As writers, we sometimes think that time spent watching a movie is wasted time. Maybe not. I remember vividly that first line of Isak Dinesen’s Out Of Africa, narrated by Meryl Streep, at the beginning of the movie with the same title. It goes: […]
Category: Literature
Talk Write — The Write Garbage Advice
What is the “Write Garbage” advice? If you’ve been writing for any length of time, you’ve surely gone online and read content offered by the mountain of writing advice websites and blogs; I certainly have. There seems to be hundreds of them. (This was […]
Talk Write — The Axiom, Part 3
The Axiom — Part 3 Several years ago, I read an interview given by a famous novelist (can’t remember which one, not Stephen King, however) in which the novelist said that it takes ten years to master any skill, including writing. The wisdom behind […]
Talk Write — The Axiom, Part 2
The Axiom — Part 2 So the axiom we are discussing is: “It takes ten years to master any skill.” Some time ago I asserted that I thought this axiom was true to a family member of mine. He is a fairly young man […]
Talk Write — Good Morning Monday!
The Axiom — Part One Well, today is Monday and I’d like to begin with a bit of “housekeeping” as they say. I’ve decided to change the name of this writing discussion feature of my blog from “Writing Talk” to “Talk Write.” In English, […]
Writing Talk — A Writing Time Out
Related to Writing, What Do You Mean by “Time Out”? If you’re a parent, you’re probably aware of the disciplinary concept of “time out.” If your child is misbehaving, you may decide he needs a time out in which case he is sent to […]
Writing Talk — Using The Stick-pile
What Do You Mean By “Using The Stick-pile”? Many years ago, I was writing my first, first novel (which was never finished nor published). Every free day I had, I’d visit my favorite coffee shop, find a comfortable nook, and continue working, with my […]
Writing Talk — The Moving Goalposts
What Are “Moving Goalposts”? Good Morning! Well, let’s get right to it, shall we? Here in the United States we have a saying: “They keep moving the goalposts” by which we mean that what we think are the criteria at the beginning of a […]
Writing Talk — A New Feature
Writing Talk, What Is It? Writing Talk is a new feature of this blog with the aim of encouraging fellow writers who are engaged in the daunting process of writing a full length book. With Writing Talk, I will share some of what […]
Great Free eBook Resource
Henry David Thoreau Over the weekend, I rediscovered a great resource for free public domain ebooks, a huge library of them. The resource is “Wikisource: Authors” and here’s the link to the index page of authors. So I spent a happy evening last night […]
Great News!
UPDATE: Wanderer Come Home has passed the vetting process and will now be available through a number of major ebook retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, Scribd and others! Check out the PURCHASE MY COPY tab above to see if your favorite […]
Thoughts On the eBook Journey
Mid-October, last year, I “finished” my novel. I had final edited it—the entire book—and believed the work was in its final form. So, at that time, I began looking for a literary agent. Of course, before that, I had done some research into Literary […]
Geese In October
I thought I should give you a bit of something to read until I can get this blog-site fully up and operational. So I give you Chapter 43 – “Geese In October” of my soon-to-be-published novel: Wanderer Come Home. Hope you enjoy. 43 – […]
