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I am blessed with two fantastic writer’s groups. Here is why:My writer’s group members show up–and when I say show up his car broke down (like it’s not gonna move at all without serious work)-John called Eric and they both made it, leaving the car on the side of the road until later I showed…
So, I hit this snag with a novel that I’m working on–namely ‘Critique Induced Block’. Apparently I don’t have a good reaction to a work-in-progress being critiqued while, well, in progress. I start second guessing what I do. And the reason I was doing it. In order to buy myself some time and get my…
There are things that I don’t handle well:1. Rejection2. Criticism3. Work-related anxieties Turns out the death of a writer friend tops the not-handling-well list of all time. I have had horrible dreams since he left. Dreams of other friends-who-are-writers dying. I’ve waited to post about the death of Fred, a dedicated science fiction writer and…
John Kenneth Galbraith: “Any writer who wants to do his best against a deadline should stick to Coca-Cola. If he doesn’t have a deadline, he can risk Seven-Up.” I just got back from a coffeehouse filled with writers. I now wonder at the melding of caffeine and writing. In college I had a great friend…
The Children Of Men by P.D. James My review rating: 4 of 5 stars P.D. James can turn a sentence, let me tell you. She can also build a crazy-ass world, create believable characters, and set up a premise. All in all, I though this was a great book. Not particularly heartwarming, but definitely an…
Saving the World by Julia Alvarez My review rating: 3 of 5 starsI really loved the parallels that Alvarez created in this book: Smallpox-AIDS Alma (woman touched by idealistic man in today’s world)-Isabel (woman touched by idealistic man in yesterday’s world) Richard (idealistic man today)-Francisco Balmis (idealistic man yesterday) Basically Alma’s husband is trying to…
Other Worlds, and This 