Lou Christopher’s wife Maggie plays a big role in my novel A Bridge to Treachery. It’s a role that grew exponentially from the moment she was given her own POV, because she provides a relentlessly practical approach to solving dilemmas at the same time that she holds on to her love for Lou. Maggie has […]
The giveaway is completed, but sometimes it’s useful to have a look at past posts. Here it is: “Follow the link to Library Thing Giveaways, and enter for a chance to receive a free copy. One week only starting August 20. A collection of Short Fiction. Told as short stories and plays. “ It’s […]
Story Writing – the Open Door A novel is definitely a story, even if you don’t like it. Maybe it’s not your cup of tea genre-wise. Maybe it doesn’t rise to your estimation of what makes a good thriller. Maybe you just can’t keep reading it. Whatever. The same thing holds for a novella. […]
Last night I submitted my first truly self published book to the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program. This morning, there it was! Miraculous. It’s self published in the sense that I either took each step along the way personally, or I engineered the step by hiring someone to do what I thought I couldn’t do. […]
According to actor/novelist Molly Ringwald, they are. In an article in the Sunday New York Times of August 19, Molly lays out a scenario in which all the collaborators in the making of a movie – director, camera man, sound designer, lighting technician, actor, etc – all maneuver to influence the version of the film […]
The answer is yes, of course. But do you really want to go there? The proposition raises issues all over the place. What issues? A story is a story, play shmay, right? Well, if you’ve written a full length play, you’ve spilled your blood all over the pages. You’ve chosen the stage as the place where your […]