Words and Such

"A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day." --Emily Dickinson I came across a touching ...

Thanks to Cathy over at Words, World and Wings for this Sunshine   Award . A nice surprise that generated smiles. If you get a chance, vi...

(photo: sxc.hu) "There is only one plot--things are not what they seem." --Jim Thompson Wandering the avenues of plot this...

Mother's Day 2013 Flowers --in all their array of beauty and color--send various kinds of messages, don't they? They welcome ...

"Writing a first draft is very much like watching a Polaroid develop. You can't--and in fact, you're not supposed to--kno...

"Truly it may be said that the outside of a mountain is good for the inside of a man."  --George Wherry, Alpine Notes and the...

Photo: flickr.com/photos, Reece Kidman "To avoid bad writing, think of the events in your novel as dominoes. Let's call them d...