My blog post is supposed to go up every Friday. The reason I missed posting the last couple of Fridays was that I was in two minds as to whether or not I should post what I had written about. The piece was titled: “The Dark Side To Hollywood’s G…
If the art of receiving feedback is a skill level akin to a preschooler’s coloring book, then giving feedback is up there with Leonardo da Vinci.When receiving feedback, first and foremost, all one need do is shut the hell up and listen. In othe…
If passive voice were a crime punishable by death, I’d be long gone of this world.As I embarked upon my first novel, I hit upon the terms: active and passive voice. After abundant research, I thought I had it all figured out. Boy, was I wrong.I …
When people find out that I’m an author, one of the most common responses I get is: “I’ve always wanted to write a story too. I have this great idea, I just don’t know where to start.”Undoubtedly, starting is always the hardest. Many agents and …
Activities which I consider mundane – cooking, folding the laundry, exercising – are like medicine and tend to go down easier with a spoonful of sugar. The sugar I gravitate to is easy to watch films, usually in the comedy vein.My go to favorite…
…The Best Ones Need Time to BrewWhen writing CECILIA, sometimes a story block would stop my writing for days at a time. One school of thought says I should plow through no matter what. To a certain extent, I agree. Other times though, it’s goo…
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I’m lucky enough to be part of a great Writer Group that meets once a month, and we’ve been doing so for the past 3 years. Each month, we set ourselves goals and hold each other accountable. Because of this, in two months, I’m 50k words into my …
The idea for Cecilia actually started as a ballet. My husband is a composer. After visiting a modern ballet in Bern, Switzerland, we tossed around ideas for writing our own ballet. Inspiration for many of the characters came from Leonardo da Vin…
Several of my readers have asked if I’m planning a Cecilia Part 2. My answer is: yes. I deliberately left the ending somewhat open-ended in order to have a jumping off point for Cecilia: Eifa’s Revenge. Before I can get to this story though, I d…