Everyone’s A Winner (sort of)
Deep in their egomaniacal hearts, most writers like to believe they have talent. But it’s not enough to *know* you […]
It’s my blog and I’ll blog if I want to
When I first created this blog, I thought to myself “This will be a fun way to reflect on my […]
Putting Words Into the Mouths of Others
Before he passed away, the great film critic Roger Ebert started (but did not finish) a short story entitled “The […]
Gone baby gone
The legend of Ernest Hemingway’s lost suitcase and the unpublished manuscript it contained epitomizes every writer’s worst nightmare: Your work […]
(Misunderstood) Genius Post #1: “Amour”
All too often, a funny thing happens on the way out of the movie theatre: a friend or family member […]
My First Rejection
There it was, sitting in boldface type: an unopened email bearing the name of the first contest I had entered […]
Time is (Not) on my side…
If there is one movie I loathe with a passion, it’s “Mr. Holland’s Opus.” This is not a moving tribute […]
A Rose by any other name…
The Kindle Deal of the Day is pure evil. Like a shady back alley huckster with a trench coat of […]
