Category: Writing
The Shape of a Story
Several years ago, I wrote a story called “Reading the Shape of the Wind.” In it I described the different ways breeze fills across the water, as well as the best strategies for winning races in each condition. Recently, it’s Read More …
Presenting Game of Sails on Paper
You heard it here first: Game of Sails: an Olympic Love Story will soon be available in paperback. Read More …
Story Parenting
Am I Raising my Characters, or are they Raising ME? Read More …
Where Work Meets Play: Miami, Florida
Greetings from sunny south Florida, where I’ve escaped for a week of warm weather and a spot of fun that might (or might not) be eventually justified as research. Read More …
Writing: It’s Not a Competition
Back in 2006, I attended the New York Writer’s Group Pitch and Shop. Read More …
Ebook Reformatting: Game of Sails, Take Two
Typos are easy to correct with ebooks. Read More …
Perhaps This is Fiction
As a grateful offering to all of you, I’m sharing a new story this week. I leave it to you to decide: If a mast falls in a crowded marina, is it truth or fiction? Read More …
Labels, Float Plans, and Writer’s Block
Consciously or not, accurately or not, we all label ourselves. Read More …
Yes, Dear: Listening to My Characters
It’s so easy to forget how hard it is to create. Read More …
Game of Sails Ebook Now Available
Today I’m raising a glass to the launch of my first adult novel, Game of Sails. Read More …
