da-ALTango Video + Playing Dress Up + Reader Magnets by Kirsten BettDo you celebrate Halloween? This year Khashayar and I dressed up twice, never on the actual night, because Thursday nights are taken…5d ago5d ago
da-ALFriends + Alka Joshi w Zara Raheem + J. J. Arcanian’s 3 IllusionsYesterday I phoned a dear friend — alas, he’s in the hospital, recovering from a stroke! I really hope he takes it seriously, cleans up…Oct 251Oct 251
da-ALBoo! + Importance of Mixing with Other Writers by Darlene FosterHalloween is soon upon us! I love how low-expectation it is, so anything about it is easy to appreciate as a bonus. My doggie is takes…Oct 171Oct 171
da-ALDoes Home Matter to You? + Learning to See Place by Sherrie FlickHow important is home to you? And what does home mean to you? Is it a place? Is it where you were born? Or where you grew up? I grew up…Oct 111Oct 111
da-ALFiction Essential Existential + Here I am by Ruth Mestry“I feel sorry for you being a writer. That’s so boring,” a friend told me. (About my novels here.)Oct 41Oct 41
da-ALBanned Books Week + How Alex Diaz-Granados Wrote His First NovelBooks, glorious books! The very act of holding one and transmitting its words into my brain, whether I disagree with them, don’t fully…Sep 27Sep 27
da-ALGrammar Hell + Air Brother by Freya PickardWhat are your feelings, not merely thoughts, on the importance of good grammar, punctuation, and spelling? As I continue querying literary…Sep 202Sep 202
da-ALVid: Greatest Miss Marple + Journey of Jerrice J. Baptiste’s BookIt’s an understatement to call querying for a really stellar literary agent “daunting” (here’s info on my novels). Since perseverance wins…Sep 132Sep 132
da-ALBook Rev: The Artist’s Way + Be Nice to Yourself! by Kirsten BettWhen I began writing, my journals and conversations focused more on the lives of others than on my own. It took me ages to see my…Sep 61Sep 61
da-ALCreative Listening + Jaye Marie Hears the Voice of WisdomHearing and listening similar, yet, but not the same. When I force myself to “hear” how I believe characters in my novels should conduct…Aug 302Aug 302
