Writing From the Heart
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of attending a short presentation by Joan Brady, an authoress of international renown whose first book, God on a Harley, was a New York Times bestseller. Ms. Brady...
View ArticleWriting For Me
For me, writing is not merely an instrument of communication. It goes far deeper than that. Writing is the bridge between my internal life and the outside world, both the means to an end as well as...
View ArticleA Sample Query Letter – Non-Fiction Book
There is so much discussion – conflicting opinions, advice, and warnings – about query letters for books. Too much, in my opinion. It makes the task of composing a query letter seem so onerous, one...
View ArticleMemory of Terror from “Conversations With Claudio”
I often ran errands for my mother when I was 15 years old, walking the familiar route from our house to the business district of our small town. That morning in 1943, as I passed the cemetery, my eyes...
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Nazi Preoccupation from “Conversations With Claudio”
One of the most joyful things about being a kid is the ability to take people and things that happen at simple face value. Having little or no frame of reference for possible long-lasting consequences...
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Bichon Rescue: Him or Me?
See how his belly band is coordinated with my carpet color? Puppies. Those tiny, fuzzy, wide-eyed tail-waggers will steal your heart before you know what hit you. They chase around your ankles...
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Confessions of a Frozen Yogurt Addict
I remember my first taste of frozen yogurt – vanilla, by the way – like it was yesterday. I was about 20 years old and strolling along the Venice Beach, California boardwalk, when I was lured to try a...
View ArticleBack to the Blog!
Firstly, I must apologize to the faithful readers of my blog for not writing over the last three months. I want both of you to know, however, that I have really good excuses for neglecting my blog…it’s...
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Art For Barks…for Artists, Writers, and Animal Lovers
Call for Submissions! Are you a writer…and an animal-lover too? Here is a unique opportunity to share your talent and creativity by contributing to Art for Barks on-line journal. Still in its...
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One Day, While Trying to Earn an Honest Living…
I can see the headline now: Struggling freelance writer catapulted into a deadly game of fraud and foreign assassins. Mercy! Remember the good old days, when the worst thing that could happen in a...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Write
Fear of the empty, white blog… The only remedy is to push through it and POST. So here goes. Tell Me What You Want To Say is the realization of a dream, pushed aside and back for decades, and a...
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5 Ways to Save Yourself—From Yourself
Courtesy Francois aka Tweek What does it mean to “save yourself from yourself”? And save yourself from what? Most of us probably already know the answer to this, just by virtue of being a living,...
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The Top 10 Reasons NOT to Become a Freelance Writer / Copyeditor
Courtesy Ross Findon on Unsplash It wasn’t long ago that a capable freelance writer or copyeditor working on a wide range of writing assignments, i.e. a “generalist,” could make a decent living,...
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