I first published this post two years ago on another blog, but recently, I got into a discussion about immortality and it made me revisit the subject. I write about immortal characters –vampires and more recently, a siren. If you write about vampires, immortality is a subject you give a lot of thought. It goes…
Category: General Interest
Facebook: To Page or Not to Page?
Over the last year I’ve taught a few workshops on writing and being a writer. Inevitably I hear the same question in each class, and surprisingly it isn’t, can you even tie your own shoes, but I digress… The question is—should I create a Facebook page or use my profile? The answer: I have no…
Fate and the Crooked Pathway
I recently had a dream about the boss who fired me. I remember being pleased to see him (in real life he’s been dead for nearly ten years) and wanting to thank him for firing me. Because it ended up being the best thing that could have happened to me. If he hadn’t fired me…
Interview: Mariko Tatsumoto
This month I had the great privilege to interview author Mariko Tatsumoto, author of thelovely and wonderfully heartwarming middle-grade novel Ayumi’s Violin. What made you aspire to be a published writer? I accidentally took a children’s writing class. I thought I was signing up for a creative writing class. Our “final” was to write a…
Words of Warning …. by Kay Bergstrom
There are no bad words…only bad writers. Some words, however, set off warning alarms, signaling that the writer is venturing toward a danger zone and should back away slowly. Before you use these words (if you must) be aware of what you’re doing. Here are a few examples: Suddenly: The word is okay to use…