Budding Writer, 1979: Shifting gears
Reading Time: 2 minutes Biking through the countryside gave me a new view of the paper’s coverage area, and time to think about the stories I wanted to tell. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Shifting gears
Tag: READER’S DIGEST
Budding Writer, 1979: The easy way out
Reading Time: 2 minutes Passing by the R.D. offices in P’ville got me thinking about working for them again if things don’t work out in Hanover. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: The easy way out
Budding Writer, 1979: Another diversion
Reading Time: 2 minutes If I had treated my first year as a freelance writer like a real business, I would have seen that the end of the first quarter was approaching a crisis. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Another diversion
Budding Writer, 1979: Cowardice or practicality
Reading Time: 2 minutes As every captain must decide whether to head in to port or continue the mission, I had to choose to limp home or explore strange new worlds. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Cowardice or practicality
Budding Writer, 1979: Back to school
Reading Time: < 1 minute I was telling myself a coming-of-age story, the start of a Hero’s Journey narrative. But I had no idea what the ending would be.
Week in Review: Week 51
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the valuable things we do as writers is to pull together the little threads that are part of our story as individuals and as a society. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 51
Week in Review: Week 50
Reading Time: 2 minutes A mountain emitting terrible noises was said to be in labor. But, as people watched to see what would happen, all they saw come out of it was a mouse. — Fables of Aesop Continue reading Week in Review: Week 50
The curtain rises on a play
Reading Time: 4 minutes — WRITING LIFE — Wanting to trod the boards with playwright Henry Fielding, I take my story about Houdini and Margery to my first playwriting class. Continue reading The curtain rises on a play
Harry Houdini and the Witch of Beacon Hill
Reading Time: 6 minutes – WRITING LIFE – A story with great characters, conflict, action, and humor dropped on my desk as an intern. What to do? Second in a series. Continue reading Harry Houdini and the Witch of Beacon Hill
Nothing up my sleeve…
Reading Time: 5 minutes – WRITING LIFE – How an internship for Reader’s Digest launched my interest in Houdini and a story that would haunt me for life. Continue reading Nothing up my sleeve…