Category: Musings
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Writing, Transformation, and The Unadulterated Truth…
Of how Nella’s Down’s Syndrome has changed her, Kelle Hampton writes, “I’ve learned how “pain” shapes you as a person and propels you to new depths and how “perfection” is not the glossy magazine cover that Hollywood portrays. I’m learning to shed off the shallow parts of my character I’ve adopted over the years and…
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Editors, The Basics of Crafting Fiction, and Apple’s iPad…
Yesterday I spoke at length with Shonelle Bacon, who completed the first copy editing for my soon to be released novel, “The House.” It was a great experience. I always learn so much from the editors with whom I work. Their comments on my work not only show where corrections are needed, but provide great…
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The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…
Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at every moment it is being created. –Toni Morrison (Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise by Tavis Smiley) These words gripped me the first time I read them. That was over a week ago. In the days since, I have repeated and shared them…
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Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…
“My issue is figuring out what to write about outside the magazine. I have made a list of topics of interest… would like to establish myself in a particular subject area. Any ideas of how I can do this?…” My response, after thanking the visitor for submitting their question was, “What is your passion?…You want…
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Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…
As movie studios lament the low numbers of moviegoers that seems to be dwindling the directors and producers seemed to going after gimmicks of technology to draw crowds back to the theater. Movies made in 3-D, and shown on Imax screens comprise the recent fads that are but an extension of forcing plot over character…