Writer, Storyteller, or Both

Writer, Storyteller, or Both

July 1 question – Is there anything you’d like to see changed, added, and/or rearranged about the book publishing industry? Because I have no opinions about the July question/prompt, I decided to share a question I was asked at a recent writer event: Is...
My Favorite Writer: Hubbell Gardner

My Favorite Writer: Hubbell Gardner

Robert Redford passed away a couple of months ago and within weeks the Turner Classic Movie channel marathoned his best known movies.Yay! I’d seen most of them during my young adult years, yet recorded them for posterity and personal delight. I watched them,...
Fear and Insecurity

Fear and Insecurity

May 7 question – Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability. What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them? As I composed a title for my blog post, Hunter S. Thomson’s famous title,...
The American Dream Gone Awry

The American Dream Gone Awry

“The Great Gatsby”, published 100 years ago, is regarded as my favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece. It’s been analyzed and idealized by many writers, including me. It’s agreed that the novel was written when F. Scott was at...
The First Writer: Moses

The First Writer: Moses

The first forms of writing, reportedly, were invoices and accounting statements, such as, “this guy owes this other person so much wheat” and “this person didn’t pay their taxes.”  Bookkeeping is primordial. My inclination to research this...