WHAT? Songs; write and record new ones. Learn old ones. Perform in clubs, concerts and festivals. Encourage others to write songs, poems and stories. WHY? A development that began in college. Used to read the lyrics that came with record albums (remember those?). Turn a phrase, turn a head. Not alone. He/she thinks that way? Well, I thought that, too, but I didn’t think anyone else … [Read more...]
Countdown to Publication – 30 days!
Thirty days till my book release date. After years of writing and editing, just one more month until September 8th will be here. I'm super excited, but I didn't expect to feel this anxiety that makes my stomach flutter and my brain spin. I guess it's not hard to understand. For a writer, a novel is more than words on paper. In the Context of Love represents a writing dream I've nurtured for … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Cynthia Harrison
WHAT? I am a writing fiend; I write everything. Journals. Journalism. Poetry. Book reviews. Masters Thesis. Blog. Short stories. Novels. Even a movie treatment for HBO. The fascinating history of all this is in my creative writing memoir (disguised as a textbook) for my college freshman creative writing students. I tell my writing story, with examples, and give homework exercises to get the … [Read more...]
Baby Skunk Saved by Brave Cop
This was high drama in the little town of Rochester for a sleepy Sunday morning. I stepped outside to grab the morning Free Press from my porch, and my neighbor called out to me, "Come see this! There's a baby skunk with a cup stuck on its head." The little kit, blinded by a yogurt cup, was running in circles in the road. It would bump into the curb and run back out. The sight was comical at … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Molly D. Campbell
WHAT? Fiction and flash fiction. Humor blogging. WHY? If you had told me fifteen years ago that I would become a novelist and blogger, I would have scoffed. I had a career or two, raised my two wonderful daughters, nursed my husband after he suffered a massive stroke (he recovered fully, thank God), had a great time for eight years as a receptionist at a veterinary practice, and then, finally, … [Read more...]
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