South Lake Tahoe Writers Retreat
We arrive late on Friday night. Bridget pulls into the small driveway of a small home with a wood porch and a welcome sign hanging over the awning. It is perfect. Absolutely perfect. We unload our luggage and wander from room to room, Marie and I exclaiming at how wonderful the place is. In the … Read more
Following The Greats: T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Feeling a bit disappointed with my own writing as of late and decided that I need to study and experience the feel of good writing. I came across this tip today: Copy one of your favorite novels, poems or short stories word for word. As you type, think about how the words and sentences feel … Read more
AGNI Online: Finding Inspiration
Read a lovely piece of fiction by a writer named Matthew M. Quick called, “Do Not Hate Them Very Much” in AGNI recently and feel very inspired. I’ve looked up the author and intend to read more of his works. Also, I’ve been meaning to order a subscription of AGNI and back issue #66 with … Read more
CSU Summer Arts Part III: Finding Writers Who Breathe Like Me
This summer, I spent two weeks at California State University Fresno, attending CSU Summer Arts, an annual artists’ conference. I took a course called “Writing the Memoir” with CSU Sacramento professor Doug Rice. Guest artists included memoir writers Steven Church, poet Carole Maso and National Book Award Winner, William T. Vollmann. Although I was in … Read more
Ray Bradbury’s "Moby Dick" Screenplay Sees The Light Of Day After 50 Years
Press Release from Scientificblogging.com Ray Bradbury, author of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 and too many great novels to list here, as Hollywood screenwriter? Indeed he was. And John Huston, architect of legendary John Wayne westerns (and father of Angelica, who you should be watching in “The Addams Family” movies this week) directed the … Read more
Beers Books – Second Saturday Sale
This weekend, Jason and I visited Beers Books in midtown Sacramento. This is my favorite Sacramento used bookstore and I always make sure to drop in on the Second Saturday of every month because they take 20% off your entire purchase. Beers specializes in selling used books, but also carries a decent assortment of new … Read more
Salvaging Pretty Paper – A Thousand Paper Cranes
Every writer loves paper. Of course, we all enjoy the feel of our fingers riding over a keyboard, but paper, ah paper, dear friend, there’s something about you that tantalizes a writer’s senses. I hate throwing away paper–especially pretty paper. It’s my weakness. Sure, I recycle rough drafts, junk mail, etc, but I can’t bear … Read more
New York Inspiration
Where does inspiration come from? From people around us? From places we visit? From inside the writer? I’m always looking for inspiration to send my fingers flying over the keys. Look left. Look right. Look back. Look forward. Always look, because stories are being told everywhere, and inspiration, which sometimes seems to be hiding, is … Read more
Writers In Progress at Weatherstone
Yesterday, my writer’s group, Writers In Progress (WIP) met at Old Soul at Weatherstone, a downtown Sacramento cafe, located on 21st and H Streets. Old Soul is the ideal location for a regular writing group. The brick stirs something inside me. It gives me the happy vibes. You can sit and chat with friends and … Read more
