RECAP – Let All Voices Be Heard: Writers of Different Faiths Share Their Stories
“I go into the Muslim mosque and the Jewish synagogue and the Christian church … Continue reading
At the Beginning – Again
Walking through fog. With the headlamp on. Low. Paraphrasing a quote from E.L. Doctorow. This is what it’s like to write a novel. I keep telling myself that as I … Continue reading
Stealing Time
On Friday, I finished my revisions. Again. At last. (It had better be!) No, I don’t share this fact for cheers, though I appreciate them, truly. I share it because … Continue reading
Thanksgiving For Writers by Christina Kapp
Well, folks, it’s almost Thanksgiving, quite possibly my favorite holiday. First and foremost I’m always grateful to my family for being the continual force for good that they are, and … Continue reading
A Productive Writing Weekend Filled to the Brim with Non-Writing
TWC instructor and Young Adult novelist, Jennifer Walkup, shares some honest and instructive thoughts on the struggle of a first draft and the value of non-writing: After a good writing … Continue reading
Tortoise vs. Hare
I have been pondering the pace at which I write my novels. I’d thought that I’d been working on this latest book for five years now, until I realized just … Continue reading
But is it a “book”? (And does it even matter?)
Every time I begin with a new class of young students, I sit them in a circle on the floor and ask them to imagine that they’re sitting around a … Continue reading
The Authentic Illusion
Everything is illusion, the Buddhists tell us – our lives and loves, our fears and troubles, the very earth and air and we ourselves. None of this is real. This … Continue reading
I Give Up!
No, this is not an announcement. I am not even thinking about giving up on my novel. In fact, revisions are going rather nicely. Though I’ve been inundated with other … Continue reading
Musing with Aristotle
For me, the older the better as far as reading tastes and research go. For my latest novel, I’ve nearly memorized parts of Herodotus’ Histories. (Book IV is fascinating – … Continue reading
The Writers Circle 