I've decided to have a bit of fun with Liz Thurlow, my character from Saturday's Story Planning workshop, and will devote some upcoming posts to her. I have not planned out what she is going to do. I am thinking of this as an experiment in letting a character have their head and see where … Continue reading Liz Thurlow Does Her Civic Duty
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First you learn to read, and then you read to learn
I am not the only "writer in residence" in the complex where I live. My neighbour already has two books published: Blow the Wind Southerly, and Black the Night and Wild the Sea. I read the latter recently, a rollicking Australian adventure set in the days of sail, where brutal sea captains abduct natives from … Continue reading First you learn to read, and then you read to learn
When Every Photograph Told a Story
When I started writing my memoir, now called - I Belong to No One - it was an autobiographical journey through a childhood that had more twists and turns than a roller-coaster. I was raised by a single mother who was stricken with mental illness, robbing her of the capacity to function as a nurturer … Continue reading When Every Photograph Told a Story
The Reluctant Retiree 