Category: Writing
When It’s Right to Ignore the Facts
Fiction writers don’t always have to tell the truth. Read More …
Key West: Memories of a Newbie
This year’s revitalized regatta in Key West takes me back to my own humble beginnings in the world of sailboat racing. Read More …
Trusting Myself—and My Writing Process
A timely reminder will help me trust my own writing process in 2022. Read More …
Augie Diaz: 50 Years of Lucky AND Good
What can fifty years of winning at sailboat racing teach us? Read More …
O Little Town of Brenton: My Gift to You
This year’s story brings us back to a particularly stormy Christmas Eve on Brenton Island. Read More …
Creativity’s Inevitable Hills and Valleys
Whether writing fiction or fact, the creative process is remarkably similar. Read More …
Blue Robinson: The Master of Sailor Interviews
Writerly advice from a fellow yachting scribe Read More …
Eight Bells: Laurie Ann Cronin
Remembering one of the kindest people I ever met Read More …
Dawn Riley: Setting the Standard
Another profile for Seahorse taught me what makes this impressive woman tick. Read More …
What’s in a Novel Synopsis?
Psst, I’ve got a secret—I wrote a synopsis, long before I had to! Read More …