Potters, painters and photographers all have tangibles to work with. Writers work in a sphere of the unseen. What an ethereal realm we are engaged in…weaving the fabric of our stories from little more than imagination and inspiration. Sometimes I feel like one of the weavers from ‘the emperor’s new clothes’, spinning my story from invisible thread and inviting my readers to believe in [...]
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Do writers have overactive right brains?
Posted in Humor, Late Blooming Writers, writers, Writing, tagged cranky, curiosity, fantasy, Humor, imagination, insanity, language, life, mental, normal jobs, right brain, sanity, thoughts, words, writers, Writing, writing advise on June 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
‘On location’ in 1905 San Francisco – rare vintage video
Posted in Settings in fiction, Writer's "Toolbox, Writer's Tool Box, tagged 1900's, 1906 earthquake, 20th century, 35mm camera, california, curiosity, life, rare video, San Francisco, scene writing, setting, thoughts, turn of the century, vintage, vintage video on June 1, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Writing a novel set in early 1900 San Francisco? This rare vintage video was shot with a 35mm camera bolted to the front of a trolley car as it traveled down Market Street in 1905. What makes this even more exceptional is the fact that it was captured before the earthquake/fire of 1906 destroyed the area. Remarkable footage of [...]
Welcome to the Guardian Cats
Cats are the heroes in my book, Guardian Cats & the Lost Books of Alexandria.Now available for Kindle and
NookPrint edition available on Amazon: July 18th, 2011
Guardian Cats love the smell of old books, leather and ink. Like librarians, they are sentries of knowledge, wisdom and the historical record. Like true heroes, they must battle dark forces bent on destroying all that we hold sacred.
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