I was fortunate to be able to discuss the genre of visionary fiction with Hal Zina Bennett, the multi talented author and teacher who inspired me way back in 2002 to follow my gut and call my writing what it is. Follow this link for part one of our interchange at Visionary Fiction Alliance, my second home. […]
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Kill Your Darlings. Bury Them In Your Blog
Not only does the following story snippet serve as an example of how to kill your darlings, but it might also entertain those who grew up near a river similar to the Cosumnes River in California.
Stephen King’s A Memoir of the Craft On Writing, Got Talent? Plot Not!
Most writers, according to Stephen King, will not become great writers, but they can become darn good story tellers. And good stories are what the public – and therefore book-buyers – want. They always have, and they always will.
Something to Crow About – Website Header
Edger Allen Poe’s “Raven” symbolized darkness and death, with it’s repeated answer, “Nevermore,” but I bet Poe also selected the raven for his poem because birds of the crow family are the most intelligent of the bird kingdom. Even Alfred Hitchcock discovered while filming “The Birds” that crows remember faces and have minds of their own.
A Next Big Thing Blog: Ten Questions About My Book
Blog Hop: easier agreed to than done A Next Big Thing blog hop is a giant game of tag to help readers discoverauthors who are new to them. I said yes, of course, but it has taken me until now to actually answer the 10 questions involved. Believe me, this project is easier agreed to […]
Janet Conner’s The Soul-Directed Life
I happened to be sitting in my hotel room on an overnight trip out of town when I discovered Janet Conner’s radio show. I listened to a podcast of her conversation with someone I greatly admire: Matthew Fox, the author of 27 books on spirituality and culture and its reinvention. Two of my favorites: THE A.W.E. PROJECT, Reinventing Education; Reinventing the Human, and The Physics of Angels.
