Month: October 2015
Let the NaNo Madness Begin
Happy Halloween to all you ghouls and goblins! While all the super heroes, zombies, and princesses roam the town in a sugar induced rampage, writers…
Why I Write
Today is National Day on Writing. This year’s theme is “Why I write?’ I’ve thought a lot about this over the last few years, and…
Why I Write
Today is National Day on Writing. This year’s theme is “Why I write?’ I’ve thought a lot about this over the last few years, and…
Location, Location, Location – Part 4
In the final installment of this series on how personal experience influences an author’s choice of setting, I fast forward from Willa Cather to a…
Location, Location, Location – Part 3
Continuing my visit to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the childhood home of Willa Cather, we move from in town to the country roads north of town….
Location, Location, Location – Part 3
Continuing my visit to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the childhood home of Willa Cather, we move from in town to the country roads north of town….
Location, Location, Location – Part 2
In Part 2 of my series about at how writers utilize personal experiences to develop setting in their stories, I looked to one of the…