Storytellers Unplugged

February 11th:

One thought for next month’s column is to come up with one column idea every day, and write them down. At the end of the month I should have a bounty of ideas for future columns, and I’ll be able to pick from whichever of them most interests me at the time I [...]

Recently I was asked to blurb a self-published book. I declined to put my name to the book for a very good reason – it wasn’t good. But instead of coming right out and saying that I didn’t feel comfortable extolling the virtues of something I didn’t like, I offered up the excuse [...]

In celebration of March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb, I’d like to present my theory of personalities for today (because, you know, that changes daily….please, you can trust me, I’m a professional) to try out as an exercise.  Because, like March, people change.  And yet, like the rhythm of [...]

In the art of writing, is one more important than the other?

Do we need all five to craft a well-written tale?

I was recently talking about this subject with a friend who had read one of my stories about a multiple rape and beating victim that is trying to come to terms with her past. She [...]

Call me shallow but a good book jacket makes me go weak at the knees every time. Sure, I know from past experience that a mindless fling might reveal something ugly or dull hidden under that sexy surface, yet sometimes I can’t help it. IF I can summon the will power to do it, I will remind myself that, with so many books out there and so little time, I really shouldn’t jump into anything without thinking things through first. But you’ve gotten my attention now, haven’t you, you Jezebel of the Two for One Bargain Table, you! I won’t forget you [...]