We order Greek salad from Stella every day for lunch, and it’s glorious. Ruby chunks of tomatoes juicy with sunlight, cucumbers thick with the…
It’s nearly noon but the Athens subway is surprisingly crowded with people of all ages and shades of the human rainbow, most either carrying…
The 15 meter sailboat (small by Greek standards) tugs quietly on the rope lines, rocking slowly against fat bumpers on the jetty. Its hull…
I was thrilled that Becca, of Writers Helping Writers asked me to be a guest contributor for this important and sensitive topic. I’m not an expert,…
Ordinary people = engaging suspense Many writers assume suspense novels require elite detectives, international spies, or people who apparently…
When people think about international sporting events, they often picture the action inside stadiums jammed with tens of thousands of screaming fans.…
using Memory to Serve the Story Flashbacks are storytelling time machines, but like any powerful device, they can either illuminate your narrative or…
put Ordinary People into Extraordinary Situations The secret to making my characters believable isn’t perfection—it’s authenticity under…
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Conflict fuels story Conflict is the engine that keeps a novel moving forward. Without it, even the most beautifully written paragraphs begin to feel…
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Riding the Short Story Rollercoaster Writing short stories often feels like trying to park a bus in a compact car space. You need precision,…
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The struggle is real! Let’s be honest—finding ideas for short stories is the fun part. It’s everything that comes afterward that turns writers…
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Passion is defined as a powerful emotion or intense feeling about some one or some thing . It can be positive, like joy or romantic attraction or…
Every writer I know is waiting for something. The right moment. A longer stretch of time. The fully formed idea. The confidence that what they write…
A Not-So-Quiet Revolution My novel series is called: Kenora & Jake: Investigations, Mystery and Seasoned Romance . Seasoned romance is a sub-genre of…
