Make everybody fall out of the plane first, and then explain who they are and why they were on the plane to begin with.

Mild weather here, thank goodness. Took yesterday off to go antiquing with a friend in Aurora, a small town nearby. Not all the stores were open because it was a Monday so I’m happy to report we’re returning.  Besides a pub lunch, buying old books, strolling around charming old neighborhoods, and a good, long catching-up […]

Here’s a question for fiction writers: Does your protagonist have a place of refuge? Will this space be available during the story events? Or inaccessible? How does he or she cope without refuge if it’s not available? Or does the character carry a sense of refuge within?  Or will your character ‘earn’ an inner refuge […]

The year is half over. People are shooting off fireworks on this Fourth eve. Such resonant booms on a full moon night. And quicker, higher explosions some distance away. More gunshotty types closer. It’s the Buck Moon, and it’s still  not risen above the firs. It’s also a super moon because of its proximity to […]

FRUSTRATION CREATES STORY ~ Nancy Kress If you want to watch a film {make that rom-com} where frustration is woven into the storyline again and again, you can’t go wrong with When Harry Met Sally.