By Dean Robertson 11 March 2017: The first emails begin. Three months ago. 7 April 2017: The first blog. We have written seven chapters. Two months ago. 8 April-1 June: We write thirty-one more chapters, edit, re-edit, and fight over the entire thirty-eight. We abandon the project many times. We finish the novel. 13 June 2017: We publish the novel. […]
By Alison Daniels The Brief History of a Writer of Fiction I always wanted to write fiction. I remember, somewhere around the age of five, writing my own little versions of the stories of some of the great operas (as told to me by grandfather), complete with illustrations. I wrote in block lettering, stapled them […]
Arnoia, Spain, where the author edited her novel. On her website–charlottebowyerwriter.com—Charlotte Bowyer quotes Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Lin-Manuel Miranda, ‘And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, Cannot be killed or swept aside.’ Miranda read his sonnet, from which these lines are taken, as he accepted the first of […]
Arthur Weaver, signed print of Royal and Ancient course at St. Andrews, 1961. Artist: Arthur Weaver Pictures/Getty Images. A Review by Ellen Bunton 😎 (and her eager assistant, Meatball) A Reviewer of Classic Movies Steps […]
St. Genevieve (422-512) is the patron saint of Paris, France. The Rev. Genevieve Nelson has been the deacon at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Norfolk, Virginia, for a little over a year. In the best-known story about […]
A photograph of Alison with my cat, Isaac. One morning I received an email from my friend, Alison. Alison and I frequently exchange emails, which we both enjoy, so I opened this one with pleasure. In it, she recounted a dream she had the night before and concluded with […]
Lanie Goodman Betsy Dillard Stroud David Pagel In a conversation with Lanie Goodman, Joseph Raffael described his way of working on the large paintings for which he is known: “I find a place . . . that interests me–it might be a color, or an expanse or a very complex area that may end up […]
(Moving Toward the Light II watercolor on paper, 87 1/2″ x 49″ 2015) The description of Moving Toward the Light on Joseph Raffael’s website reads in part: “A major new book on the artist covering the past 17 years of his life and work in the South of France. Reproducing 88 works in rich […]
Rachael Rose Steil Portrait of a Writer Writing “Delicious food available at my fundraiser THIS Sunday!! Check out this oven roasted beef simmered with prunes, sweet potato, carrots and split yellow beans. 🙂 Come this Sunday April 3 to eat this awesomeness and learn more about my upcoming book.” A book is born. […]
In her blog post of 5 February 2017–“Do Wooden Flutes Sound Different?”—Penny Noyce writes, “Three flutes, three sections to the book: that’s the organizing principle behind my young adult fantasy, THE BEECHWOOD FLUTE. Kiran, the flute boy who wants to become a warrior to avenge his father’s death, first plays a […]
