Tips for Reading to an Audience

So I’ve been doing a lot of readings lately. You may not be in this boat, but in case you are or will be, here are some lessons learned. 1. Wear cute boots. Or…whatever gives you confidence. I always wear the same pair of Old Gringo boots. Hideously...

Leading A Writing Workshop! Seriously?

Well, folks, apparently if you get a book published, people think that you know what you’re doing. They may ask you to do things, like co-lead a writing workshop.  Yikes! Even though my long distant college degree was in Creative Writing, I never really got into...
confessions of a one hit wonder (so far)

confessions of a one hit wonder (so far)

Remember all those bands that had one or two hits and then faded into oblivion? On our recent ski hut trip, we pondered some of them. “Billy Squier!” I yelled in triumph after someone had asked, “Who sang that one song….?” (Oh how I...
The “What If” Factor

The “What If” Factor

I’m convinced that we all are imaginative people. We all have the “what if”. Writers, though, can’t let go of the “what if.” They can’t just meet the Russian girl traveling solo across the country by herself at a remote...