“How’s that new student of yours doing?” her neighbor asked too casually as he shook out the dirt from a… Read more A conversation in the garden
Category: Writing
Isochronic Tones
I’ve just completed my latest book. It’s 68,000 words long, and it took me twenty days to write. Now I’m… Read more Isochronic Tones
Thank you, Catholic School
Do YOU know what sentence diagramming is? Were you taught this in school?
The Summer Day
It’s been a long, cold winter in northwest Montana. There have been many mornings where it’s been too bitter cold… Read more The Summer Day
The Observant Writer
One thing I have heard my dad say many, many times over the years is “Observation is the key to success.” That applies to anything. For writers it means never stop staring, never stop listening. Observe. Observe. Observe. Shamelessly.
Margaret Desmond 