Does your library circulate valuable books? Years ago, my husband decided to read all the works of Sir Walter Scott. We lived in Hawai’i at the time, and I methodically requested Scott novels every time I went to the library. Because the Hawaiian library system covers all the islands, some of the books had to be shipped to O’ahu over…
Read More
The Frustration of Hearing a Great Story.
When not to write a good story–for good reasons.
A Home Town Visit: Ghosts through the Streets
Home town visiting means remembering ghosts through the streets and favorite locales.
Traveler’s Tales: I-5
I-5 is a driving cultural experience in California. Several years ago, I drove the length of California on an excursion that involved two different sets of family members. I drove down I-5 and returned on US-101. It’s really a classic California experience, driving I-5. Heading north from Los Angeles, once you leave the suburban valley, you wind up alongside the…
Read More
On Living with a Novelist: Plot–or at least Deal with the Laundry
I plot all the time–in work and real life. (Actually, I prefer to call it scheming. That sounds a little less diabolical.) What exactly is plotting? About.com defines plot this way: “Plot concerns the organization of the main events of a work of fiction. Plot . . . is concerned with how events are related, . . . and how they enact…
Read More
On Living with a Novelist: the Fear Factor
We’ve been married a long time and my husband and I have found equilibrium in our foibles, but he still gets impatient when I voice fear–particularly about things that aren’t likely to happen. Some of that is our character–he’s a former steely-eyed killer of the deep, a professional military officer, a risk-taking businessman who trusts in the Lord. I try…
Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 169
- 170
- 171
- 172
- 173
- …
- 183
- Next Page »