The writer and the reader experience the sorrow and joy of the last page. Not in exactly the same way, but pretty close. A good book drives you to that last page then, if you’re like me you sit there, hugging the book and feeling lost. This feeling comes from what psychologist and other scientists…… Continue reading The Sorrow and Joy of the Last Page
Tag: fiction
Outtake: An Early Prelude
Long ago, I wrote the first draft of My Soul to Keep. It was a fantasy with dragons. What was I thinking? My next draft or two or three were just as far afield as the fantasy, though they were closer to a science fictional approach. Then, after many discussions with my husband and friends,…… Continue reading Outtake: An Early Prelude
Sneak Peek At A Work-In-Progress
There are wine tastings and cheese tastings and sneak peaks. Today, you get a sneak peek at a work-in-progress. The working title is Ian’s Trust. So without further ado, please enjoy this sneak peak Ian’s Trust Angry and distrustful after his parents are Taken, Ian must rely on his best friend’s help when he and his…… Continue reading Sneak Peek At A Work-In-Progress
A Novel Announcement
A novel announcement, My Soul to Keep is available as a paperback and an ebook
A Writer Only Begins a Book
In research terms reading fiction is “text processing.” It’s a highfaluting term for the relationship between a reader and the book he or she reads. A relationship that writers must remember and cultivate in their creations. As Samuel Johnson says, “A writer only begins a book.” In September 1997, the Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Volume…… Continue reading A Writer Only Begins a Book