Happy Friday! I’m still in Fire Island, and this past week is the first time it’s been warm enough to swim. Climate change? Who knows. But the important thing toRead More
Writing
I feel like…dancing!
Happy Friday! With everything opening up, suddenly there’s so much dancing! When I reached a milestone in my rewrite, I came into the city to do a little “research,” otherwiseRead More
Webinar recap/ Next week: Create Villains/JOS #33
Happy Friday! This has been another exciting week! On Wednesday, I held a webinar. We used the character exercise I spoke about in my blog two weeks ago to create memorable characters whoRead More
Webinar/ JOS/ What are we willing to “die” for?
Happy Friday! After a peaceful two month stay in Fire Island, Hurricane Isaias threatened Fire Island. We were cautioned to batten down our houses, evacuate, and generally frightened out of our wits.Read More
Webinar report/A simple way to create a character driven story
It was an exciting week! I held a Webinar, and had 18 interesting attendees, some returning from the last Webinar series, some new, and some old friends that I haven’t connected with in a while.Read More
Writing Lessons From John Lewis
Happy Friday! I’ve been in Fire Island for over a month, working with the students remotely and also finishing up my current novel. This week marked the passing of John Lewis,Read More