Last week’s lesson was again on Frisbee and we jumped. Woo-hoo! It was as exhilarating as I remembered. Now, keep in mind that the last time I jumped was probably more than 15 years ago. So this required a leap of faith (yes, pun intended) for me. Vickie Hearne talks about the faith and trust required to teach a rider and a horse to jump at heights of four feet and over. There is a Read more…
First of all, I know there are a few aspiring writers who read this blog. So to you I say, please don’t do this. There are no shortcuts, there are no easy answers, and this isn’t right. This is a travesty. So don’t get sucked in, because I won’t say nice things about your work. Harlequin has started what is a vanity press for aspiring romance writers. The marketing copy is pretty alluring all right, Read more…
I drove up to Georgetown, Texas, to hear Tobias Wolff speak and it was pretty good. I’ve been a Wolff fan since I first read his short stories in The New Yorker, specifically “Nightingale” and “A Bullet in the Brain.” “Nightingale” is what I call stealth fantasy — it’s when a mainstream author writes fantasy, or horror, or science fiction when generally such an author holds the genre in disdain. “Nightingale” is a gorgeous story Read more…