Monthly Archives: June 2015

Mea culpa

It’s time to admit the awful truth: I can’t keep up. Between editing jobs, the need to finish my novel by the end of the summer (The 12,000-year-old Whisper is at least a couple thousand years behind),  and maybe about a million other … Continue reading

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Audio memoir — getting started

Congratulations! You’ve decided to do an audio memoir. That’s awesome. And, if you think about it, pretty darned brave, too. It’s not something just anyone can do. But, before you rent time on an MGM sound stage, or get another … Continue reading

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An *audio* memoir? R U nuts?

I have one good recording of my father’s voice. He made it just a few years before he died, and I’m sure he had no intention of leaving it as a way to be remembered. Instead, he did it to … Continue reading

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It’s never too early, or too late, to start writing

My oldest grandchild, Alexis, who just turned nine, found a way to shock me this past week–in a most wonderful way. She told me she’s been keeping a journal for the past year. It’s chock full of her thoughts, jokes she’s … Continue reading

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Do your characters act like people?

Wait–You mean my human characters? It may seem like a stupid question, but it’s not. In the process of working our way out of caves and into cars, we have developed certain patterns of behavior which are common to all … Continue reading

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