I didn’t mean to write a book. I’m just a scribbler of drawings – the bits of life that interest me. Invited to the first naming of a Eurostar train I discovered it was to be named “Michel Hollard”. Who? Nobody in England or France knew who this man was – but he was called […]
I was sure I’d had a terrible childhood, but when I told people about it, I discovered that my perspective on it changed. Eventually I wrote stories of life with my very difficult-to-live-with father. Growing older, I kept telling my stories to friends and co-workers. Folks would laugh and then they’d suggest I write a […]
When I graduated with an MBA I raced home and spewed forth a short story about a twin in search of a precious photograph of her sister who had died years before. Later I realized the twin longing for her dead sister was the psychological representation of me trying to reclaim myself. I had been […]
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t write. It started with poems in the 5th grade, which turned out to be a gateway “drug” to longer and more complex stories as I got older. While I did find that I had a talent for writing—which may have had something to do with the fact that […]
I’ve been writing almost since I could read. Half a minute past first grade, I started writing stories–but also looking for life answers. That led me, past college, to newspaper reporting at my hometown paper, The Denver Post. My feature articles won a slew of nice awards, plus one entry in the Pulitzer Prizes. Next […]
I’ve been a writer for a long time. 72 years to be exact. I’ve learned a lot and continue to do so and I wanted to pass along some of my knowledge to you. Getting bad reviews is just as important as getting ones that praise your work. I hope that my insights inspire you to remain hopeful and […]
Every serious novelist worth their salt believes in their soul that they have written a brilliant novel or multiple novels in which the reader will find compelling characters engaged in deeply imagined stories that profoundly illustrate the human condition. What every novelist, traditionally or self-published, yearns for is for others to be moved by their […]
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