The five senses can help us perceive the world around us. Take away one of them and you’re bound to have an incomplete picture. Touch, smell, taste, hearing and sight can provide a richer picture when describing settings and characters. Any writer trying to set the reader into the material will make use of the senses. For… Continue reading Writing with the Senses
Month: October 2009
Which Comes First – The Market or the Story?
Every writer has a different method for getting the words down for the story that needs to be told. Which do you think should come first – the market or the story? I used to write what I wanted and then tried to find a market for it. I would spend a lot of time… Continue reading Which Comes First – The Market or the Story?
September 2009
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in September: 0 Rejections in September: 0 Submissions sent out in September: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 3 Even with no children in school, September is usually one of my busier months of the year. I get to recharge with a… Continue reading September 2009
Back from Vacation
I’m back from my beach vacation in North Carolina. I feel like I hit the ground running without a chance to look back. Yesterday, I slept in late and it wasn’t until about 2 hours into work I realized I forgot to eat breakfast. Isn’t that just crazy? Next weekend I’ll be out of town… Continue reading Back from Vacation
A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve
My body was sitting on the beach at Topsail Island, North Carolina but my mind was transported to the dusty streets of Nairobi before the seasonal rains while reading A Change of Altitude. It was not surprising to learn Anita Shreve once lived in Kenya. Only someone who lived there could capture the moral questions that… Continue reading A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve