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Pause for Percolation: The Writing Brain
This writer’s brain needs time to percolate. Read More …
The Strange Comfort of The Cazalet Chronicles
A series written in a different era continues to provide comfort today. Read More …
How to Find Writing Inspiration and Ideas
A random Sunday beach walk spots something unexpected—which in turn inspires a fresh idea. Read More …
5 Amazing Gifts from the Literary Lasses
On a foggy evening only 4 miles north of Brenton Island, these readers became friends. Read More …
Reviews of Ferry to Cooperation Island
“Ferry to Cooperation Island takes readers to a fictional setting in Rhode Island Sound between the real Block Island and Newport, where the salt air and small-town island life is as palpable as the granite and sand underfoot. Called Brenton Island Read More …
Ferry to Cooperation Island
BUY THE EBOOK or AUDIOBOOK (2nd edition) Prefer a paperback? Email me and I’ll mail you a personalized copy! Description Loner James Malloy is a ferry captain—or used to be, until he was unceremoniously fired and replaced by Courtney Farris. Read More …
Ferry Ride Surprise Rescue
Done right, one key detail can establish a character’s personality. Here’s a real life example. Read More …
Ferry Boats: Reality Meets Imagination
Next Wednesday evening, along with a few fans, I’m celebrating the almost-3-month publishing anniversary of Ferry to Cooperation Island by going for a real ferry ride! The Jamestown to Newport Ferry is hosting an exclusive cruise onboard Katherine, the boat Read More …
625 Pushups: 5 Life Lessons
A fresh and quite different physical challenge teaches me several life lessons. Read More …
Draft: Shallow or Deep?
Writers and sailors define draft differently, but here’s an analogy that connects the two. Read More …