As Dr. Seuss teaches us in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, even by taking away all the decorations, presents, ribbons […]
Doors in Our Lives
“When one door shuts, another opens.” Various versions of this thought have been used in quotes attributed to several people […]
Adjectives and Socks
You often hear people say that learning English is difficult because of our odd verb forms and words that sound […]
Expanding Universe
My universe is expanding – that is, the universe in which Lamb’s Bay and its citizens live – and die. […]
Myths About Writers
Tell someone you meet at a party or at your day job that you are a writer and don’t be […]
Plot: The Author’s GPS
If you saw my recent post on my Facebook page saying that I completed the first draft of my latest […]
Writing for Children: Tips
So you want to write for children. That’s great. The key to knowing how to write for this audience is […]
Creative Surge
Creative Surge My brain is on fire. I’ve been writing like a mad fool since last Wednesday and am just […]
Family Tales
We’ve just celebrated Father’s Day and, not long ago, Mother’s Day. Because of COVID-19, many of us had to celebrate […]
Hilly’s Best Friend
When I was doing my M.A. program in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University, in Pittsburgh, PA, I took […]