On Writing 20 Books
I can’t remember how young I was when I had my ‘I could write a book’ epiphany, but about 20 years ago, I began organizing […]
Category: Writing
7 Beta Heroes Who Get the Girl
Here’s a list of seven short stories, novellas, and novels in which the male romantic lead character doesn’t resemble the classic alpha hero [scroll down […]
Mothers + Chick Lit
“’And not even a call on Mother’s Day!’ Mom delved deep into the role of Jewish mother, spreading on guilt as thick as schmaltz.” So […]
On Music and Writing
Last month, I rounded up pictures to post on Instagram that matched the daily prompts of #authorlifemonth. Each day, authors posted photos of their books, who […]
#amwriting, Part 2
Writing Challenge Throughout the month of November, my twitter feed blew up with word counts and a healthy peppering of #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, […]
Fictional Characters, Myers-Briggs, and Wine
We rarely believe we are meeting fictional characters for the first time when we begin reading a novel by an author we know. Readers look […]
Rate My Review
Of Cow-Pies and Trolls “It is a widely known fact—or, at least, a widely held belief—that negative criticism is more entertaining to read than enthusiastic […]
#amwriting
I #amwriting. Contrary to what I thought I’d be #writing after #selfpublishing #EllentheHarpist, I’m barely getting enough time in on book #2 (the number sign, not […]
Resurrecting My Murdered Darlings
Kill Your Darlings “Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it — whole-heartedly — and delete it before sending […]
Warts and All
Practice Makes Perfect? I recorded “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten yesterday. I first performed this work for choir and harp as a junior […]