Writing, The Long and Winding Road (thanks, Paul McCartney)
Dear Reader, Being a writer is hard. I can say this, because most of my readers are also writers, or
Dear Reader, Being a writer is hard. I can say this, because most of my readers are also writers, or
I know how to write. I’m a good writer. And the problem? It is hard to get an agent. It
Sarah Callender has a wonderful name for a writer, and she is an amazing one. Sarah and I read posts
Autumn is finally here. In some parts of the country and the world summer’s end was wet, with incessant rains
Memory is TIME that lasts, because of INTEREST. Or it could be TIME that won’t depart, and thus reappears, even
When I was growing up…the worst thing you could be called was LIAR. On, I am sure there were other
We all plan our lives to some degree. Plan our children’s lives. We are not gifted with seeing into the
In the late sixties, I became a latchkey child who didn’t mind walking two plus miles from Longwood High School
Novel writing is always about human joy, human grief. And novels often use tropes to organize content and please the
A friend online asked that we call our representatives in Washington, regarding the CELIAC SAFETY ACT. I immediately offered to
Below is an excerpt from my current WIP, work in progress. It is the story of my family, of growing
Elizabeth Strout is ONE AMAZING WRITER. Starting with her novels, AMY and ISABLE, ABIDE WITH ME, she went on to
When I was growing up, there really wasn’t room in the bank account for our mother, Jinni, raising three children
My brother Bill Pfordresher died this year, and now that it is Father’s Day once again, I remember this story.
Neil Young’s expansive catalog spans from acoustic folk to roaring, feedback-heavy grunge. His essential songs, spanning his solo work,
Amy Sue Nathan’s bio on Face Book reads: Writer of novels, lover of cats, morning coffee, good chocolate, and bold