our children will gather and we’ll say thanks for our blessings. Like other Americans, I’ll give thanks for life, liberty, and the ability to pursue happiness. I’ll give thanks for the love … Continue reading →
November 1st has come and gone, and I am more than 8000 words into a new novel! It’s November, time for the 2013 edition of National Novel Writing Month. Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of people will sit down to keyboards and … Continue reading →