I am happy to say that I have not disappeared for a month for some awful reason, but for a happy one…I became completely drawn into a revision. I do love the joy of watching a novel I thought I knew take on a new shape, coming closer and closer to the novel it is …
Where do our characters come from? What inspires us as fiction writers to delve into the world of the imagination, into the barely remembered past, seeking story lines and the characters who lead us into them? Inspiration lies everywhere, in simple things of daily life. I’ve gotten some of my best ideas in the middle …
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Where do the streams of our work lead us? Where do they come from, and where are they going? These are truly random questions, drawn from the myriad of random thoughts that are flowing through my mind today. They are questions without answers, as all the best questions are. I do not know where my …
Thank you so much to Gabrielle Carolina for hosting me on her lovely site, The Mod Podge Bookshelf. This post looks back at the year we are finishing up, about the work I have done as well as the work I hope to do next year. It is lovely to reflect, and Gabrielle was kind …
Image Credit: http://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/juggling.html This week I have had the pleasure of living in two worlds: the world of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the world of Regency England. As I write the Regency romance series Shakespeare in Love for Sourcebooks, I find myself immersed daily in a past that I have visited often as a reader, …
Photo Credit http://day1of1.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/the-gift/ As I wrap presents for my loved ones for Christmas, I find myself musing on the beauty of gift giving. There is a wonderful feeling of joy that comes from preparing a gift for a friend, choosing it, wrapping it, and then the pleasure of watching them open it in front of …