How many drafts of a story, or essay, or book, do you write before it feels “done”? Ten, twenty, fifty, one-hundred story drafts? More? I used to think it made the most sense, when writing, to write as much as possible, only to later go back and pull all the unnecessary stuff out. Revision seemed […]
A Good Story Is Like a Seven-Layer Cake Read More »
I’ve been a little hum-drum about writing lately—a fairly typical state, what I might call my version of writer’s block (I’m never not writing, so block doesn’t fit right)—finding that most days when I sit down, what comes out is… BLAH. Not that it’s bad (sometimes it is!), but that it lacks that je ne
Writing into the ‘Adjacent Possible’ Read More »
A special audio treat today! Click the bar below to listen to an excerpt from “Beholden” and a little peek into my morning routine… Click HERE for Cheralyn Darcey’s Flowers of the Night Oracle deck
Excerpt from “Beholden” + my pandemic lockdown coping mechanism Read More »
Dear Anne: I fell in love first with your confessions. You died years before I was born, and it would be years still before I grew into a suburban teenager who felt at a loss to describe the world around her. Never mind the world inside her. But there you were, beautiful, your “long brown
“No one’s alone.” | A “dead letter” to Anne Sexton Read More »
Some dialogue resources from the archives: And a snappy YouTube video via Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop:
From blah-blah-blah to he said, she said: Dialogue Resources Read More »
What are you reading this summer? As a way to balance my constant drive toward simplicity with my constant desire to acquire new books, I occasionally put a shopping ban on reading material in order to make a dent in my TBR pile. I did so a few months ago, and have been happily surprised
What I Read: Summer Round Up 2018 Read More »
