In a way, I have become the gatekeeper of Babu’s memories. I don’t relish the responsibility. On her own, her memories both have abandoned her and hold her hostage. There is a lot she can no longer remember and even less she talks about and focuses on. Some things she obsesses about. One thing in…
Tag: fiction
Writing Wednesday: Progress!…?
I have been slaving away on two pieces. (Well, three if you count the blog.) Piece one is the umpteenth revision of my first novel and reading, no joke, this book: and getting ready to write a query and look for an agent. Woosh! A lot to do, for sure. I’m also working on a…
Writing Wednesday Do I dare?
I have dared to quit my job. I have dared to start a career as a writer. I have dared to write a novel. I have dared to post on my blog every day for a year. I have dared to, out loud, call myself a writer. Nothing is as scary thus far as beginning…
Writing Wednesday #4: It Takes a Graveyard to Raise a Child
There be spoilers. That is the belief which fuels the novel The Graveyard Book written by Neil Gaiman. It takes a graveyard to raise a child. An orphaned boy evades an untimely death when he wanders into a graveyard, and away from the murderous war path of a cold and precise hitman, and is taken…
Writing Wednesday #3: Love/Hate
I love Nonfiction books about writing – especially those written by Stephen King Fiction books whose protagonist is a writer – especially those written by Stephen King Self Help books for writers; i.e., books of prompts, inspirations, How to Get Published for Dummies, (I actually own that one,) and, especially, The Writer’s Market Quotes about…
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