Always strange, I feel, this period between Christmas Eve and New Year’s day, when everyone seems to retreat into their…
Yearly Archives: 2010
The Writer’s Life 2
I had it in mind to write a post yesterday about it being the winter solstice. I was going to…
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A Meeting of Minds
Here’s an interesting conversation it’s worth dropping in on – two writers I happen to admire: Jenn Ashworth, novelist, interviewing…
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Talking the Talk
Recently at a Reading Group discussion of Whisper My Name, I was asked how I approached the dialogue, given that…
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Serendipity in the Dark
I’m working on a new novel. Not writing yet, but still in the midst of that pre-writing stage I love,…
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