The six are the Jane Austen canon — Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Emma. The following is my analysis of the six, in no particular order. Pride & Prejudice I first read Pride & Prejudice in high school and didn’t like it. I Read more…
My 2017 Writing Goals (and maybe they can help you too): Write even when– no, especially when– I’m tired or not feeling it, or think don’t have time. Commit to the story. I have too many novels and stories that have languished. The worst story ever completed is a thousand times Read more…
This year at FenCon I took the lyric writing workshop held by Bill and Brenda Sutton. I have been wanting to explore songwriting for a while, but as I have no musical background or experience, that had to wait. FenCon offered the perfect opportunity to get into writing lyrics, which are Read more…