Life Changes

Given all the craziness with blogger this week, I think I’ll just post this again. See you again in a few….I have been a bit preoccupied over the past two weeks. I know I’ve talked about my trip to Asia, writing novel three, reading and writing...

Which is That? Grammar Rules!

My innate nerdiness is most evident in my love of grammar. Does anyone out there remember parsing, those intricate diagrams of sentence constructions that use to be at the core of grammar lessons? Probably not, but I remember learning how to do it and loving the way I...

Joyce Carol Oates Gives Some Advice

Every now again, especially when I’m in the midst of a big writing project like I am now, I like to trawl through the achives of YouTube for nuggets of wisdom from big-time writers. Joyce Carol Oates is definitely one of those, if only for the sheer volume of...

Whence Inspiration?

         This is a question that every writer gets asked, I think. It always surprises me how difficult some people find inspiration to be. Where does it come from? Well for me, I have to say it comes from everywhere, and often (and most delightfully) from the most...