“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston S. Churchill How artists motivate themselves has become a favorite topic of mine. I’ve started writing about some of the people who’ve stirred my past, present, and future creativity with a post called Motivation Monday, where I choose one of the writers, artists,… Continue Reading
I now see historical fiction as a far cry from guilty pleasure. It seems to me it’s an imperative for exposing the truth. Sarah Blake, author of one of my favorite reads The Guest Book, put it particularly well in a presentation for PBS Newshour, June 19th- ‘In my humble opinion’. She said: “But what if, this time, we look at the truth in the mirror, and break now from then, making a truer now, one that doesn’t forget the past, but confronts, acknowledges, reconstructs and so, we can hope, repairs?” Continue Reading
Can you remember the last book you read cover to cover? Of course I can! What a ridiculous question. Except In our hectic lives, a lot of us lack the time or patience to finish a book. Well whose fault is that? Why not make the time and work on the patience? And after a long day at work we end up spending [wasting] time on less attention-intensive entertainment [substitute mind candy here], like binge-watching Netflix shows. True, but no one can control that addiction but the person whose appetite is out-of-control. Continue Reading
“The art of living in a small town is one of the most difficult to acquire.” ~ Doris Lessing * * * On Monday, June 10th, New York Times op-ed columnist David Leonhardt wrote about the rise of geographic inequality as “one of the major economic trends of recent decades”. He reminded us that while… Continue Reading
Just in time for your summer reading list, Certain Liberties hits shelves today! It is available to buy from Amazon.com and other online book sellers worldwide. It also comes complete with a section dedicated to book club questions! Thank you all for your continued support and encouragement as Emily Alden prepares for her debut performance!… Continue Reading
If you wish the profound, generous, encompassing things, New York is your natural center of gravity Walt Whitman insisted, and you’ll get no contrary argument from me. How often I’ve written of my love for New York as a stimulant for daily living and writing! The sounds and sights, to say nothing of the energies… Continue Reading