Writing for an International Audience

by | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized

WRITE FIRST – EDIT LATER I write from my heart and allow myself to develop my characters, settings and plots freely. If I am thinking of having a book translated into another language, it makes sense to have someone (or several someones) from that country read...

Perfect Writing Day

by | Oct 26, 2014 | Uncategorized

SOMETHING ABOUT AN OVERCAST MORNING makes for the perfect writing day. What about you? Do you need a special environment in which to write? Quiet? White noise? Bach? Only with your lucky teddy bear nearby? 

The Power of Poetry

by | Oct 25, 2014 | Uncategorized

Write a poem! Yep, even if you are currently working on a 500-page tome on the Rise and (hopeful) Fall of  the oil industry, or your next novel, taking a break from prose to think like a poet allows you to zoom out and contemplate the universe as a whole, or focus in...

Wild Mind!

by | Oct 24, 2014 | Writing Process

Just started a WILD MIND writing practice with my students. They never let me skip it! Grabbed the idea from Natalie Goldberg, and have used it ever since in my creative writing classes. Kids, teens, old and young love it. Even if you’re not a writer, give it a...

Great Hideout!

by | Jul 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

 Spooky, old stone structure in Portland’s Forest Park makes an ideal setting for someone to hide out, don’t you think? I am inspired…Besides, it’s absolutely gorgeous. Must add this to my next trip.